Model leaderboards are obsolete in the age of tool-using agents
VraserX · x · 2026-07-26
The post argues that model leaderboards have become obsolete once models can coordinate agents, use tools, and run for hours.
In that world, the meaningful benchmark is no longer raw score on a static test, but “useful work per dollar, minus damage caused.”
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