User prefers reliable agents over 5% benchmark gains: don't lose the plot mid-task
Vegetable_Basket8574 · reddit · 2026-08-19
A Reddit user outlines the core requirement for a Manus alternative: maintaining context throughout long, multi-step tasks. The proposed benchmark involves a 6-step workflow (competitor research, pricing, filtering, gap analysis, report, deck), where the success metric is whether step 6 still respects constraints from step 2. Many agents perform well initially but fail by including excluded competitors or losing track in the final output. The user argues that solving this reliability issue is more critical than marginal benchmark improvements, preferring tools with verifiable end states over fully autonomous but unreliable agents.
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