Show HN: 9 agent harnesses, same model — cost per pass varies 17x
shiqimei · hn · 2026-09-03
FrontierHarness is a new eval site comparing 9 agent harnesses running the same model. Key finding: cost per pass varies up to 17x across harnesses, showing harness design dramatically changes real-world agent cost. Results are public at frontierharness.org.
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