Tiny-task benchmarks no longer make sense for frontier models, argues dev
pvncher · x · 2026-09-22
A developer argues that current benchmarks feeding frontier models one tiny task at a time no longer make sense: most tasks finish in under five minutes and don't push capabilities. The field needs new, long-horizon benchmarks.
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