ResearchAll sizesGlobal
About 66%
task success for AI agents on OSWorld, a test of real computer tasks, up from 12%; agents still fail about 1 in 3 attempts
Stanford HAI, AI Index Report, 2025-2026
ResearchUpdated 23 Oct 2026
77.3%success rate for AI agents on real-world tasks in Terminal-Bench, up from 20% in 2025 (Stanford AI Index 2026)
77.3% success rate for AI agents on real-world tasks in Terminal-Bench, up from 20% in 2025 (Stanford AI Index 2026) (2026, Stanford HAI, AI Index Report)
ResearchChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesGlobalAI agents · Capability
AI agent success on benchmark tasks (Stanford AI Index 2026)
| Group | Earlier | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| OSWorld (computer tasks) | 12% | 66% |
| Terminal-Bench (real-world tasks) | 20% | 77.3% |
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77.3% success rate for AI agents on real-world tasks in Terminal-Bench, up from 20% in 2025 (Stanford AI Index 2026) (2026).
77.3%
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- Period 2026
- Region Global
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Source: Stanford HAI, AI Index Report, 2026
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- 77.3% success rate for AI agents on real-world tasks in Terminal-Bench, up from 20% in 2025 (Stanford AI Index 2026)
- Data period
- 2026 (ends 31 Mar 2026)
- Published by the source
- 13 Apr 2026
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the success rate of agents handling real-world tasks improved from 20% in 2025 to 77.3% today, according to Terminal-Bench
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- 23 Oct 2026: Read on hai.stanford.edu (news: "Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report", 13 Apr 2026) on 2026-10-23. Benchmark score.
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