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Coding agent harnesses add cost, not pass rate

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A study by Liu and Han found that swapping coding agent harnesses shifts SWE-bench Verified results about as much as simply rerunning the same setup, while adding cost without improving pass rate. The finding suggests harness choice has limited effect on benchmark outcomes relative to run-to-run variance.

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Oct 24
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    Study finds coding agent harnesses add cost but not pass rate on SWE-bench Verified

    A study by Liu and Han found that swapping coding agent harnesses shifts SWE-bench Verified results about as much as simply rerunning the same setup.

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