mini-SWE-agent

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October 24, 2026
benchmarkAnthropic

Swapping coding-agent harnesses moves SWE-bench scores about as much as a rerun, but costs can triple, study finds

Two Shandong University researchers held the model constant and swapped coding-agent harnesses. Pass rates on SWE-bench Verified changed about as much as a plain rerun, while per-task cost varied by up to three times. The paper is titled "What does a harness buy? Mostly tokens."