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Explore an AI agent eval registry and benchmark leaderboard covering web navigation, coding, desktop control, tool use, deep research, and general reasoning. Compare evaluation suites, tests, frameworks, tasks, evaluators, top scores, and benchmark scope in one place.

How to read this registry

Compare results only when task scope and evaluation method are reasonably comparable. Reproducible suites like WebArena are easier to rerun, while live-web evals like WebVoyager better capture production drift. Start with the category routes for web navigation, coding, and tool use before comparing leaderboard numbers across very different evaluation suites. If you want a single place to browse reported scores across many benchmarks, jump to the Benchmark Index.

REGISTRY

Web navigation benchmarks

Web navigation benchmarks test whether an agent can complete real browsing tasks across live or simulated websites without losing track of page state. They matter because browser agents often fail on ordinary flows such as search refinement, checkout, or form completion. A good browser-agent evaluation suite should combine realistic tasks, clear success criteria, and environments that do not reward memorized shortcuts. If you want a practical starting point, compare WebVoyager for live-site evaluation with WebArena for a more reproducible setup. If your agents also operate outside the browser, it is worth checking the desktop control benchmarks as a companion category.
Web navigation benchmark - Public

643 tasks across 15 live public websites. Evaluated by GPT-4V judge. The most widely adopted web agent benchmark — de facto standard for comparing commercial and research agents.

Top Model Score
97.1%
Surfer 2
Human Score
~90%
Web navigation benchmark - Self-hosted

812 tasks across self-hosted Docker environments: e-commerce, CMS, GitLab, forum, and map. Programmatic evaluation — no LLM judge. Gold standard for reproducible, verifiable web agent evaluation.

Top Model Score
71.6%
OpAgent
Human Score
~78%
Web navigation benchmark - Self-hosted

910 tasks requiring visual reasoning across classifieds, shopping, and Reddit environments. Sister benchmark to WebArena — tests agents that rely on screenshots rather than HTML/DOM.

Top Model Score
~38%
Aguvis
Human Score
~88%
Web navigation benchmark - Public

300 verified tasks across 136 live websites. Independently verified by Princeton HAL with cost tracking alongside accuracy — unique Pareto frontier view of performance vs. cost.

Top Model Score
42.33%
SeeAct + GPT-5
Human Score
N/A
Web navigation benchmark - Self-hosted
Benchmark By ServiceNow

Unified gym environment for web tasks, aggregating WebArena, WorkArena, and other benchmarks under a single interface. Enables standardized agent development and cross-benchmark comparison.

Top Model Score
~55%
GPT-4o (BrowserGym)
Human Score
N/A
Web navigation benchmark - Public

214 realistic, time-consuming tasks sourced from 525+ pages across 258 websites. Designed to test agents that must retrieve, synthesize, and reason — not just navigate. Best score is 25.2%.

Top Model Score
25.2%
SPA
Human Score
~70%
Web navigation benchmark - Public
Benchmark By Google DeepMind

Benchmark of tedious, multi-step web chores requiring persistent state tracking and real-world interaction. Designed to test agents on tasks humans find repetitive and boring.

Top Model Score
54.8%
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Human Score
N/A
Web navigation benchmark - Self-hosted
Benchmark By ServiceNow

ServiceNow-based enterprise workflow benchmark. Tests agents on realistic IT, HR, and operations tasks inside a real enterprise SaaS environment via BrowserGym.

Top Model Score
~42%
GPT-4o
Human Score
~78%
Web navigation benchmark - Self-hosted
Benchmark By Princeton

1.18M real Amazon products across a simulated e-commerce environment. Agents must find and purchase specific products matching user instructions. Reward based on product attribute matching.

Top Model Score
~75% reward
WebAgent
Human Score
82.1%
Web navigation benchmark - Public
Benchmark By Halluminate / Skyvern

2,454 tasks across 452 live websites from the global top-1,000 by traffic. Direct spiritual successor to WebVoyager with much broader website coverage. Released May 2025 by Halluminate + Skyvern.

Top Model Score
N/A
Skyvern 2.0
Human Score
N/A

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What is an AI agent benchmark?

An AI agent benchmark, eval, or evaluation suite is a structured way to test how well an agent completes tasks in an environment, not just how well a model writes a plausible answer. Instead of grading one response, these tests look at sequences of actions across websites, codebases, tools, desktops, or research workflows. In practice, they measure whether the system can make progress, stay grounded, and reach the correct end state.

That is the main difference between an agent benchmark and a standard LLM eval. A classic LLM test asks whether the model produced the right answer to a prompt. An agent evaluation asks whether the system can plan, recover from mistakes, use the right tools, and complete a workflow under realistic constraints. Strong benchmark leaderboards often track not only accuracy, but also task success, reliability, latency, and cost.

Common methods include exact-match grading, executable test suites, environment-state checks, human review, and LLM-as-judge scoring for open-ended work. Each has tradeoffs in rigor, scalability, and realism. Self-hosted suites are easier to rerun and compare over time, while public-web or live-software evaluations better reflect drift and production messiness. The best way to evaluate AI agents is usually to combine both.

FAQ
What are AI agent benchmarks? [+]
AI agent benchmarks are evaluations that measure whether an agent can complete multi-step tasks in an environment such as a browser, terminal, desktop, or tool stack. Unlike single-prompt model tests, they focus on action quality, task completion, recovery from mistakes, and end-to-end execution.
What is an agent eval registry? [+]
An agent eval registry is a curated index of AI agent benchmarks, evaluations, leaderboards, test suites, and frameworks. Instead of covering just one benchmark family, it helps you compare multiple evaluation options across web navigation, coding, desktop control, and tool use in one place.
How do you evaluate AI agents? [+]
You evaluate AI agents by testing them on multi-step tasks in realistic environments and measuring whether they reach the correct end state. Strong agent evaluations usually track task success, evaluator design, reliability, cost, latency, and recovery from mistakes. The right eval framework depends on whether you care about browser use, coding, tool use, desktop control, or general reasoning.
What is the best benchmark for coding agents? [+]
There is no single best benchmark for every use case, but SWE-bench Verified is widely treated as the most trusted benchmark for coding agents because it uses real repository issues and executable test suites. Terminal-Bench is also useful when you want to evaluate autonomous agents in command-line and systems workflows.
How do browser agent benchmarks differ from coding benchmarks? [+]
Browser agent benchmarks evaluate interaction with websites, page state, navigation, and visual or DOM-grounded actions. Coding benchmarks evaluate repository understanding, file edits, tool use, debugging, and test execution. Compare WebVoyager with SWE-bench Verified to see how different the environments and failure modes are.
What does self-hosted mean in an agent benchmark? [+]
Self-hosted means the benchmark environment can be run in a controlled local or containerized setup instead of depending entirely on live public services. That usually improves reproducibility and evaluation stability, but may be less representative of the messy real web or production software. Benchmarks like WebArena and OSWorld are good examples.
Why do benchmark scores differ across evaluators? [+]
Benchmark scores differ because evaluators measure success in different ways. Some use exact match, some use executable test suites, some verify environment state, and others rely on human review or LLM judges. A score on one benchmark or evaluator is not directly comparable to a score produced by a different evaluation method. Use the How to read this registry note before comparing results.