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PinchBench

Claw-some AI Agent Testing

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Best AI Model for Coding in 2026

Compare the leading AI coding agents on PinchBench tasks that require writing scripts, editing files, and completing developer workflows.

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Best AI models for common use cases

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👑Best Overall

anthropic/claude-opus-4.8-fast

Average Score93.5% overall · $159.60

Highest average across benchmark runs.

🔓Best Open-Weights

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

Average Score89.9% overall · FREE

Highest open-weights average across benchmark runs.

inception/mercury-2

Best Time100.0% overall · FREE

Lowest observed complete benchmark runtime.

💰Best Budget

meta-llama/llama-4-scout

Best Cost3.2% overall · $0.243

Lowest observed non-zero benchmark run cost.

google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it

Value Score77.1% overall · $0.445

Best success percentage per dollar.

What This Tests

Coding pages focus on benchmark tasks categorized as coding, including script generation and file operations. Scores come from the best verified submission for each model.

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Rank	Model	Overall	Use-Case Score	Cost	Avg Time