Toolathlon
108 long-horizon tasks across 32 apps through about 600 MCP tools. Execution-based checkers inspect final environment state.
Verified final release 2026-06-30. Do not mix with original-version scores.
In the authors’ words
Real-world language agents must handle complex, multi-step workflows across diverse Apps. For instance, an agent may manage emails by coordinating with calendars and file systems, or monitor a production database to detect anomalies and generate reports following an operating manual. However, existing language agent benchmarks often focus on narrow domains or simplified tasks that lack the diversity, realism, and long-horizon complexity required to evaluate agents' real-world performance. To address this gap, we introduce the Tool Decathlon (dubbed as Toolathlon), a benchmark for language agents offering diverse Apps and tools, realistic environment setup, and reliable execution-based evaluation. Toolathlon spans 32 software applications and 604 tools, ranging from everyday platforms such as Google Calendar and Notion to professional ones like WooCommerce, Kubernetes, and BigQuery. Most of the tools are based on a high-quality set of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that we may have revised or implemented ourselves. Unlike prior works, which primarily ensure functional realism but offer limited environment state diversity, we provide realistic initial environment states from real software, such as Canvas courses with dozens of students or real financial spreadsheets. This benchmark includes 108 manually sourced or crafted tasks in total, requiring interacting with multiple Apps over around 20 turns on average to complete. Each task is strictly verifiable through dedicated evaluation scripts. Comprehensive evaluation of SOTA models highlights their significant shortcomings: the best-performing model, Claude-4.5-Sonnet, achieves only a 38.6% success rate with 20.2 tool calling turns on average, while the top open-weights model DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp reaches 20.1%. We expect Toolathlon to drive the development of more capable language agents for real-world, long-horizon task execution.
- Level
- University Undergraduates and entry-level professionals
- Scored
- Checked automatically A program checks the result against an answer key, unit tests or the expected final state.
- Answers
- Agent task Many steps in a terminal, browser, desktop, app, game or robot.
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads with 56.5% among models released by May 2026
Best score per model from the benchmark's own leaderboard, read on 2 Nov 2026. Where a model ran with several settings or harnesses, we keep its best.
The newest model with a score here came out in May 2026, and nobody has tested a newer one. Among the 20 highest-ranked models on the capability index, these have no score yet:
- GPT-6 Astra
- Claude Opus 5.5
- GPT-6.1 Terra
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- and 15 more
- 56.5
Gemini 3.5 Flash
- 55.6 GPT-5.5
- 54.6 GPT-5.4
- 52.8 Claude Opus 4.7
- 52.8
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
- 51.9 GPT-5.3 Codex
- 50.0 Kimi K2.6
- 49.4
Gemini 3 Flash
- 48.8
Gemini 3.1 Pro
- 48.2
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- 47.2 Claude Opus 4.6
- 46.3
MiniMax-M2.7
- 44.8 Claude Sonnet 4.6
- 43.8 GPT-5.2
- 43.5 Claude Opus 4.5
- 42.9 GPT-5.4 Mini
- 40.7
MiniMax-M2.1
- 40.7 GLM-5.1
- 39.8
Qwen 3.6 Plus
- 39.2 GLM-5
- 38.9 Claude Sonnet 4.5
- 38.3
MiniMax-M2.5
- 38.3
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
- 37.7 GPT-5
- 37.7
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B)
- 37.0 GPT-5.1
- 36.4
Gemini 3 Pro
- 35.5 GPT-5.4 Nano
- 35.2
DeepSeek-V3.2
- 31.5
Qwen3.5-27B
- 29.9 Claude Sonnet 4
- 28.7
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 27.8 Kimi K2.5
- 27.5 Grok 4
- 26.9
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B
- 26.2 Claude Haiku 4.5
- 23.8 GLM-4.7
- 20.1
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
- 18.8 GLM-4.6
- 18.5 grok-code-fast-1
- 18.5 Grok 4 Fast
- 17.6 Kimi K2 Thinking
- 17.0 o3
- 14.8 o4-mini
- 14.5
Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B
- 14.5 GPT-5 mini
- 14.2
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- 13.0 Kimi K2
- 10.5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
- 3.70
Gemini 2.5 Flash
- 1
Gemini 3.5 Flash 56.5%
- 2 GPT-5.5 xhigh 55.6%
- 3 GPT-5.4 xhigh 54.6%
- 4 Claude Opus 4.7 52.8%
- 5
DeepSeek-V4-Pro 52.8%
- 6 GPT-5.3 Codex 51.9%
- 7 Kimi K2.6 50%
- 8
Gemini 3 Flash 49.4%
- 9
Gemini 3.1 Pro 48.8%
- 10
DeepSeek-V4-Flash max 48.2%
- 11 Claude Opus 4.6 47.2%
- 12
MiniMax-M2.7 46.3%
- 13 Claude Sonnet 4.6 44.8%
- 14 GPT-5.2 xhigh 43.8%
- 15 Claude Opus 4.5 43.5%
- 16 GPT-5.4 Mini 42.9%
- 17
MiniMax-M2.1 40.7%
- 18 GLM-5.1 40.7%
- 19
Qwen 3.6 Plus 39.8%
- 20 GLM-5 39.2%
- 21 Claude Sonnet 4.5 38.9%
- 22
MiniMax-M2.5 38.3%
- 23
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B 38.3%
- 24 GPT-5 high 37.7%
- 25
Qwen 3.5 Plus (hosted 397B-A17B) 37.7%
- 26 GPT-5.1 37%
- 27
Gemini 3 Pro 36.4%
- 28 GPT-5.4 Nano xhigh 35.5%
- 29
DeepSeek-V3.2 35.2%
- 30
Qwen3.5-27B 31.5%
- 31 Claude Sonnet 4 29.9%
- 32
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 28.7%
- 33 Kimi K2.5 27.8%
- 34 Grok 4 27.5%
- 35
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B 26.9%
- 36 Claude Haiku 4.5 26.2%
- 37 GLM-4.7 23.8%
- 38
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp 20.1%
- 39 GLM-4.6 18.8%
- 40 grok-code-fast-1 18.5%
- 41 Grok 4 Fast 18.5%
- 42 Kimi K2 Thinking 17.6%
- 43 o3 17%
- 44 o4-mini 14.8%
- 45
Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B 14.5%
- 46 GPT-5 mini 14.5%
- 47
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 14.2%
- 48 Kimi K2 Sep 2025 13%
- 49
Gemini 2.5 Pro Jun 2025 10.5%
- 50
Gemini 2.5 Flash Sep 2025 3.70%
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 56.5% | May 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 2 | GPT-5.5 | 55.6% | xhigh | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 3 | GPT-5.4 | 54.6% | xhigh | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 4 | Claude Opus 4.7 | 52.8% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 5 | | 52.8% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 6 | GPT-5.3 Codex | 51.9% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 7 | Kimi K2.6 | 50% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 8 | | 49.4% | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 9 | | 48.8% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 10 | | 48.2% | max | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 11 | Claude Opus 4.6 | 47.2% | Claude Agent SDK | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 12 | | 46.3% | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 13 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 44.8% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 14 | GPT-5.2 | 43.8% | xhigh, Responses API | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 15 | Claude Opus 4.5 | 43.5% | Nov 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 16 | GPT-5.4 Mini | 42.9% | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 17 | | 40.7% | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 18 | GLM-5.1 | 40.7% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 19 | | 39.8% | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 20 | GLM-5 | 39.2% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 21 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | 38.9% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 22 | | 38.3% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 23 | | 38.3% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 24 | GPT-5 | 37.7% | high, Responses API | Aug 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 25 | | 37.7% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 26 | GPT-5.1 | 37% | Responses API | Nov 2025 | Official leaderboard |
| 27 | | 36.4% | Nov 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 28 | GPT-5.4 Nano | 35.5% | xhigh | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard |
| 29 | | 35.2% | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 30 | | 31.5% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 31 | Claude Sonnet 4 | 29.9% | May 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 32 | | 28.7% | Feb 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 33 | Kimi K2.5 | 27.8% | Jan 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 34 | Grok 4 | 27.5% | Jul 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 35 | | 26.9% | Apr 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 36 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | 26.2% | Oct 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 37 | GLM-4.7 | 23.8% | Dec 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 38 | | 20.1% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 39 | GLM-4.6 | 18.8% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 40 | grok-code-fast-1 | 18.5% | Aug 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 41 | Grok 4 Fast | 18.5% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 42 | Kimi K2 Thinking | 17.6% | Nov 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 43 | o3 | 17% | Apr 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 44 | o4-mini | 14.8% | Apr 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 45 | | 14.5% | Jul 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 46 | GPT-5 mini | 14.5% | Aug 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 47 | | 14.2% | Mar 2026 | Official leaderboard | |
| 48 | Kimi K2 Sep 2025 | 13% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 49 | | 10.5% | Jun 2025 | Official leaderboard | |
| 50 | | 3.70% | Sep 2025 | Official leaderboard |
Labs report scores for 37 models in their cards. We plot every source in the charts below.
8 models have held number one since its release in Oct 2025
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release. We draw one row each for the benchmark’s own leaderboard and what labs claim in their cards.
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
8 labs put it in a launch post in the last six months
Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | 73.5 | Real-world tool use Toolathlon Verified (Pass@1) | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | GLM-5.3-Flash | 78.4 | Toolathlon Verified |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 75.9 | Toolathlon-Verified | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | GLM-5.3 | 73 | Toolathlon Verified |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 74.1 | Toolathlon-Verified | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 72.5 | Toolathlon Verified (Pass@1) | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 70.3 | Toolathlon-Verified | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Kimi K3 | 76.5 | Toolathlon-Verified |
| 9 Jul 2026 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 53.4 | Toolathlon |
| 9 Jul 2026 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 53.1 | Toolathlon |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 75.6 | Toolathlon-Verified (Personal tool use) | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 48.5 | Toolathlon | |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 50.6 | Toolathlon | |
| 16 Jun 2026 | GLM-5.2 | 48.2 | Tool-Decathlon |
| 29 May 2026 | 49.5 | Toolathlon (internal fixed version) | |
| 19 May 2026 | 56.5 | Toolathlon | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 51.8 | Toolathlon (Pass@1) | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | GPT-5.5 | 55.6 | Toolathlon |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Kimi K2.6 | 50 | Toolathlon |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 26.9 | Tool Decathlon | |
| 7 Apr 2026 | GLM-5.1 | 40.7 | Tool-Decathlon |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 39.8 | Tool Decathlon | |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 46.3 | Toolathlon (Toolathon in text) | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | GPT-5.4 Nano | 35.5 | Toolathlon |
| 17 Mar 2026 | GPT-5.4 Mini | 42.9 | Toolathlon |
| 5 Mar 2026 | GPT-5.4 | 54.6 | Toolathlon |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 38.3 | Tool Decathlon | |
| 11 Feb 2026 | GLM-5 | 38 | Tool-Decathlon |
| 23 Dec 2025 | 43.5 | Toolathlon | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 49.4 | Toolathlon | |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 35.2 | Tool-Decathlon (Pass@1) |
12 system cards report it, from 6 labs
Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Claude Sonnet 5 system card | 54.3 | Toolathlon, 108 tasks, internal harness, Pass@1 over three trials, max effort (Pass@3 63.0, Pass^3 40.7) (Table 8.11.5.A) | Capabilities |
| 23 Jun 2026 | | 50.6 | Toolathlon, Pass@1 (Table 2) | Capabilities |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Claude Fable 5 system card | 61.7 | Toolathlon, 108 tasks, internal harness, Pass@1 over 3 trials, adaptive thinking at max effort; Pass@3 68.5, Pass^3 55.6, 19.8 average turns (Table 8.17.8.A) | Capabilities |
| 28 May 2026 | Claude Opus 4.8 system card | 59.9 | Toolathlon Pass@1 over 3 trials on 108 tasks, internal harness, max effort (Pass@3 67.6, Pass^3 48.1) (8.13.7, Figure 8.13.7.A) | Capabilities |
| 26 May 2026 | | 18.8 | Toolathlon, MiniMax-M2 bar, printed label (Figure 9) | Capabilities |
| 26 May 2026 | | 46.3 | Toolathlon (Table 4) | Capabilities |
| 26 May 2026 | | 38.3 | Toolathlon (Table 4) | Capabilities |
| 19 May 2026 | | 56.5 | Toolathlon (results table, p.4) | Capabilities |
| 26 Apr 2026 | | 51.8 | Toolathlon (Pass@1), named Tool-Decathlon in 5.3.1, DS-V4-Pro Max (Table 6) | Capabilities |
| 26 Apr 2026 | | 47.8 | Toolathlon (Pass@1), DeepSeek-V4-Flash Max (Table 7) | Capabilities |
| 17 Feb 2026 | GLM-5 technical report | 39.2 | Tool-Decathlon (Table 7) | Capabilities |
| 1 Dec 2025 | | 35.2 | Tool-Decathlon (Pass@1), DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking (Table 2) | Capabilities |
Versions
We switch the top row to each new version when it comes out. Open it for one row per version. An old version stays in play while people still test it, so whoever first takes it past 85% gets credit for closing it out.
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