# NeoCognition's ApprenticeBench finds frontier models beat human testers at 2.5× cost

> Original title: Can agents learn an entire job?

- Source: LMSYS Org
- Published: 2026-11-07T23:08:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ep84zqz8ch6wr3ivctc2lre8u
- Original: https://x.com/lmsysorg/status/2119205256316018737

## Summary

NeoCognition's ApprenticeBench tests whether AI agents can learn a job like new employees, including company conventions, tools, and tacit knowledge. Yu Su of NeoCognition says frontier models beat human testers on task success rate but cost 2.5× as much per task.

## Post

Can agents learn an entire job?

ApprenticeBench tests agents onboarding like employees: learning company conventions, tools and tacit knowledge.

Yu Su from @NeoCognition shares the results: frontier models beat human testers on task success rate, at 2.5× the cost per task.

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