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The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Aug 2026Payrolls+162K m/m · Aug 2026159.1M employedJob openings7.1M · Aug 20260.3M vs Jul 2026Wages$37.75/h avg · Aug 2026+3.1% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Aug 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Aug 2026Payrolls+162K m/m · Aug 2026159.1M employedJob openings7.1M · Aug 20260.3M vs Jul 2026Wages$37.75/h avg · Aug 2026+3.1% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Aug 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
1.7M jobs · $71/h avg · $46B of GDP a year · 6.2% of the job · verification method: machine-checked
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Specialist roles, reviewers, hand-offs, any mix of models. This is where quality gets engineered past the bar.
| # | Teamranked by success | Success rateshare of runs at the bar | Consistentruns passed | Cost per tasklist-price est. | Time per taskinference | vs human× output · − pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human baseline | 100% | — | ~$225 est. | ~25 min est. | — | |
| 1 |  Diagnose → fix hand-off · Claude Opus › | 100% | 27/27 | $0.29 | 19s | ×79 |
| · | Coder + reviewer · Claude Opus | invited · not yet run | ||||
| · | Plan → fix → review chain · mixed models | invited · not yet run | ||||
| · | Cross-model pair · Opus + GPT-5.5 | invited · not yet run | ||||
| Verification method | Machine-checked · rubric v1.0, model-applied, not yet human-reviewed |
| Industries | Professional and Technical Services 41% · Information 21% · Finance and Insurance 10% · Manufacturing 8% |
| Source | O*NET task 21670 · Core · importance 3.74 of 5 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 |
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