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Vending Bench
Last discussed Sep 17, 2026
A benchmark from Anden Labs that tests an AI's ability to profitably run a simulated vending machine business over a full year, measuring long-horizon decision-making including supplier negotiation, inventory management, and pricing.
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Peter Diamandis · Sep 17, 2026
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Used for: Benchmarking AI ability to run a business: finding suppliers, negotiating prices, managing inventory, pricing, and maintaining coherence across thousands of decisions
Praised: Long-horizon test that captures real business judgment; tracks ethical behavi...
"There's a benchmark that measures the ability of an AI to profitably run a company. It's called Vending Bench. It's from Anden Labs and it's a long horizon test. You give your AI $500 and you ask it to run a simulated vending machine business for ..."
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