Intelligence Verdict

The answer

Stage 3: independently tested.

The rule that placed itSomeone other than the maker has tested it: an independent benchmark, a peer-reviewed paper, or a hands-on test by a trusted outlet.

The evidenceOn Scale's Remote Labor Index leaderboard, the best AI, Claude Opus 5.5, completed 21.25% of real paid freelance projects to a professional's standard. Scale Labs, Remote Labor Index leaderboard, Oct 19, 2026.

A stage says how far the evidence has got. It is not a rating of the AI and not advice.

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ClaimedNo evidence yet
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LaunchedNo evidence yet
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Independently testedPlaced here
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Tested with real peopleNo evidence yet
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Regulator-clearedNo approval process exists
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Widely used with a verified recordNo evidence yet

The evidence

Everything we found.

In ladder order, newest first within each kind. Makers' own claims are labeled as theirs.

Tested

What independent tests found

Remote Labor Index
On Scale's Remote Labor Index leaderboard, the best AI, Claude Opus 5.5, completed 21.25% of real paid freelance projects to a professional's standard.
Scale Labs, Remote Labor Index leaderboard · Oct 19, 2026
Remote Labor Index
On the Remote Labor Index of real paid freelance projects, the best AI completed 15.8%, about double the previous best.
“Fable 5 reaches the highest automation rate measured so far, 15.8%, roughly double Opus 4.8 at 8.3%.”
Center for AI Safety, Remote Labor Index · Jul 1, 2026

Not found in our sources yet: what the makers claim; what has launched; tested with real people; how many people use it. No regulator approves AI for this task, so the approval step doesn't apply.

Beside the stage