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Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

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A Chinese AI system called Qiushi Engine, developed by Zhejiang University, has achieved the top position on the ResearchClawBench leaderboard for autonomous scientific research, surpassing Anthropic's Claude Code and other agents. Open Science Desktop ranks second, with Claude Code in third. This ranking highlights advances in AI-driven scientific research capabilities.

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Top rank on a benchmark for autonomous research reflects strong scientific AI capability.

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Qiushi Engine surpassed Anthropic's Claude Code in the ranking.

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Qiushi Engine, a Chinese AI system developed by Zhejiang University, holds the top position on the ResearchClawBench leaderboard for autonomous scientific research.

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Top rank on a benchmark for autonomous research reflects strong scientific AI capability.
Open Science Desktop in second place indicates open-source contributions.

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A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) system has topped an international ranking for autonomous scientific research, pulling ahead of Anthropic’s Claude Code and other top agents. As of Tuesday, the Zhejiang University-led Qiushi Engine held the top overall spot on the ResearchClawBench leaderboard, with Open Science Desktop in second and Claude Code in third.

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Qiushi Engine, a Chinese AI system developed by Zhejiang University, holds the top position on the ResearchClawBench leaderboard for autonomous scientific research.

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Qiushi Engine surpassed Anthropic's Claude Code in the ranking.

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Open Science Desktop is ranked second on the leaderboard.

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Claude Code is ranked third on the leaderboard.

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The ranking is based on autonomous scientific research capabilities.

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