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February 6, 2026

Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all

This week's release of Opus 4.6 shook up the agentic AI leaderboards.

Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all

TL;DR

  • Anthropic's Opus 4.6 model has shown significant improvement in AI agents' capabilities on professional tasks.
  • The new model scored nearly 30% in one-shot trials and an average of 45% with multiple attempts.
  • Agentic features, such as "agent swarms," may have contributed to this performance increase.
  • This advancement signals that progress in foundational AI models is not slowing down.
  • While not yet capable of fully replacing lawyers, the improved scores suggest a growing potential for AI in professional fields.

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