Observed arrival · 2026-08-21

DurkBench, the hourly AI coding-tool speed wall

durkbench.com Observed source

Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

DurkBench measures paid AI coding applications such as Claude Code, Codex, and Grok Build on the same lab machine, ranking their speed and clean-round rate.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-21 issue.

Why it surfaced

This is a useful correction to API-only model leaderboards: the site tests the subscription apps people actually use, once an hour, and keeps the raw logs behind every number. Its live board reports both wall tokens per second and whether each round finished cleanly.

DurkBench measures paid AI coding applications such as Claude Code, Codex, and Grok Build on the same lab machine, ranking their speed and clean-round rate.

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◎NicheUnusually specific use

ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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