Augment Code's coding CLI powered by the Augment Context Engine — a semantic codebase index. SWE-bench Pro: 51.80% on Augment's own scaffold (highest raw number in the category). 153 GitHub stars. No public release as of 2026-03-18.
43/100
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Editorial verdict
Highest SWE-bench Pro number in the category (51.80% on Augment scaffold), but the scaffold is not standardized — they used the same Opus 4.5 model that scores 45.89% on SEAL's standardized setup. The architecture/scaffolding advantage is credible and meaningful. Cannot rank above tools with millions of verified installs on a single blog-post benchmark. Watch for: public GA release and independent SWE-bench reproduction.
Source
Docs: www.augmentcode.com
Public evidence
Auggie scores 51.80% on SWE-bench Pro using the Augment Context Engine scaffold — the highest raw number in the category. The blog acknowledges the same Opus 4.5 model scores 45.89% on SEAL's standardized scaffold, validating that the gap is scaffold architecture, not model capability.
SEAL's standardized SWE-bench Pro leaderboard confirms Claude Code scaffold at 45.89% (#1). Augment's 51.80% is not on this leaderboard — it uses a non-standardized scaffold. Context for interpreting Augment's claim.
How does this compare?
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Where it wins
51.80% SWE-bench Pro on Augment scaffold — highest raw number in the category
Augment Context Engine: semantic codebase index with deep code understanding
Architecture advantage is credible: same model, better scaffold → +5.91pp over SEAL standardized
Where to be skeptical
No public release — 153 GitHub stars, not generally available
Benchmark uses Augment's own non-standardized scaffold — not an apples-to-apples comparison
No independent SWE-bench reproduction published
Cannot verify claims without public artifact
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