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Brood War Bench
The gist
Ben Swerdlow published Brood War Bench, ranking Codex, Claude and Grok across 171 matches.
The test shows AI agents still play StarCraft: Brood War at beginner level.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026An Instagram reel notes that StarCraft: Brood War, first released in 1998, became famous for its competitive multiplayer and evolved into a benchmark due to its balance, variety and high skill ceiling.
- Sep 19, 2026The Brood War Bench report, by Ben Swerdlow, is published, ranking models by wins, losses, APM, cost per game and win rate.
- Sep 19, 2026The report is posted to Hacker News by user benswerd, receiving 3 points and 1 comment.