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title: "Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research"
date: 2026-07-20
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description: "Zhejiang University’s Qiushi Engine topped the ResearchClawBench leaderboard, but it can’t reliably make new discoveries yet."
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# Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

Zhejiang University’s Qiushi Engine topped the ResearchClawBench leaderboard, but it can’t reliably make new discoveries yet.

*Published: 2026-07-20*