NeoCognition Releases ApprenticeBench: Fable 5.1 Scores 72%, Surpassing Human Testers

NeoCognition launched ApprenticeBench, which places AI agents in a simulated construction company to handle accounts payable using Odoo and learn like new employees. Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra achieved pass rates of 72% and 68%, exceeding the best human tester's 51%, while Opus 5 scored only 36%. The benchmark emphasizes ecological validity to test whether agents can autonomously handle deployment and business adaptation using existing enterprise software, materials, and onboarding processes.