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What is the Kotlin Benchmark, and why did JetBrains release it?

The Kotlin Benchmark is JetBrains' own open, SWE-bench-style evaluation for AI coding agents, released July 8, 2026. JetBrains says the goal is giving developers 'a credible, public way to assess how different agents perform on Kotlin' — a shared reference instead of relying only on vendor-reported capability claims.

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JetBrains Built Its Own AI Coding Benchmark Because It Doesn't Trust Anyone Else's

JetBrains released a 105-task, open Kotlin coding benchmark on July 8, 2026 — and Claude Code beat JetBrains' own Junie agent by 3.81 points at launch.

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