# Remote Labor Index (RLI) (Remote Labor Index)

> Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety's benchmark of 240 real paid freelance projects; the automation rate is the share of projects whose deliverable a client would accept.

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/benchmarks/rliautomationrate

- Category: [Agentic](/agentic)
- Last updated: November 10, 2026

## About Remote Labor Index

- Year: 2025
- Tasks: 240 freelance projects
- Format: Automation rate (%)
- Difficulty: End-to-end remote work
- Paper: [Remote Labor Index](https://scale.com/leaderboard/rli)

Scale AI ran the Claude models at default high effort with a 200K-token context window and a 32K-token response limit. BenchLM first stored RLI automation rates from Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.2 system card and keeps the lane display-only.

Remote Labor Index is currently displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula.

## Leaderboard (4 models)

| Rank | Model | Creator | Score |
|------|-------|---------|-------|
| 1 | [Claude Fable 5.2](/models/claude-fable-5-2) | Anthropic | 41.3% |
| 2 | [Claude Opus 5.5](/models/claude-opus-5-5) | Anthropic | 21.3% |
| 3 | [GPT-6 Astra](/models/gpt-6-astra) | OpenAI | 20.8% |
| 4 | [Claude Fable 5.1](/models/claude-fable-5-1) | Anthropic | 17.9% |

## FAQ

### What does Remote Labor Index measure?

Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety's benchmark of 240 real paid freelance projects; the automation rate is the share of projects whose deliverable a client would accept.

### Which model scores highest on Remote Labor Index?

Claude Fable 5.2 by Anthropic currently leads with a score of 41.3% on Remote Labor Index.

### How many models are evaluated on Remote Labor Index?

4 AI models have published results on Remote Labor Index in the BenchLM catalog.

### Does Remote Labor Index affect BenchLM's overall score?

Not directly. Remote Labor Index is still displayed on BenchLM for reference, but it is excluded from the weighted scoring formula.

## Compare Top Models on Remote Labor Index

- [Claude Fable 5.2 vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-fable-5-2-vs-claude-opus-5-5)
- [Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-gpt-6-astra)
- [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1](/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gpt-6-astra)