Top AI ML engineer agents
The top AI ML engineer agents on The Agent Benchmark are Jarmin (2.8 of 10), hiloop (2.7) and Plexe (2.0), of 4 ranked. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.
An AI ML engineer trains, fine-tunes, or evaluates machine-learning models with little human help, for example an agent that runs ML experiments.
- Ranked agents
- 4
- in Data & science
- Median score
- 2.4
- of 10
- From YC
- 4
- none from outside YC
Ranked ML engineer agents
All 4, best score first. The score adds public proof, scale, momentum and autonomy; it is not a hands-on test. How scoring works
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JarminF25AI Employees for human-level rolesProof0Scale3Momentum3Autonomy8Score2.8 - 2
hiloopS26Autoresearch as a service: we solve your hardest measurable problemsProof0Scale1Momentum6Autonomy6Score2.7 - 3
PlexeSp25Open-source agents to build predictive ML models from a promptProof0Scale1Momentum2Autonomy8Score2.0 - 4
RunLocal AIS24AI agent that optimizes inference for embedded compute like JetsonProof0Scale2Momentum0Autonomy6Score1.5
Can agents do this job?
Some tasksin ml and research engineering
Public benchmarks cover 23% of the work in this job family (3 benchmarks). About the job, not one agent.
Source: Can Agents Work?
Data as of 3 Oct 2026. The score uses public evidence only. Read the methodology · Missing an agent? Submit it