LIVE EVENT

LIVE ON OCT 21, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time • 4 Frontier Agents, 10 Benchmark Tests, Zero Bullshit • LIVE ON OCT 21, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time • 4 Frontier Agents, 10 Benchmark Tests, Zero Bullshit •

LIVE TECHNICAL ARENA • 2026 BENCHMARKS

AI AGENT
SHOWDOWN

Hermes vs Muse vs Instinct vs Grokbot, tested head to head, live

Presented by Brian Arrington, Arrington Consulting

Instant access link, raw recording included, no recurring billing

High-contrast cutout battle graphic of Hermes, Muse, Instinct, and Grokbot AI agent interfaces clashing

STANDARDIZED BENCHMARK PROTOCOL

TESTED LIVE

A rigorous, side-by-side technical evaluation across identical enterprise workflow challenges.

LIVE HEAD-TO-HEAD TESTS

Watch four AI agent platforms run the exact same screen-recorded tests, live, with zero post-production edits.

10-CATEGORY SCORING MATRIX

Scored 1 to 5 across speed, accuracy, instruction following, autonomy, tool use, output quality, cost, setup friction, consistency, and business readiness.

UNFILTERED VERDICT

An honest review of each platform, no hype, just results, outlining critical failure points and clear takeaways.

AUTONOMOUS WORKFORCE

How to use one or all of them as a full employee workforce to run your business, without hiring staff or buying extra tools beyond HighLevel.

AI AGENT SHOWDOWN TEST RUBRIC

10 categories, 1 to 5 each, 50 points max

1. Speed: time from prompt to complete usable result
2. Accuracy: facts right, no hallucinations
3. Instruction following: did exactly what was asked, nothing more or less
4. Autonomy: finished multi-step work without re-prompting
5. Tool use: actually used its tools instead of just chatting
6. Output quality: usable as-is with minimal cleanup
7. Cost per task: what the run really cost
8. Setup friction: how painful it was to get working
9. Consistency: same prompt twice, does it hold up
10. Business readiness: could you put it in front of a client tomorrow

STANDARD TASK BATTERY (same prompt, word for word, to each bot)
1. Research: "Find the 3 best AI appointment-setting tools for small agencies in 2026, with pricing and one line on who each is for."
2. Writing: "Write a 150-word follow-up email to a prospect who went quiet after a demo. Friendly, direct, one clear call to action."
3. Multi-step: "Plan a 5-post social launch sequence for my webinar, then draft post 1 in full."
4. Data cleanup: paste a messy list, "Turn this into a clean table with name, company, and status columns."
5. Real agentic work: "Check [inbox/site] and pull [specific info]," adapted to what each platform can actually touch.

RECORDING RULES
- Paste the prompt verbatim
- Keep a visible timer, no cuts
- Score immediately after each run while it's fresh
- Highest total wins, but name best-in-category for all ten

LIVE BROADCAST ACCESS

SECURE YOUR SEAT

Lock in early access before the price jumps, or choose standard admission closer to the live event.

PRESALE OPEN NOW

PRESALE TICKET

$25 / ONE-TIME

Available now through October 14, 2026. Lowest rate guaranteed before regular sales open.

Full live interactive stream access on October 21
Complete 10-category head-to-head showdown results
Live demos, honest scoring, and scorecards
HD event replay emailed within 48 hours included at no extra cost

STARTS OCTOBER 15

LATE TICKET

$47 / ONE-TIME

October 15 through October 21, 2026. Standard admission tier once presale allocations conclude.

Full live interactive stream access on October 21
Complete 10-category head-to-head showdown results
Live demos, honest scoring, and scorecards
HD event replay emailed within 48 hours included at no extra cost

Every ticket includes the full replay, emailed to you within 48 hours after the event. After the event, the replay alone will cost $77, so grab your ticket now and save.