Hark Launches Handoff: a Next-gen AI Agent Set for Summer Release
WHO:
VentureBeat - Hark was founded earlier this year by Brett Adcock, who is also the CEO of Figure AI.
Techmeme - Hark was founded by Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure AI.
VentureBeat - Brett Adcock is a serial entrepreneur and roboticist.
WHAT:
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff recorded the top-ever score on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, achieving a score of 97.7.
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff can autonomously complete tasks such as ordering dinner on DoorDash, booking flights on United and Delta, and messaging job candidates on LinkedIn.
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff has a per-turn model latency of 0.8 seconds.
TechCrunch - Hark raised $700 million in Series A funding in May at a $6 billion valuation.
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff recorded a score of 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, outperforming Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, which scored 69.
VentureBeat - Hark's pricing for Handoff is $0.18 per million input tokens and $2.37 per million output tokens, significantly lower than GPT 5.5's $5 and $30 rates.
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff is built on a base model that has not yet been specified, with pre-training planned for later this year.
Techmeme - Hark launched its agent Hark Handoff, which it claims outperforms GPT-5.4 and Opus 4.8.
VentureBeat - Hark Handoff is described as a "computer use agent" that autonomously completes tasks such as ordering dinner, booking flights, and messaging job candidates.
VentureBeat - Handoff achieved a score of 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, surpassing GPT-5.4's score of 92.8 and Opus 4.8's score of 84.1.
VentureBeat - Handoff's pricing is $0.18 per million input tokens and $2.37 per million output tokens, significantly lower than GPT 5.5's $5 and $30 rates.
VentureBeat - Handoff has a per-turn model latency of 0.8 seconds.
WHERE:
VentureBeat - Hark's sign-ups are available at hark.com.
WHEN:
VentureBeat - Hark plans to make Handoff available to the public later this month as part of the initial release of Hark's software platform.
Techmeme - Hark plans to release Handoff in the summer.
VentureBeat - Hark plans to make Handoff available to the public later this month.
WHY:
VentureBeat - Hark's research indicates that people spend 75% of their screentime in a browser, yet fewer than 1 in 1000 websites have publicly accessible APIs, making it difficult for AI agents to manage tasks.
HOW:
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff spins up a dedicated virtual computer for each request, which includes its own browser, file system, and terminal, allowing users to connect existing accounts for personalized service.
VentureBeat - Hark's Handoff spins up a dedicated virtual computer for each request, which includes its own browser, file system, and terminal.
VentureBeat - Handoff operates by spinning up a dedicated virtual computer for each request, complete with its own browser, file system, and terminal.
VentureBeat - Hark's training process includes supervised fine-tuning followed by asynchronous reinforcement learning using the GRPO algorithm.
(UPDATED August 6, 2026 05:04 UTC)
Hark has made headlines with its Handoff feature, which recently achieved a remarkable score of 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, marking the highest score ever recorded. Founded by Brett Adcock, who also leads Figure AI, Hark's Handoff can autonomously handle tasks like ordering dinner on DoorDash, booking flights on United and Delta, and messaging job candidates on LinkedIn, all with a per-turn model latency of just 0.8 seconds. The company plans to launch Handoff to the public later this month, as part of the initial release of its software platform, which spins up a dedicated virtual computer for each request to provide personalized service.
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(UPDATED August 5, 2026 20:31 UTC)
Hark has successfully raised $700 million in Series A funding, achieving a valuation of $6 billion. Their Handoff product has made waves by scoring an impressive 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark, far surpassing Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, which only managed a score of 69. Additionally, Handoff offers competitive pricing at $0.18 per million input tokens and $2.37 per million output tokens, and it operates by spinning up a dedicated virtual computer for each request, complete with its own browser, file system, and terminal.
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(UPDATED August 5, 2026 18:32 UTC)
Hark, founded by serial entrepreneur and roboticist Brett Adcock, has launched its new agent, Hark Handoff, which claims to outperform both GPT-5.4 and Opus 4.8, achieving an impressive score of 97.7 on the Online-Mind2Web benchmark. Handoff is designed as a "computer use agent" that can autonomously handle tasks like ordering dinner and booking flights, with a competitive pricing model that significantly undercuts its rivals. Hark plans to make Handoff available to the public later this month, and interested users can sign up at hark.com.