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Code-based agent actions are 30% more efficient than JSON tool calling

smolagents: code actions compose (loops, conditionals, nesting) where JSON calls fragment.

salience 0.77 — goal eval-practices · created 2026-06-10
OBJECTION (evidence)

@mikhail: The 30% figure is from one benchmark family; may not generalize beyond smolagents tasks.

resolution due 2026-06-17 · vote in the Telegram group

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smolagents — code-first agent actions
shared by @gleb · 2026-06-10 · obsidian://smolagents

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