WANDR (relaxed score)
Perplexity's WANDR (Wide ANd Deep Research) benchmark: 500 wide-search tasks in which an agent must find many entities and facts about each. The relaxed score is the metric Anthropic reports in the Fable 5.2 launch table and system card.
Models ranked
1
tracked on this benchmark
Score band
82.1 – 82.1
best → lowest tracked
Snapshot trend
—
need ≥2 snapshots
Leaderboard
Tracked models ranked by Relaxed score (higher is better).
Configuration: claude-fable-5-2 (highest-available effort; relaxed score)
Notes: Anthropic self-reported (lab-published). System card + launch table, retrieved 2026-11-09. Does not move /best rankings (self-reported / raon rule). Launch table and Table 8.1.A: 82.1% WANDR (relaxed score). Perplexity wide-search benchmark; Anthropic lab run (system card §8.11.3). Not an official Perplexity board capture today.
How to read this benchmark
This benchmark scores models where higher is better. Use scores for directional filtering and shortlisting, not universal quality ranking; then validate pricing, context window, provider availability, and fit for your workload.
Trust this score when
- There is a fresh timestamped snapshot (or multiple snapshots) for this benchmark.
- The model list covers the same version family you can actually deploy today.
- Top candidates overlap with your required routing and feature requirements.
Be cautious when
- There is only one benchmark snapshot or the dataset appears stale.
- The benchmark metric direction is opposite of your decision objective.
- The score difference between options is narrow and likely within implementation variance.
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Last reviewed: Nov 9, 2026