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Microsoft Releases Fara1.5: A Family of Browser Computer-Use Agents (4B/9B/27B) That Outperform OpenAI Operator and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use on Online-Mind2Web

72%. That's what Microsoft's Fara1.5-27B just scored on Online-Mind2Web—beating OpenAI Operator and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use.

Reporting by MarkTechPost 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Microsoft is shipping a new family of open computer-use agents that outperform closed competitors on a standardized benchmark. This signals a shift in the browser automation arms race, with smaller models (4B/9B/27B) proving competitive with larger proprietary systems.

The key facts

7 to know

  1. Fara1.5 released in three model sizes: 4B, 9B, 27B

  2. Fara1.5-27B scores 72% on Online-Mind2Web benchmark

  3. Outperforms OpenAI Operator on computer-use tasks

  4. Outperforms Gemini 2.5 Computer Use

  5. Outperforms Yutori Navigator n1

  6. Includes FaraGen1.5 synthetic data pipeline for training

  7. Published by Microsoft Research

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Publisher excerpt: Microsoft Research released Fara1.5, a family of browser computer-use agents in 4B, 9B, and 27B sizes. Fara1.5-27B scores 72% on Online-Mind2Web, outperforming OpenAI Operator, Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, and Yutori Navigator n1. The release also includes FaraGen1.5, a synthetic data pipeline that…
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