Scoper Index

The Scoper Index

A monthly read on where agents are useful in business work.

Live record May 2026

Ready for live data

Work reviewed

0+

real jobs checked

Work types

0+

common business tasks

Findings kept

0+

useful enough to share

Checks run

0+

quality checks completed

Cost table

Model costs.

Public model docs show the running cost, working room, and image price. Prices are shown in USD.

Claude Opus 4.7

1M tokens

$5.00 per 1M

$25 per 1M

Claude Sonnet 4.6

1M tokens

$3.00 per 1M

$15 per 1M

GPT-5.5

under 270K tokens

$5.00 per 1M

$30 per 1M

Grok 4.3

1M tokens

$1.25 per 1M

$2.50 per 1M

ChatGPT Image

$0.034

GPT Image 1.5 medium, 1024px

Grok Imagine

$0.02

per image

Grok Imagine Quality

$0.05

per image

Source check: OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI model docs, 14 May 2026.

Index view

Prepared tasks.

Agents are useful for first drafts, routine admin, organised reads, and simple visuals. Important decisions still need a person.

Index score

68/100

Higher means the work is easier to use.

Work strength

Useful today

May 2026

Drafting3,120 checks
84/100
Admin2,874 checks
81/100
Information3,380 checks
72/100
Visuals2,296 checks
66/100
Decisions2,021 checks
38/100

Provider scores

Claude, OpenAI, Grok

May 2026

Claude
OpenAI
Grok
92
90
88

Working room

68
62
92

Running cost

90
88
74

Connected tools

88
86
62

Saved instructions

80
78
66

Specialist info

Higher scores mean the provider is stronger for that category.

Working room

A higher score means the provider can hold more context while completing the task.

Useful for long briefs, large files, and multi-step work.

Running cost

A higher score means repeat work is cheaper to run at useful quality.

Useful when the same job happens often.

Connected tools

A higher score means stronger support for connectors, MCP, and business apps.

Useful when the agent needs to work across systems.

Saved instructions

A higher score means repeat instructions are easier to reuse.

Useful when a workflow should run the same way next time.

Specialist info

A higher score means stronger support for specialised business knowledge.

Useful for legal, medical, finance, and regulated work.

Index scale

Four levels.

Ready

Useful now with user review.

Useful

Worth using as a starting point.

Review

Needs careful checking before use.

User-led

The agent prepares. The user decides.