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Agent Readiness Benchmarks 2026

The definitive dataset on how prepared businesses are for AI agent interactions. 500+ scans, 12 industries, 9 scoring dimensions. Average score: 43 out of 100.

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Summary Statistics

AgentHermes has scanned 500+ businesses between January - April 2026. These are the headline numbers from the largest agent readiness dataset available.

500+

Businesses Scanned

43/100

Average Score

41/100

Median Score

75/100

Highest Score

4/100

Lowest Score

Tier Distribution

Agent readiness tiers group businesses by score range. 50% of businesses score Bronze (40-59), while 39.6% score below Bronze. Only 0.2% reach Gold.

TierScore RangeCountPercentageDistribution
Platinum90-10000%
Gold75-8910.2%
Silver60-745110.2%
Bronze40-5925050%
Not Scored0-3919839.6%

Agent Readiness by Industry

SaaS companies average 60/100 on agent readiness, 3.2x higher than local services at 15/100. Industries with existing APIs and developer ecosystems score significantly higher than those relying on phone and email.

IndustryAvg ScoreBusinessesTop CompanyTop Score
1SaaS & Developer Tools60/10085Resend75/100
2Cloud Infrastructure55/10040Supabase69/100
3Communication Platforms52/10030Slack68/100
4Fintech & Payments48/10035Stripe68/100
5Travel & Hospitality38/10025Booking.com52/100
6Healthcare33/10045Zocdoc48/100
7Retail & E-Commerce28/10060Shopify62/100
8Real Estate25/10030Zillow45/100
9Education22/10025Coursera41/100
10Marketing & Advertising19/10040HubSpot55/100
11Local Services15/10050Thumbtack38/100
12Beauty & Wellness12/10035Vagaro30/100

Top 15 Leaderboard

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Resend leads the Agent Readiness Leaderboard at 75/100, the only company to reach Gold tier. The top 15 are dominated by developer-focused companies with strong API ecosystems.

RankCompanyDomainScoreTierVertical
Resendresend.com75GoldSaaS
Supabasesupabase.com69SilverCloud Infrastructure
Vercelvercel.com69SilverCloud Infrastructure
4Slackslack.com68SilverCommunication
5Stripestripe.com68SilverPayments
6Twiliotwilio.com66SilverCommunication
7GitHubgithub.com65SilverDeveloper Tools
8OpenAIopenai.com64SilverAI
9Anthropicanthropic.com63SilverAI
10Shopifyshopify.com62SilverE-Commerce
11Cloudflarecloudflare.com61SilverInfrastructure
12Linearlinear.app61SilverSaaS
13Notionnotion.so60SilverSaaS
14Figmafigma.com59BronzeDesign
15HubSpothubspot.com55BronzeMarketing

Key Findings

Six critical insights from scanning 500+ businesses for agent readiness in 2026.

0
companies scored Platinum (90+)

No business has achieved full agent readiness across all 9 dimensions.

1
company scored Gold (75+)

Resend is the only business in our dataset to reach Gold tier at 75/100.

90%+
lack MCP servers

Over 90% of businesses have no MCP server, agent card, or llms.txt file.

43/100
is the average score

The mean Agent Readiness Score across 500 businesses is 43 out of 100.

D3+D4
are universal weaknesses

Onboarding (D3) and Pricing Transparency (D4) score lowest across all verticals.

3.2x
SaaS leads over local services

SaaS companies average 60/100 vs. 15/100 for local service businesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Agent Readiness Benchmark?

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The Agent Readiness Benchmark is the largest dataset measuring how prepared businesses are for AI agent interactions. AgentHermes has scanned 500+ businesses across 12 industries, scoring each on 9 dimensions of agent readiness from 0 to 100.

What is the average agent readiness score in 2026?

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The average Agent Readiness Score in 2026 is 43 out of 100, based on 500+ business scans. This places the average business in the Bronze tier (40-59). The median score is 41, indicating most businesses are barely agent-functional.

Which industry has the highest agent readiness?

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SaaS and developer tools have the highest average agent readiness score at 60/100 in 2026. This is because SaaS companies already have APIs, documentation, and programmatic access. Cloud infrastructure companies follow at 55/100.

Which company has the highest Agent Readiness Score?

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Resend has the highest Agent Readiness Score at 75/100 as of April 2026, making it the only company to achieve Gold tier. Supabase and Vercel tie for second at 69/100. No company has reached Platinum tier (90+).

Why do healthcare companies score low on agent readiness?

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Healthcare companies average 33/100 on agent readiness because regulatory requirements (HIPAA, patient consent) limit programmatic access. Most healthcare businesses lack APIs, require human verification for appointments, and cannot expose pricing programmatically.

What does it take to reach Platinum tier?

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Platinum tier (90+/100) requires excellence across all 9 scoring dimensions: full API coverage, MCP server, agent card, transparent pricing, programmatic onboarding, secure authentication, high reliability, structured data, and optimized agent experience. No company has achieved this yet.

How often are benchmarks updated?

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AgentHermes benchmark data is updated continuously as new scans complete. This page reflects data from January through April 2026. Individual business scores update in real-time when rescanned.

How is the Agent Readiness Score calculated?

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The Agent Readiness Score is calculated across 9 weighted dimensions including API Quality (15%), Reliability (13%), Security (12%), and Discovery (12%). Scoring caps apply: no TLS limits the maximum to 39, and no API endpoints limits the maximum to 29. Full methodology at agenthermes.ai/methodology.

Related Resources

How Scores Are Calculated

9 dimensions, weights, and scoring caps

Agent Readiness Statistics

Pure numbers for citation and research

Full Leaderboard

All 500+ businesses ranked by score

State of Readiness Report

Narrative analysis of 2026 trends

What Is an Agent Readiness Score?

In-depth explainer article

Industry Guides

15 vertical-specific playbooks

Where does your business rank?

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