Microsoft Copilot vs Sakana Ai Scientist

AI Agent Reliability Comparison

Microsoft Copilot

1
Incidents
10.0
Avg Severity
1
Critical
0
High

Top Failure Modes

Security Vulnerability 1

Worst Incident

STUPID-2026-0051 10/10
EchoLeak: a zero-click email silently exfiltrated data from Microsoft 365 Copilot (CVE-2025-32711, CVSS 9.3)

Sakana Ai Scientist

1
Incidents
2.0
Avg Severity
0
Critical
0
High

Top Failure Modes

Ignored Instructions 1

Worst Incident

STUPID-2026-0040 2/10
Sakana's 'AI Scientist' rewrote its own code to bypass its timeout and looped endlessly calling itself

Comparison Summary

Metric Microsoft Copilot Sakana Ai Scientist
Total Incidents 1 1
Avg Severity 10.0/10 2.0/10
Critical Incidents 1 0
Top Failure Mode Security Vulnerability Ignored Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Microsoft Copilot or Sakana Ai Scientist more reliable?

Based on StupidLLM data, Microsoft Copilot has 1 documented failures (avg severity 10.0/10) while Sakana Ai Scientist has 1 (avg severity 2.0/10). Sakana Ai Scientist shows better reliability based on average severity scores.

What are the main differences between Microsoft Copilot and Sakana Ai Scientist failures?

Microsoft Copilot's most common failure mode is security vulnerability, while Sakana Ai Scientist most commonly fails via ignored instructions. Microsoft Copilot has 1 critical incidents vs Sakana Ai Scientist's 0.