Harness swap raises Gemini 3 Pro score by eight points on Terminal-Bench

Actuia reports that on Terminal‑Bench 2.1 Gemini 3 Pro moved from 65.8% to 73.9% after changing the evaluation harness. The article highlights that surrounding elements — loop, tools, context and sandbox — can shift a model’s measured performance.
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AI-assisted summary of the linked sourceOn the Terminal‑Bench 2.1 benchmark, changing the test harness produced an increase from 65.8% to 73.9% for Gemini 3 Pro, indicating that evaluation infrastructure and auxiliary systems (loop, tools, context, sandbox) materially affect reported scores.