EComAgentBench: Benchmarking Shopping Agents on Long-Horizon Tasks with Distributed Hidden Intent
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Abstract (arXiv)
As LLM-based shopping agents enter production, existing benchmarks fail to capture how a shopper's requirements arrive: stated implicitly in the query, recorded in a profile, or revealed only when the right question is asked. Benchmarks that expose full intent upfront and grade only the final choice can neither pose this long-horizon challenge nor explain which requirement an agent missed. To address this gap, we introduce EComAgentBench, a benchmark of 662 tasks grounded in real Amazon products and reviews. Each task scatters these requirements across a visible query, a tool-gated profile, and scripted clarification; an agent must uncover hidden intent, verify candidates against attributes and review evidence, and commit to a single product within 100 tool calls. Moreover, typed, source-tagged rubrics grade every task, attributing each failure to a requirement and its source. Construction is automated yet reliable, with every answer fixed in code before any text is generated and every sample validated. Our evaluation of seven models reveals that even the strongest attains only 57.1% overall accuracy, and rubric satisfaction degrades from visible to hidden sources. Overall, we believe EComAgentBench will serve as a reproducible foundation for moving shopping agents from single-query search toward dependable assistance over long horizons.
Key facts. Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Social simulation and multi-agent debate, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 11 of its 14 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 16 Jun 2026.
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- 2026ShopSimulator: Evaluating and Exploring RL-Driven LLM Agent for Shopping Assistants26 Jan
- 2025ShoppingBench: A Real-World Intent-Grounded Shopping Benchmark for LLM-based Agents6 Aug
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- 2026MerchantBench: Benchmarking LLM Agents for Long-Term Coherence in E-Commerce Operationscited by 5
- 2026ComboShoppingBench: Evaluating LLM Agents for Budget-Constrained Basket Shopping with Couponscited by 2
- 2026Agentic Commerce World: An Auditable and Verifiable Environment for Vibe Commercecited by 1
- 2026MMShopBench: A Real-Log Benchmark for Multimodal, Multi-Turn Shopping Agentscited by 0
- 2026ComboShoppingBench: Evaluating LLM Agents for Budget-Constrained Basket Shopping with Coupons10 Aug 2026
- 2026Agentic Commerce World: An Auditable and Verifiable Environment for Vibe Commerce3 Aug 2026
- 2026MMShopBench: A Real-Log Benchmark for Multimodal, Multi-Turn Shopping Agents31 Jul 2026
- 2026MerchantBench: Benchmarking LLM Agents for Long-Term Coherence in E-Commerce Operations31 Jul 2026
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