Research
Marblism's own numbers on what AI employees do for small businesses, free for anyone to read and cite.
Reports
Report · Edition 2026
State of AI Employees 2026
We analyzed 16.9 million finished tasks to understand how AI employees help small-business owners run their business and save time.
Benchmark · v1.2
AI Employee Index
Contractors and other service businesses can use this benchmark to see which AI tools handle their back office, from answering the phone to sending quotes. It covers 9 products, and every grade links to its source.
About our research
Marblism publishes this research for small-business owners and for anyone writing about them. Task counts come from Marblism's own database and billing records, and Index grades link to their sources. Every report explains what its numbers leave out and how to cite them, and a yearly report keeps the same address from one edition to the next.