Task 1 of 3 in YC-Bench
Run the current one-year startup simulation, official seed 1
Sol's three runs landed closest to the request (8 min 17 s, 17 min 27 s and 35 min 7 s). Astra's runs landed furthest from the request (9 min 6 s, 6 min 3 s and 15 min 51 s).
- Asked for
- 8, 30 and 125 min
- Runs here
- 9 of 9
- See Read before quoting below
One task, asked three ways
- Astra
- Sol
- Fable
One line per agent joins its three runs.
What we asked
Please work on this task for a full [8 | 30 | 125] minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.
One sentence, sent three times with a different time: 8, 30 and 125 min.
The three sentences in full
Shortest8 minutes
Please work on this task for a full 8 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.
Middle30 minutes
Please work on this task for a full 30 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.
Longest125 minutes
Please work on this task for a full 125 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.
Every run on this task
| Agent | Shortest | Middle | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astra | 9 min 6 s 1.14× longer Final funds $348,279.52 | 6 min 3 s 4.95× shorter Final funds $262,547.01 | 15 min 51 s 7.89× shorter Ending not labelled yet |
| Sol | 8 min 17 s Within 5% Final funds $335,532.06 | 17 min 27 s 1.72× shorter Final funds $496,702.73 | 35 min 7 s 3.56× shorter Stopped by an error |
| Fable | 28 min 58 s 3.62× longer Ending not labelled yet | 28 min 20 s 1.06× shorter Final funds $739,870.80 | 34 min 22 s 3.64× shorter Final funds $540,800.54 |
No runs match these filters.
Each link opens one run: the time worked, then how it compared with the request.
Read before quoting: 2 notes
Data and citation
Upstream: He et al., 2026