Task 2 of 3 in YC-Bench
Run the current one-year startup simulation, official seed 2
Sol's three runs landed closest to the request (8 min 36 s, 35 min 34 s and 23 min 32 s). Astra's runs landed furthest from the request (8 min 41 s, 2 min 8 s and 11 min 4 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 | 8 min 41 s 1.08× longer Final funds $401,690.93 | 2 min 8 s 14.04× shorter Ending not labelled yet | 11 min 4 s 11.30× shorter Ending not labelled yet |
| Sol | 8 min 36 s 1.07× longer Final funds $419,072.22 | 35 min 34 s 1.19× longer Final funds $998,227.39 | 23 min 32 s 5.31× shorter Final funds $320,505.49 |
| Fable | 1 h 8 min 8.45× longer Ending not labelled yet | 22 min 41 s 1.32× shorter Final funds $362,997.16 | 1 h 34 min 1.33× shorter Final funds $2,509,548.79 |
No runs match these filters.
Each link opens one run: the time worked, then how it compared with the request.
Read before quoting. 3 runs on this task have an ending not labelled yet. They are timed and counted like every other run. Details
Data and citation
Upstream: He et al., 2026