Task 3 of 3 in YC-Bench
Run the current one-year startup simulation, official seed 3
Astra's three runs followed the request (8 min 16 s, 30 min 23 s and 2 h 13 min). Fable worked 44 min 16 s, 39 min 10 s and 1 h 3 min whatever it was asked.
- 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 16 s Within 5% Final funds $245,373.84 | 30 min 23 s Within 5% Ending not labelled yet | 2 h 13 min 1.06× longer Final funds $3,197,823.83 |
| Sol | 14 min 1 s 1.75× longer Final funds $701,045.07 | 30 min 14 s Within 5% Final funds $426,209.66 | 1 h 1 min 2.06× shorter Final funds $1,505,803.16 |
| Fable | 44 min 16 s 5.53× longer Ending not labelled yet | 39 min 10 s 1.31× longer Ending not labelled yet | 1 h 3 min 1.99× shorter Final funds $1,006,889.97 |
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