PPTArena, shortest of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “Coordinated category boards”

Longer

2.09× longer

Worked 109% past the request, 1 min 38 s over.

Asked for
1.5 minutes
Worked
3 min 8 s
Grade
Score 60 of 100
Instructions 2 of 5, visuals 4 of 5. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 6 Astra, in Codex
Benchmark
PPTArena
Asked for
1.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
3 min 8 s (188 s)
Ratio
2.09× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 2.00 of 5, visuals 4.00 of 5
Two 0-to-5 judge scores, instruction following (IF) and visual quality (VQ), each the median of 3 judge samples. No official pass rule.
Score
60 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
2vbng5ngfj
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 6 Astra on this task, and the other agents at this request
Astra on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest (this run)1.5 minutes3 min 8 s2.09× longer
Middle6 minutes6 min 19 s1.05× longer
Longest25 minutes25 min 14 sWithin 5%
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