PPTArena, middle of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Animal Research poster”

Longer

1.26× longer

Worked 26% past the request, 1 min 34 s over.

Asked for
6 minutes
Worked
7 min 34 s
Grade
Score 50 of 100
Instructions 2 of 5, visuals 3 of 5. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
PPTArena
Asked for
6 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 6 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
7 min 34 s (454 s)
Ratio
1.26× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 2.00 of 5, visuals 3.00 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
50 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
3cj7a4vpbs
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 5.6 Sol on this task, and the other agents at this request
Sol on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest1.5 minutes6 min 27 s4.30× longer
Middle (this run)6 minutes7 min 34 s1.26× longer
Longest25 minutes25 min 6 sWithin 5%
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra6 minutes6 min 15 sWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.16 minutes9 min 35 s1.60× longer

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