ProgramBench, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “rcoh/angle-grinder”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 100% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
250 minutes
Worked
4 h 11 min
Grade
Did not pass
Score 86.5 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
250 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 250 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
4 h 11 min (15,048 s)
Ratio
1.00× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.865. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
86.5 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
3w3ai7ktjj
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
Shortest15 minutes14 min 58 sWithin 5%
Middle60 minutes1 hWithin 5%
Longest (this run)250 minutes4 h 11 minWithin 5%
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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026