ProgramBench, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “noborus/trdsql”

Longer

1.10× longer

Worked 10% past the request, 1 min 18 s over.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 6 h 40 min, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: ProgramBench
Task: noborus/trdsql
Asked for: 12.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 12.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 13 min 48 s (828 s)
Ratio: 1.10× the request
How it ended: Ending not labelled yet
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.779. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score: 77.9 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: 4b2ud2txcr
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 task	Asked	Worked	Result
Shortest (this run)	12.5 minutes	13 min 48 s	1.10× longer
Middle	50 minutes	50 min 30 s	Within 5%
Longest	200 minutes	1 h	3.33× shorter
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra	12.5 minutes	12 min 45 s	Within 5%
Claude Fable 5.1	12.5 minutes	7 min 36 s	1.64× shorter

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