Humanity's Last Exam, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Humanity's Last Exam item 3”

Longer

1.17× longer

Worked 17% past the request, 13 s over.

Asked for
1.25 minutes
Worked
1 min 28 s
Grade
Passed
Score 100 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Asked for
1.25 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.25 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
1 min 28 s (88 s)
Ratio
1.17× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It was marked correct by the judge. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: The benchmark's own judge marks the answer correct.
Score
100 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Clock tool
The agent could call a clock tool to check the requested time.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
5qwjbjwwfe
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
Shortest (this run)1.25 minutes1 min 28 s1.17× longer
Middle5 minutes5 min 13 sWithin 5%
Longest20 minutes20 min 14 sWithin 5%
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra1.25 minutes1 min 26 s1.15× longer
Claude Fable 5.11.25 minutes2 min 37 s2.09× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025