ProgramBench, middle of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “cweill/gotests”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 102% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
50 minutes
Worked
50 min 59 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 87.7 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
50 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 50 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
50 min 59 s (3,059 s)
Ratio
1.02× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.877. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
87.7 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
646yz3joqq
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
Shortest12.5 minutes19 min 48 s1.58× longer
Middle (this run)50 minutes50 min 59 sWithin 5%
Longest200 minutes1 h 11 min2.81× shorter
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra50 minutes50 min 38 sWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.150 minutes1 h 13 min1.46× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026