Terminal-Bench 4.0, longest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Implement a synthesizable 8-bit retro console system-on-chip”

Shorter

4.19× shorter

Stopped at 24% of the time asked, 3 h 10 min short.

Asked for
250 minutes
Worked
59 min 41 s
Grade
Passed
Score 100 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
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
59 min 41 s (3,581 s)
Ratio
0.24× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It passed the task's tests. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: The task's tests pass.
Score
100 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
6sujjzv5r7
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for Claude Fable 5.1 on this task, and the other agents at this request
Fable on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest15 minutes15 min 57 s1.06× longer
Middle60 minutes20 min 51 s2.88× shorter
Longest (this run)250 minutes59 min 41 s4.19× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra250 minutes4 h 23 min1.05× longer
GPT 5.6 Sol250 minutes4 h 11 minWithin 5%

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Data and citation

Upstream: Merrill et al., 2026 (ICLR)