PaperBench, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “BAM”

Longer

1.14× longer

Worked 14% past the request, 11 min 10 s over.

Asked for
80 minutes
Worked
1 h 31 min
Grade
Score 62.8 of 100
Judged afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
PaperBench
Task
BAM
Asked for
80 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 80 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
1 h 31 min (5,470 s)
Ratio
1.14× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
0.628
Replication score: a weighted rubric of pass/fail leaf checks, 0 to 1, after a full reproduction attempt. No official pass rule.
Score
62.8 of 100
Judged afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
6ymdpocc4u
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
Shortest5 minutes8 min 39 s1.73× longer
Middle20 minutes24 min 7 s1.21× longer
Longest (this run)80 minutes1 h 31 min1.14× longer
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra80 minutes1 h 21 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.180 minutes22 min 1 s3.63× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Starace et al., 2025