AppWorld, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Merge two photo collections into a ZIP and send it to both parents”

Longer

1.17× longer

Worked 17% past the request, 25 s over.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 1 h 20 min, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: AppWorld
Task: Merge two photo collections into a ZIP and send it to both parents
Asked for: 2.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 2.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 2 min 55 s (175 s)
Ratio: 1.17× the request
How it ended: Ended on its own
Grade: Passed; It passed every final-state test. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: Every final-state test passes.
Score: 100 of 100; Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: 72d5bzvnkn
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)	2.5 minutes	2 min 55 s	1.17× longer
Middle	10 minutes	11 min 26 s	1.14× longer
Longest	40 minutes	41 min 15 s	Within 5%
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