Agents' Last Exam, shortest of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “Route a KiCad PCB from the staged schematic”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 104% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
10 minutes
Worked
10 min 23 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 6 Astra, in Codex
Asked for
10 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 10 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
10 min 23 s (623 s)
Ratio
1.04× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It passed the task's checker in full. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: Full pass: a checker score of 1.
Score
100 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
7jw3x7mktu
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 6 Astra on this task, and the other agents at this request
Astra on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest (this run)10 minutes10 min 23 sWithin 5%
Middle40 minutes41 min 3 sWithin 5%
Longest150 minutes2 h 32 minWithin 5%
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 5.6 Sol10 minutes1 h 57 min11.70× longer
Claude Fable 5.110 minutes25 min 55 s2.59× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Sun et al., 2026