Humanity's Last Exam, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Humanity's Last Exam item 1”

Longer

4.01× longer

Worked 301% past the request, 3 min 46 s over.

Asked for
1.25 minutes
Worked
5 min 1 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 0 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Asked for
1.25 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.25 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
5 min 1 s (301 s)
Ratio
4.01× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It was not marked correct by the judge. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: The benchmark's own judge marks the answer correct.
Score
0 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Clock tool
The agent could call a clock tool to check the requested time.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
amn6ojzfak
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
Shortest (this run)1.25 minutes5 min 1 s4.01× longer
Middle5 minutes5 min 12 sWithin 5%
Longest20 minutes20 min 11 sWithin 5%
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra1.25 minutes2 min 23 s1.90× longer
Claude Fable 5.11.25 minutes18 min 7 s14.49× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025