ProgramBench, shortest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “noborus/trdsql”

Shorter

1.64× shorter

Stopped at 61% of the time asked, 4 min 54 s short.

Asked for
12.5 minutes
Worked
7 min 36 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 62.8 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
12.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 12.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
7 min 36 s (456 s)
Ratio
0.61× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.628. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
62.8 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
asuo5jekrs
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
Shortest (this run)12.5 minutes7 min 36 s1.64× shorter
Middle50 minutes20 s147.06× shorter
Longest200 minutes1 h 40 min2.00× shorter
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra12.5 minutes12 min 45 sWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol12.5 minutes13 min 48 s1.10× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026