ProgramBench, middle of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “o2sh/onefetch”

Shorter

2.40× shorter

Stopped at 42% of the time asked, 34 min 57 s short.

Asked for
60 minutes
Worked
25 min 3 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 60.2 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
60 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 60 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
25 min 3 s (1,503 s)
Ratio
0.42× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.602. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
60.2 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
aud7kcabi3
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
Shortest15 minutes6 min 50 s2.20× shorter
Middle (this run)60 minutes25 min 3 s2.40× shorter
Longest250 minutes27 s557.62× shorter
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra60 minutes1 h 1 minWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol60 minutes1 hWithin 5%

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026