ProgramBench, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “lfos/calcurse”

Shorter

1.05× shorter

Stopped at 95% of the time asked, 1 min 18 s short.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 13 h 20 min, off the scale

Every detail of this run

Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: ProgramBench
Task: lfos/calcurse
Asked for: 25 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 25 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 23 min 42 s (1,422 s)
Ratio: 0.95× the request
How it ended: Ending not labelled yet
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.456. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score: 45.6 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: b4tah6ofzv
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)	25 minutes	23 min 42 s	1.05× shorter
Middle	100 minutes	1 h 41 min	Within 5%
Longest	400 minutes	13 min 54 s	28.79× shorter
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra	25 minutes	25 min 14 s	Within 5%
Claude Fable 5.1	25 minutes	8 min 41 s	2.88× shorter

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