Humanity's Last Exam, middle of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Humanity's Last Exam item 5”

Longer

2.27× longer

Worked 127% past the request, 6 min 21 s over.

Asked for
5 minutes
Worked
11 min 21 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
5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
11 min 21 s (681 s)
Ratio
2.27× 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
e4jp5jtagl
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
Shortest1.25 minutes10 min8.00× longer
Middle (this run)5 minutes11 min 21 s2.27× longer
Longest20 minutes20 min 15 sWithin 5%
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra5 minutes5 min 12 sWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.15 minutes6 min1.20× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025