ProgramBench, longest of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “facebook/zstd”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 101% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
150 minutes
Worked
2 h 32 min
Grade
Did not pass
Score 79.6 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 6 Astra, in Codex
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
150 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 150 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
2 h 32 min (9,106 s)
Ratio
1.01× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.796. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
79.6 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
g6y5t6ppcu
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 6 Astra on this task, and the other agents at this request
Astra on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest10 minutes10 min 12 sWithin 5%
Middle40 minutes40 min 35 sWithin 5%
Longest (this run)150 minutes2 h 32 minWithin 5%
Other agents, longest request
GPT 5.6 Sol150 minutes2 h 31 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.1150 minutes1 h 1 min2.47× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026