Agents' Last Exam, longest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Find near-best-known routes for three CVRP instances”

Shorter

1.29× shorter

Stopped at 77% of the time asked, 13 min 35 s short.

Asked for
60 minutes
Worked
46 min 25 s
Grade
Passed
Score 100 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
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
46 min 25 s (2,785 s)
Ratio
0.77× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It passed the task's checker in full. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: Full pass: a checker score of 1.
Score
100 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
h3zvtmoawl
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
Shortest4 minutes5 min 21 s1.34× longer
Middle15 minutes9 min 56 s1.51× shorter
Longest (this run)60 minutes46 min 25 s1.29× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra60 minutes1 h 2 minWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol60 minutes1 h 14 min1.24× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Sun et al., 2026