PPTArena, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “LaTeX to editable Office Math”

Longer

5.32× longer

Worked 432% past the request, 6 min 29 s over.

Asked for
1.5 minutes
Worked
7 min 59 s
Grade
Score 70 of 100
Instructions 5 of 5, visuals 2 of 5. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
PPTArena
Asked for
1.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
7 min 59 s (479 s)
Ratio
5.32× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 5.00 of 5, visuals 2.00 of 5
Two 0-to-5 judge scores, instruction following (IF) and visual quality (VQ), each the median of 3 judge samples. No official pass rule.
Score
70 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
hbdfet5bt5
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
Shortest (this run)1.5 minutes7 min 59 s5.32× longer
Middle6 minutes6 min 58 s1.16× longer
Longest25 minutes25 min 45 sWithin 5%
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