Agents' Last Exam, middle of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “Route a KiCad PCB from the staged schematic”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 103% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
40 minutes
Worked
41 min 3 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 6 Astra, in Codex
Asked for
40 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 40 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
41 min 3 s (2,463 s)
Ratio
1.03× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass the task's checker in full. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: Full pass: a checker score of 1.
Score
0 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
hdcxe4lsac
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 23 sWithin 5%
Middle (this run)40 minutes41 min 3 sWithin 5%
Longest150 minutes2 h 32 minWithin 5%
Other agents, middle request
GPT 5.6 Sol40 minutes1 h 35 min2.38× longer
Claude Fable 5.140 minutes50 min 42 s1.27× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Sun et al., 2026