PaperBench, middle of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “BAM”

Within 5%

Within 5%

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

Asked for
20 minutes
Worked
20 min 10 s
Grade
Grading…
The run's output is saved, but grading it needs GPU time for the benchmark's judge or evaluation, which has not run yet.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 6 Astra, in Codex
Benchmark
PaperBench
Task
BAM
Asked for
20 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 20 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
20 min 10 s (1,210 s)
Ratio
1.01× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Grading…
The run's output is saved, but grading it needs GPU time for the benchmark's judge or evaluation, which has not run yet.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
hrgpd7irqu
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
Shortest5 minutes5 min 8 sWithin 5%
Middle (this run)20 minutes20 min 10 sWithin 5%
Longest80 minutes1 h 21 minWithin 5%
Other agents, middle request
GPT 5.6 Sol20 minutes24 min 7 s1.21× longer
Claude Fable 5.120 minutes11 min 17 s1.77× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Starace et al., 2025