PPTArena, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Animation and bullet sequencing”

Longer

2.67× longer

Worked 167% past the request, 2 min 30 s over.

Asked for
1.5 minutes
Worked
4 min
Grade
Score 80 of 100
Instructions 3 of 5, visuals 5 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
4 min (240 s)
Ratio
2.67× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 3.00 of 5, visuals 5.00 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
80 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
hrjaxje2l6
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 minutes4 min2.67× longer
Middle6 minutes5 min 47 sWithin 5%
Longest25 minutes25 min 28 sWithin 5%
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