GPQA Diamond, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “GPQA Diamond closed-book question 1 (Chemistry)”

Longer

7.94× longer

Worked 694% past the request, 8 min 41 s over.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 40 min, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: GPQA Diamond
Task: GPQA Diamond closed-book question 1 (Chemistry)
Asked for: 1.25 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.25 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 9 min 56 s (596 s)
Ratio: 7.94× the request
How it ended: Ended on its own
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pick the correct letter. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: The answer letter matches the key.
Score: 0 of 100; Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Clock tool: The agent could call a clock tool to check the requested time.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: i6oryj2lei
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 task	Asked	Worked	Result
Shortest (this run)	1.25 minutes	9 min 56 s	7.94× longer
Middle	5 minutes	9 min 52 s	1.97× longer
Longest	20 minutes	20 min 22 s	Within 5%
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra	1.25 minutes	1 min 38 s	1.31× longer
Claude Fable 5.1	1.25 minutes	2 min 40 s	2.13× longer
Muse Spark 1.3	1.25 minutes	3 min 35 s	2.87× longer

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