PPTArena, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Animal Research poster”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 100% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
25 minutes
Worked
25 min 6 s
Grade
Score 60 of 100
Instructions 2 of 5, visuals 4 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
25 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 25 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
25 min 6 s (1,506 s)
Ratio
1.00× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 2.00 of 5, visuals 4.00 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
60 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
ij45bgfv2j
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 5.6 Sol on this task, and the other agents at this request
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Shortest1.5 minutes6 min 27 s4.30× longer
Middle6 minutes7 min 34 s1.26× longer
Longest (this run)25 minutes25 min 6 sWithin 5%
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