ProgramBench, shortest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “stathissideris/ditaa”

Shorter

1.52× shorter

Stopped at 66% of the time asked, 2 min 44 s short.

Asked for
8 minutes
Worked
5 min 16 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 15.4 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
8 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 8 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
5 min 16 s (316 s)
Ratio
0.66× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.154. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
15.4 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
itw3htiuzz
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for Claude Fable 5.1 on this task, and the other agents at this request
Fable on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest (this run)8 minutes5 min 16 s1.52× shorter
Middle30 minutes2 h 29 min4.98× longer
Longest125 minutes22 s348.84× shorter
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra8 minutes8 min 12 sWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol8 minutes21 min 29 s2.69× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026