ProgramBench, middle of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “mookid/diffr”

Shorter

1.11× shorter

Stopped at 90% of the time asked, 5 min 43 s short.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 8 h 20 min, off the scale

Every detail of this run

Agent: Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark: ProgramBench
Task: mookid/diffr
Asked for: 60 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 60 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 54 min 17 s (3,257 s)
Ratio: 0.90× the request
How it ended: Ended on its own
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.924. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score: 92.4 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: k5fuvdlqss
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 task	Asked	Worked	Result
Shortest	15 minutes	8 h 20 min	33.33× longer
Middle (this run)	60 minutes	54 min 17 s	1.11× shorter
Longest	250 minutes	2 h 16 min	1.84× shorter
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra	60 minutes	1 h 1 min	Within 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol	60 minutes	1 h 1 min	Within 5%

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