Agents' Last Exam, longest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Audit four Chinese M&A filings for inconsistencies”

Shorter

6.92× shorter

Stopped at 14% of the time asked, 2 h 8 min short.

Asked for
150 minutes
Worked
21 min 41 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 0 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Asked for
150 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 150 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
21 min 41 s (1,301 s)
Ratio
0.14× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass the task's checker in full. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: Full pass: a checker score of 1.
Score
0 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
kvgq64kfpl
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
Shortest10 minutes13 min 59 s1.40× longer
Middle40 minutes22 min 13 s1.80× shorter
Longest (this run)150 minutes21 min 41 s6.92× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra150 minutes2 h 30 minWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol150 minutes8 min 18 s18.09× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Sun et al., 2026