YC-Bench, longest of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “Run the current one-year startup simulation, official seed 3”

Longer

1.06× longer

Worked 6% past the request, 7 min 55 s over.

Asked for
125 minutes
Worked
2 h 13 min
Grade
Final funds $3,197,823.83
Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 6 Astra, in Codex
Benchmark
YC-Bench
Asked for
125 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 125 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
2 h 13 min (7,975 s)
Ratio
1.06× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
3197823.83
Final company funds in US dollars, starting from $200,000 (negative if the company goes bankrupt). No official pass rule.
Score
Final funds $3,197,823.83
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
mfa2t6eayn
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 6 Astra on this task, and the other agents at this request
Astra on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest8 minutes8 min 16 sWithin 5%
Middle30 minutes30 min 23 sWithin 5%
Longest (this run)125 minutes2 h 13 min1.06× longer
Other agents, longest request
GPT 5.6 Sol125 minutes1 h 1 min2.06× shorter
Claude Fable 5.1125 minutes1 h 3 min1.99× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: He et al., 2026