PPTArena, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Copernicus climate multi-edit cascade”

Longer

3.73× longer

Worked 273% past the request, 4 min 5 s over.

Asked for
1.5 minutes
Worked
5 min 35 s
Grade
Score 60 of 100
Instructions 3 of 5, visuals 3 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
1.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 1.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
5 min 35 s (335 s)
Ratio
3.73× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 3.00 of 5, visuals 3.00 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
n4qzcgxvcp
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 5.6 Sol on this task, and the other agents at this request
Sol on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest (this run)1.5 minutes5 min 35 s3.73× longer
Middle6 minutes7 min1.17× longer
Longest25 minutes25 min 55 sWithin 5%
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