PPTArena, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Coordinated category boards”

Longer

2.16× longer

Worked 116% past the request, 1 min 44 s over.

Asked for
1.5 minutes
Worked
3 min 14 s
Grade
Score 60 of 100
Instructions 2 of 5, visuals 4 of 5. Judged afterwards.
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
3 min 14 s (194 s)
Ratio
2.16× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 2.00 of 5, visuals 4.00 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
Judged afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
peph6wkrme
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 minutes3 min 14 s2.16× longer
Middle6 minutes5 min 49 sWithin 5%
Longest25 minutes9 min 31 s2.63× shorter
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