ProgramBench, middle of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “nuta/nsh”

Longer

8.00× longer

Worked 700% past the request, 5 h 50 min over.

Asked

Worked

Dashed line: safety cutoff at 6 h 40 min

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Agent: Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark: ProgramBench
Task: nuta/nsh
Asked for: 50 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 50 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 6 h 40 min (24,000 s)
Ratio: 8.00× the request
How it ended: Stopped by the safety cutoff
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.678. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score: 67.8 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: qycbqo35cw
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	12.5 minutes	13 min 13 s	1.06× longer
Middle (this run)	50 minutes	6 h 40 min	8.00× longer
Longest	200 minutes	6 h 40 min	2.00× longer
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra	50 minutes	50 min 18 s	Within 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol	50 minutes	49 min 19 s	Within 5%

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