ProgramBench, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “nuta/nsh”

Shorter

6.63× shorter

Stopped at 15% of the time asked, 2 h 50 min short.

Asked for
200 minutes
Worked
30 min 10 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 76.8 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
200 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 200 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
30 min 10 s (1,810 s)
Ratio
0.15× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.768. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
76.8 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
ro2xeyplfd
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
Shortest12.5 minutes22 min 8 s1.77× longer
Middle50 minutes49 min 19 sWithin 5%
Longest (this run)200 minutes30 min 10 s6.63× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra200 minutes3 h 20 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.1200 minutes6 h 40 min2.00× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026