Humanity's Last Exam, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Humanity's Last Exam item 5”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 101% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
20 minutes
Worked
20 min 15 s
Grade
Passed
Score 100 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Asked for
20 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 20 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
20 min 15 s (1,215 s)
Ratio
1.01× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It was marked correct by the judge. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: The benchmark's own judge marks the answer correct.
Score
100 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Clock tool
The agent could call a clock tool to check the requested time.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
tvrii6nopl
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
Shortest1.25 minutes10 min8.00× longer
Middle5 minutes11 min 21 s2.27× longer
Longest (this run)20 minutes20 min 15 sWithin 5%
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra20 minutes20 min 12 sWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.120 minutes9 min 15 s2.16× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025