AssistantBench, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “AssistantBench validation task 4”

Shorter

7.99× shorter

Stopped at 13% of the time asked, 17 min 30 s short.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 40 min, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: AssistantBench
Task: AssistantBench validation task 4
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: 2 min 30 s (150 s)
Ratio: 0.13× the request
How it ended: Ended on its own
Grade: Passed; It matched the reference answer exactly. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: Exact match with the reference answer.
Score: 100 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: u375jtu65k
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 task	Asked	Worked	Result
Shortest	1.25 minutes	2 min 54 s	2.31× longer
Middle	5 minutes	5 min 13 s	Within 5%
Longest (this run)	20 minutes	2 min 30 s	7.99× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra	20 minutes	2 min 9 s	9.31× shorter
Claude Fable 5.1	20 minutes	2 min 6 s	9.53× shorter

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