ProgramBench, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “nuta/nsh”

Longer

1.77× longer

Worked 77% past the request, 9 min 38 s over.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 6 h 40 min, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: ProgramBench
Task: nuta/nsh
Asked for: 12.5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 12.5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 22 min 8 s (1,328 s)
Ratio: 1.77× the request
How it ended: Ending not labelled yet
Grade: Did not pass; It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.715. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score: 71.5 of 100; Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: uzj4oi2ivo
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 (this run)	12.5 minutes	22 min 8 s	1.77× longer
Middle	50 minutes	49 min 19 s	Within 5%
Longest	200 minutes	30 min 10 s	6.63× shorter
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra	12.5 minutes	12 min 39 s	Within 5%
Claude Fable 5.1	12.5 minutes	13 min 13 s	1.06× longer

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