ProgramBench, longest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “facebook/zstd”

Shorter

2.47× shorter

Stopped at 40% of the time asked, 1 h 29 min short.

Asked for
150 minutes
Worked
1 h 1 min
Grade
Did not pass
Score 73.1 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
150 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 150 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
1 h 1 min (3,644 s)
Ratio
0.40× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0.731. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
73.1 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
vf6auyhpzl
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 taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest10 minutes8 min 50 s1.13× shorter
Middle40 minutes20 min 18 s1.97× shorter
Longest (this run)150 minutes1 h 1 min2.47× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra150 minutes2 h 32 minWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol150 minutes2 h 31 minWithin 5%

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026