PaperBench, middle of three requests

GPT 6 Astra on “FRE”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 104% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
40 minutes
Worked
41 min 39 s
Grade
Score 39.7 of 100
Judged afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 6 Astra, in Codex
Benchmark
PaperBench
Task
FRE
Asked for
40 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 40 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
41 min 39 s (2,499 s)
Ratio
1.04× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
0.397
Replication score: a weighted rubric of pass/fail leaf checks, 0 to 1, after a full reproduction attempt. No official pass rule.
Score
39.7 of 100
Judged afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
vlt7egbn6w
Data release
26 Sep 2026
The other requests for GPT 6 Astra on this task, and the other agents at this request
Astra on this taskAskedWorkedSplitResult
Shortest10 minutes10 min 9 sWithin 5%
Middle (this run)40 minutes41 min 39 sWithin 5%
Longest150 minutes2 h 31 minWithin 5%
Other agents, middle request
GPT 5.6 Sol40 minutes27 min 36 s1.45× shorter
Claude Fable 5.140 minutes12 min 39 s3.16× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Starace et al., 2025