Agents' Last Exam, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Repair a Moodle backup and rebuild registrar exports”

Shorter

10.17× shorter

Stopped at 10% of the time asked, 1 h 12 min short.

Asked for
80 minutes
Worked
7 min 52 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 95 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Asked for
80 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 80 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
7 min 52 s (472 s)
Ratio
0.10× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass the task's checker in full. The grader returned 0.95. Pass rule: Full pass: a checker score of 1.
Score
95 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
vucgz6rvc5
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
Shortest5 minutes9 min 36 s1.92× longer
Middle20 minutes21 min 23 s1.07× longer
Longest (this run)80 minutes7 min 52 s10.17× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra80 minutes1 h 21 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.180 minutes17 min 58 s4.45× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Sun et al., 2026