Humanity's Last Exam, middle of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Humanity's Last Exam item 21”

Shorter

4.89× shorter

Stopped at 20% of the time asked, 3 min 59 s short.

Asked for
5 minutes
Worked
1 min 1 s
Grade
Passed
Score 100 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Asked for
5 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 5 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
1 min 1 s (61 s)
Ratio
0.20× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Passed
It was marked correct by the judge. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: The benchmark's own judge marks the answer correct.
Score
100 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Clock tool
The agent could call a clock tool to check the requested time.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
xsu3ro36uc
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
Shortest1.25 minutes1 min1.26× shorter
Middle (this run)5 minutes1 min 1 s4.89× shorter
Longest20 minutes1 min 7 s17.83× shorter
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra5 minutes5 min 15 sWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol5 minutes5 min 18 s1.06× longer

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025