ProgramBench, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “lfos/calcurse”

Shorter

28.79× shorter

Stopped at 3% of the time asked, 6 h 26 min short.

Asked for
400 minutes
Worked
13 min 54 s
Grade
Did not pass
Score 0 of 100. Graded afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark
ProgramBench
Asked for
400 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 400 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
13 min 54 s (834 s)
Ratio
0.03× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass every hidden test. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: Resolved: every hidden test passes.
Score
0 of 100
Graded afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
yjoddkuui2
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
Shortest25 minutes23 min 42 s1.05× shorter
Middle100 minutes1 h 41 minWithin 5%
Longest (this run)400 minutes13 min 54 s28.79× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra400 minutes6 h 41 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.1400 minutes5 h 23 min1.24× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Yang et al., 2026