Terminal-Bench 4.0, longest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Train a lake-temperature profile model from sparse observations”

Within 5%

Within 5%

Worked 100% of the time asked, within 5% of it.

Asked for
500 minutes
Worked
8 h 21 min
Grade
Did not pass
Score 0 of 100. Graded during the run.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Asked for
500 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 500 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
8 h 21 min (30,078 s)
Ratio
1.00× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Did not pass
It did not pass the task's tests. The grader returned 0. Pass rule: The task's tests pass.
Score
0 of 100
Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
yyaljblh4j
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
Shortest30 minutes31 min 22 sWithin 5%
Middle125 minutes2 h 6 minWithin 5%
Longest (this run)500 minutes8 h 21 minWithin 5%
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra500 minutes8 h 22 minWithin 5%
Claude Fable 5.1500 minutes4 h 4 min2.05× shorter

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Data and citation

Upstream: Merrill et al., 2026 (ICLR)