Terminal-Bench 4.0, shortest of three requests

GPT 5.6 Sol on “Resolve a 20-claim heat-pump warranty exception queue”

Longer

1.22× longer

Worked 22% past the request, 53 s over.

Asked

Worked

Safety cutoff 2 h, off the scale

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Agent: GPT 5.6 Sol, in Codex
Benchmark: Terminal-Bench 4.0
Task: Resolve a 20-claim heat-pump warranty exception queue
Asked for: 4 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 4 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked: 4 min 53 s (293 s)
Ratio: 1.22× the request
How it ended: Ending not labelled yet
Grade: Passed; It passed the task's tests. The grader returned 1. Pass rule: The task's tests pass.
Score: 100 of 100; Graded during the run. The paper's value.
Wording: The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id: zo4hkz2rmf
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 task	Asked	Worked	Result
Shortest (this run)	4 minutes	4 min 53 s	1.22× longer
Middle	15 minutes	15 min 37 s	Within 5%
Longest	60 minutes	1 h 2 min	Within 5%
Other agents, shortest request
GPT 6 Astra	4 minutes	4 min 10 s	Within 5%
Claude Fable 5.1	4 minutes	14 min 50 s	3.71× longer

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