PPTArena, middle of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Grid and baseline rhythm”

Longer

1.69× longer

Worked 69% past the request, 4 min 10 s over.

Asked for
6 minutes
Worked
10 min 10 s
Grade
Score 40 of 100
Instructions 2 of 5, visuals 2 of 5. Judged afterwards.
How it ended
Ended on its own
Every detail of this run
Agent
Claude Fable 5.1, in Claude Code
Benchmark
PPTArena
Asked for
6 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 6 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
10 min 10 s (610 s)
Ratio
1.69× the request
How it ended
Ended on its own
Grade
Instructions 2.00 of 5, visuals 2.00 of 5
Two 0-to-5 judge scores, instruction following (IF) and visual quality (VQ), each the median of 3 judge samples. No official pass rule.
Score
40 of 100
Judged afterwards. The paper's value.
Wording
The standard sentence, used from 4 September 2026.
Run id
ztgxcu7jam
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
Shortest1.5 minutes10 min 49 s7.21× longer
Middle (this run)6 minutes10 min 10 s1.69× longer
Longest25 minutes14 min 22 s1.74× shorter
Other agents, middle request
GPT 6 Astra6 minutes6 min 17 sWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol6 minutes6 min 41 s1.11× longer

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