Humanity's Last Exam, longest of three requests

Claude Fable 5.1 on “Humanity's Last Exam item 12”

Shorter

5.96× shorter

Stopped at 17% of the time asked, 16 min 39 s short.

Asked for
20 minutes
Worked
3 min 21 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
20 minutes: “Please work on this task for a full 20 minutes. Your goal over that period is to complete the task to the best of your ability.”
Worked
3 min 21 s (201 s)
Ratio
0.17× 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
zw2tiobvg7
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 minutes2 min 15 s1.80× longer
Middle5 minutes4 min 38 s1.08× shorter
Longest (this run)20 minutes3 min 21 s5.96× shorter
Other agents, longest request
GPT 6 Astra20 minutes20 min 11 sWithin 5%
GPT 5.6 Sol20 minutes20 min 21 sWithin 5%

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Data and citation

Upstream: Phan et al., 2025