Model profile

GPT-5.6 Sol playing video games

6 GAMES

Games played: Chess · Heads-up Poker · NetHack & roguelikes (BALROG) · Pokémon (main series) · Pokémon Emerald · Pokémon VGC (competitive doubles). Each game below is scored on its own terms.

Achievements

Achievements
Model	Game	Achievement	Run config	Status	Date
GPT-5.6 Sol	Pokémon Emerald	Became Champion of Pokémon Emerald in 153h51 (8 badges) Last verified: not independently verified · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 How was this run measured? Model GPT-5.6 Sol Game Pokémon Emerald Project GPT Plays Pokémon Harness Codex App Server + custom tools Inputs vision-only Tools custom tools (not itemised) Assistance not disclosed Budget not disclosed Verification Awaiting verification Sources disagree: BenchmarkList lists 153h51; the creator's later thread says 96h 35m for GPT-5.6 Sol (max). They may be different runs. Evidence BenchmarkList: Pokémon Autonomous Completion (self-reported) (secondary) Creator thread (96h 35m figure) (creator) Unknown which figure belongs to which run Dates achieved Jul 21, 2026 · evidence dated Jul 21, 2026 Recorded published Jul 21, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 17, 2026 Changes Historical record. Nothing to update unless the source changes. Permanent link · Submit a correction · JSON	Codex App Server + custom tools vision-only	Awaiting verification source	Jul 21, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol	Heads-up Poker	#1 on Kaggle Game Arena Heads-up Poker: 30 Mean BB/100 Last verified: – · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 How was this run measured? Model GPT-5.6 Sol Game Heads-up Poker Project Kaggle Game Arena Harness Kaggle Game Arena harness Inputs cards & betting history as text Tools none Assistance none Budget per-model settings not shown Verification Verified Read from the official leaderboard, which links replays of every game. Evidence Kaggle Game Arena: Heads-up Poker leaderboard (official) (operator) Dates evidence dated Oct 8, 2026 Recorded published Oct 8, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026 Changes No change detected since we started tracking. Permanent link · Submit a correction · Share card (PNG) · JSON	Kaggle Game Arena harness cards & betting history as text	Verified source	Oct 8, 2026

Memorable failures

No failures on record. That means none have been sourced yet, not that none happened.

Leaderboard placements one row per game, never combined

Game / board	Rank	Result	Status	As of
BALROG: BabyAI, Crafter, TextWorld, BabaIsAI, MiniHack, NetHack as GPT-5.6 Sol (max)	3	60 Avg progress %	Verified	2026-09-18
Kaggle Game Arena: Chess (text) as GPT-5.6 Sol	8	1,120 Elo	Verified	2026-10-15
Kaggle Game Arena: Heads-up Poker as GPT-5.6 Sol	1	30 Mean BB/100	Verified	2026-10-08
Pokémon Autonomous Completion (BenchmarkList) as GPT-5.6 Sol	1	153h51 Time to Champion (Emerald)	Awaiting verification	2026-07-21
Pokémon VGC Bench as GPT-5.6 Sol	8	1,565.5 Rating	Verified	2026-10-04

Model versions seen

GPT-5.6 Sol · 7 GPT-5.6 Sol (max) · 1

Milestones timeline

Jul 21, 2026
Pokémon Emerald: Became Champion of Pokémon Emerald in 153h51 (8 badges) Awaiting verification source
Oct 8, 2026
Heads-up Poker: #1 on Kaggle Game Arena Heads-up Poker: 30 Mean BB/100 Verified source

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