GPT-6 works for 37 hours straight on a single task, wowing developers
tom_doerr · x · 2026-10-05
Developer Tom Doerr shared a hands-on test of GPT-6's autonomy: tasked with placing all cubes in a box, the model kept working for 16+ hours without pausing — 37 hours and counting at the time of posting. He praised its "grit," highlighting the new generation's striking gains in long-horizon agent task persistence.
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