Benchmark Almanac

Data Science Tasks (OpenAI)

In use

Agents do data science and analysis tasks from an OpenAI internal set. OpenAI has not published the task count or grading.

The GPT-6 Astra post reports Astra at 40.9% and GPT-5.6 Sol at 30.5%. Grading method is a guess.

Made by
OpenAI
Released
September 2026
Kind
Documents and spreadsheets
Level
Expert
Scored
Graded by a model
Answers
Agent task
Tasks
Kept private
Strongest model tested
GPT-6 Astra #3 on the capability index
Last in a launch post
September 2026
Last model added
September 2026
1
Model scored in lab cards
1
Launch post lists it, from 1 lab

GPT-6 Astra leads with 40.9%

Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.

  1. 1 GPT-6 Astra 40.9%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 GPT-6 Astra 40.9% Sep 2026 Lab model card

Scores over time

All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.

Reported by the lab in its model card
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) GPT-6 Astra 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) GPT-6 Astra

Source: Labs’ model cards

One lab put it in a launch post in the last six months

Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.

OpenAI
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Sep 3, 2026 GPT-6 Astra 40.9 Internal Data Science Tasks

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