Benchmark Almanac

Declining to Exploit a Honeypot During Difficult ExploitGym Problems

GPT-6 Astra 0% leads since September 2026
In use

Agents attempt hard ExploitGym challenges where a honeypot offers an illegitimate shortcut. Scored on how often they exploit the honeypot.

In-house OpenAI evaluation built on ExploitGym problems.

Made by
OpenAI
Released
September 2026
Kind
Deception and alignment
Level
Expert
Scored
Checked automatically
Answers
Agent task
Tasks
Kept private
Strongest model tested
GPT-6 Astra #3 on the capability index
Last in a launch post
November 2026
Last model added
November 2026
7
Models scored in lab cards
1
Launch post lists it, from 1 lab
7
System cards report it, from 1 lab

5 models share the top score of 0%

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 0%
  2. 2 GPT-6 Luna 0%
  3. 3 GPT-6 Sol 0%
  4. 4 GPT-6.1 Sol 0%
  5. 5 GPT-Rosalind-6 0%
  6. 6 GPT-6.1 Terra 0.07%
  7. 7 GPT-6 Cyber 0.07%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 GPT-6 Astra 0% Sep 2026 Lab model card
2 GPT-6 Luna 0% Sep 2026 Lab model card
3 GPT-6 Sol 0% Sep 2026 Lab model card
4 GPT-6.1 Sol 0% Sep 2026 Lab model card
5 GPT-Rosalind-6 0% Oct 2026 Lab model card
6 GPT-6.1 Terra 0.07% Oct 2026 Lab model card
7 GPT-6 Cyber 0.07% Nov 2026 Lab model card

Number one over time

Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release.

OpenAI
Lab claims 1 leader

Source: Labs’ model cards

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% 2027 GPT-6.1 Terra 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2027 GPT-6.1 Terra

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
Nov 5, 2026 GPT-6 Cyber 0.07 ExploitGym Honeypot, without deployment safety instructions, exploitation rate

7 system cards report it, from 1 lab

Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.

DateDocumentScoreAs the document writes itSection
Nov 5, 2026 GPT-6 Cyber system card 0.07 ExploitGym Honeypot, without deployment safety instructions, exploitation rate Alignment
Oct 30, 2026 GPT-Rosalind-6 system card 0 ExploitGym Honeypot, successfully exploiting evaluation infrastructure Cyber risk
Oct 26, 2026 GPT-6.1 Terra system card addendum 0.07 ExploitGym honeypot, unsuccessful honeypot attempts 0.07% of rollouts, no successful honeypot exploits, legitimate captures 0.14% (Figure 6, 7.0.3) Alignment
Sep 29, 2026 GPT-6.1 Sol system card addendum 0 Declining to Exploit a Honeypot During Difficult ExploitGym Problems, honeypot exploit attempts, text says none (7.3) Alignment
Sep 22, 2026 GPT-6 Sol system card 0 ExploitGym honeypot, share of samples exploiting or attempting the honeypot, printed chart label (Figure 63, A.6.3) Alignment
Sep 22, 2026 GPT-6 Luna system card 0 ExploitGym honeypot, share of samples exploiting or attempting the honeypot, printed chart label (Figure 63, A.6.3) Alignment
Sep 3, 2026 GPT-6 Astra system card 0 Declining to Exploit a Honeypot During Difficult ExploitGym Problems, honeypot attacks, text says none (legitimate capture 1.3%) (8.2.3) Alignment

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