HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · EMPIRE

GPT-6.1 Terra on Empire run 1

Reached $1T earned in 32d 15h of game time, against 5d 20h for the game's best line (Deepen first) from the same start. All of GPT-6.1 Terra's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME32d 15h

BEST LINE5d 20h

SCORE18

DECISIONS22

REFUSED0 of 91

MODEL TIME1.7 min

COST$0.112 (API-equivalent)

TOKENS IN / OUT276,021 / 2,519

REQUESTS22

Lifetime earnings at each decisionWhat the run had earned each time the model was asked, on a log scale. Dashed lines mark the goal and the game time the best game strategy needed from the same start.

The game's strategies on this run

Player	Game time to the goal	Score
GPT-6.1 Terra	32d 15h	18
Deepen first	5d 20h	100
Best income per dollar	5d 20h	100
Cheapest thing available	6d 17h	87
Perks before levels	52d 10h	11
Chase speed milestones	72d 15h	8
Unguided (seed 1)	1.2 years	1
Unguided (seed 3)	1.7 years	1
Unguided (seed 2)	3.3 years	0
Automate everything	3.7 years	0
Collect first	4.5 years	0

Every decision

Where the run stood when the model was asked, the actions it gave, what each cost or why the game refused it, and how far the clock moved while it saved up. The run file carries an arcade-session/1 envelope: the seed, start and these actions replay this exact run at Hustle Sim commit a295bad.


<actions>
LEVEL 1 NEXT
LEVEL 2 NEXT
LEVEL 3 NEXT
LEVEL 4 NEXT
LEVEL 5 NEXT
LEVEL 6 NEXT
LEVEL 7 NEXT
LEVEL 1 NEXT
LEVEL 2 NEXT
LEVEL 3 NEXT
LEVEL 4 NEXT
LEVEL 5 NEXT
LEVEL 6 NEXT
LEVEL 7 NEXT
PERK 1 empire
PERK 6 empire
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK streamer
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK aisloptiktok
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK websites
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK videoediting
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK aiugc
PERK dogwalking syndicate
PERK clipping syndicate
PERK ugc syndicate
PERK affiliate syndicate
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK furnitureflipping
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK vibecoding
</actions>
<actions>
HELPER 8
LEVEL 8 NEXT
LEVEL 8 NEXT
BOOST 8
PERK 8 cash
PERK 8 quality
HELPER 9
LEVEL 9 NEXT
LEVEL 9 NEXT
BOOST 9
PERK 9 short_live
PERK 9 video_live
PERK 9 gaming_live
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 8 premium
PERK 8 reputation
PERK 9 short_gifts
PERK 9 video_members
PERK 9 gaming_raid
PERK 1 dynasty
PERK 5 dynasty
PERK 5 legend
PERK 7 dynasty
PERK 6 dynasty
PERK 6 legend
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 8 empire
PERK 8 signature
LEVEL 1 NEXT
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL plasma NEXT
LEVEL ugc NEXT
LEVEL clipping NEXT
LEVEL affiliate NEXT
</actions>
<actions>
HELPER 15
BOOST 15
PERK 15 pixels
PERK 15 errors
LEVEL 15 NEXT
LEVEL 15 NEXT
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 15 dlc
PERK 15 hit
PERK 8 syndicate
PERK 8 franchise
PERK 9 short_studio
PERK 9 video_studio
PERK 9 gaming_studio
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 15 founder
PERK 15 early_access
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 15 syndicate
PERK 15 franchise
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 15 10
PERK 15 dynasty
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 15 10
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 15 5
</actions>
<actions>
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK cardetailing
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK printondemand
BRAINSTORM
</actions>

Decision	Clock	Earned	Income	Actions	Clock moved
1	0s	$1B$61M cash	$351/s8 hustles	LEVEL 1 NEXT$830 LEVEL 2 NEXT$2,029 LEVEL 3 NEXT$28,247 LEVEL 4 NEXT$12,147 LEVEL 5 NEXT$5,120 LEVEL 6 NEXT$107,131 LEVEL 7 NEXT$45,683 LEVEL 1 NEXT$44,403 LEVEL 2 NEXT$107,886 LEVEL 3 NEXT$1.55M LEVEL 4 NEXT$634,819 LEVEL 5 NEXT$261,928 LEVEL 6 NEXT$2.97M LEVEL 7 NEXT$1.22M PERK 1 empire$50,000 PERK 6 empire$595,000 BRAINSTORM$1.94M	5s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 NEXT LEVEL 2 NEXT LEVEL 3 NEXT LEVEL 4 NEXT LEVEL 5 NEXT LEVEL 6 NEXT LEVEL 7 NEXT LEVEL 1 NEXT LEVEL 2 NEXT LEVEL 3 NEXT LEVEL 4 NEXT LEVEL 5 NEXT LEVEL 6 NEXT LEVEL 7 NEXT PERK 1 empire PERK 6 empire BRAINSTORM </actions>
2	5s	$1B$51.4M cash	$9,368/s8 hustles	PICK streamer BRAINSTORM$7.78M	5s	Reply <actions> PICK streamer BRAINSTORM </actions>
3	10s	$1B$43.7M cash	$9,368/s9 hustles	PICK aisloptiktok BRAINSTORM$31.1M	5s	Reply <actions> PICK aisloptiktok BRAINSTORM </actions>
4	15s	$1B$12.7M cash	$9,368/s10 hustles	PICK websites BRAINSTORM$124M	3h 19m	Reply <actions> PICK websites BRAINSTORM </actions>
5	3h 19m	$1.11B$109,495 cash	$9,368/s11 hustles	PICK videoediting BRAINSTORM$622M	18h 26m	Reply <actions> PICK videoediting BRAINSTORM </actions>
6	21h 46m	$1.73B$85,739 cash	$9,368/s12 hustles	PICK aiugc PERK dogwalking syndicate$1M PERK clipping syndicate$2.17M PERK ugc syndicate$7.88M PERK affiliate syndicate$11.9M BRAINSTORM$3.11B	3d 10h	Reply <actions> PICK aiugc PERK dogwalking syndicate PERK clipping syndicate PERK ugc syndicate PERK affiliate syndicate BRAINSTORM </actions>
7	4d 8h	$4.87B$112,373 cash	$10,512/s13 hustles	PICK furnitureflipping BRAINSTORM$15.6B	17d 2h	Reply <actions> PICK furnitureflipping BRAINSTORM </actions>
8	21d 11h	$20.4B$139,505 cash	$10,512/s14 hustles	PICK vibecoding	0s	Reply <actions> PICK vibecoding </actions>
9	21d 11h	$20.4B$139,505 cash	$10,512/s15 hustles	HELPER 8$2.97M LEVEL 8 NEXT$269,607 LEVEL 8 NEXT$7.22M BOOST 8$15,000 PERK 8 cash$3,050 PERK 8 quality$10,167 HELPER 9$4.95M LEVEL 9 NEXT$662,001 LEVEL 9 NEXT$17.6M BOOST 9$36,600 PERK 9 short_live$4,635 PERK 9 video_live$15,450 PERK 9 gaming_live$30,900	49m 47s	Reply <actions> HELPER 8 LEVEL 8 NEXT LEVEL 8 NEXT BOOST 8 PERK 8 cash PERK 8 quality HELPER 9 LEVEL 9 NEXT LEVEL 9 NEXT BOOST 9 PERK 9 short_live PERK 9 video_live PERK 9 gaming_live </actions>
10	21d 12h	$20.5B$6,758 cash	$13,209/s15 hustles	PERK 8 premium$50,834 PERK 8 reputation$203,334 PERK 9 short_gifts$1.54M PERK 9 video_members$3.09M PERK 9 gaming_raid$7.72M PERK 1 dynasty$12M PERK 5 dynasty$26M PERK 5 legend$86.7M PERK 7 dynasty$94.5M PERK 6 dynasty$143M PERK 6 legend$476M	14h 12m	Reply <actions> PERK 8 premium PERK 8 reputation PERK 9 short_gifts PERK 9 video_members PERK 9 gaming_raid PERK 1 dynasty PERK 5 dynasty PERK 5 legend PERK 7 dynasty PERK 6 dynasty PERK 6 legend </actions>
11	22d 2h	$21.3B$106,178 cash	$18,111/s15 hustles	PERK 8 empire$1.02M PERK 8 signature$5.08M LEVEL 1 NEXT$116M	1h 48m	Reply <actions> PERK 8 empire PERK 8 signature LEVEL 1 NEXT </actions>
12	22d 4h	$21.4B$249,919 cash	$52,118/s15 hustles	LEVEL plasma NEXT$282M LEVEL ugc NEXT$889M LEVEL clipping NEXT$685M LEVEL affiliate NEXT$2.16B	12h 04m	Reply <actions> LEVEL plasma NEXT LEVEL ugc NEXT LEVEL clipping NEXT LEVEL affiliate NEXT </actions>
13	22d 16h	$25.4B$197,736 cash	$168,885/s15 hustles	HELPER 15$2.97B BOOST 15$44.4M PERK 15 pixels$276,250 PERK 15 errors$920,834 LEVEL 15 NEXT$504M LEVEL 15 NEXT$6.9B	16h 02m	Reply <actions> HELPER 15 BOOST 15 PERK 15 pixels PERK 15 errors LEVEL 15 NEXT LEVEL 15 NEXT </actions>
14	23d 8h	$35.9B$293,775 cash	$263,271/s15 hustles	PERK 15 dlc$4.6M PERK 15 hit$18.4M PERK 8 syndicate$20.3M PERK 8 franchise$61M PERK 9 short_studio$30.9M PERK 9 video_studio$92.7M PERK 9 gaming_studio$154M	25m 21s	Reply <actions> PERK 15 dlc PERK 15 hit PERK 8 syndicate PERK 8 franchise PERK 9 short_studio PERK 9 video_studio PERK 9 gaming_studio </actions>
15	23d 8h	$36.4B$160M cash	$301,369/s15 hustles	PERK 15 founder$92.1M PERK 15 early_access$460M	24m 55s	Reply <actions> PERK 15 founder PERK 15 early_access </actions>
16	23d 9h	$36.8B$18.5M cash	$351,708/s15 hustles	PERK 15 syndicate$1.84B PERK 15 franchise$5.53B	5h 13m	Reply <actions> PERK 15 syndicate PERK 15 franchise </actions>
17	23d 14h	$44.2B$10.8M cash	$498,360/s15 hustles	LEVEL 15 10$13.7B PERK 15 dynasty$22.1B	16h 55m	Reply <actions> LEVEL 15 10 PERK 15 dynasty </actions>
18	24d 7h	$80B$8.6M cash	$812,033/s15 hustles	LEVEL 15 10$38.9B	13h 18m	Reply <actions> LEVEL 15 10 </actions>
19	24d 20h	$119B$25.3M cash	$1.12M/s15 hustles	LEVEL 15 5$41.1B	10h 17m	Reply <actions> LEVEL 15 5 </actions>
20	25d 7h	$161B$1.33B cash	$1.32M/s15 hustles	BRAINSTORM$77.8B	16h 14m	Reply <actions> BRAINSTORM </actions>
21	25d 23h	$238B$187M cash	$1.32M/s15 hustles	PICK cardetailing BRAINSTORM$389B	3d 9h	Reply <actions> PICK cardetailing BRAINSTORM </actions>
22	29d 8h	$627B$85.6M cash	$1.32M/s16 hustles	PICK printondemand BRAINSTORM	3d 6h	Reply <actions> PICK printondemand BRAINSTORM </actions>