HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK ยท TAKEOVER

Qwen3.5 9B on Takeover run 1

Reached $1B earned in 5d 17h of game time, against 8h 24m for the game's best line (Deepen first) from the same start. All of Qwen3.5 9B's runs.

RESULTReached the goal
GAME TIME5d 17h
BEST LINE8h 24m
SCORE6
DECISIONS8
REFUSED15 of 38
MODEL TIME0.5 min
COSTlocal, no list price
TOKENS IN / OUT16,159 / 253
REQUESTS8
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.
$1M$10M$100M$1B050100Goal $1BBest line 8h 24mGame hours

The game's strategies on this run

PlayerGame time to the goalScore
Qwen3.5 9B5d 17h6
Deepen first8h 24m100
Best income per dollar8h 24m100
Cheapest thing available11h 56m70
Chase speed milestones1d 6h27
Automate everything13d 9h3
Collect first16d 8h2
Unguided (seed 2)29d 18h1
Perks before levels60d 18h1
Unguided (seed 3)64d 10h1
Unguided (seed 1)72d 10h0

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.

DecisionClockEarnedIncomeActionsClock moved
10s$1M$416,245 cash$36/s5 hustles
LEVEL 2 MAX$386,376
LEVEL 3 MAX$25,835
LEVEL 4 MAX$3,974
LEVEL 5 NEXT$5,120
BOOST 5$177
BRAINSTORM$40,500
PICK deliveryrefused: delivery is not one of the ideas on offer
1m 09s
Reply
<actions>
LEVEL 2 MAX
LEVEL 3 MAX
LEVEL 4 MAX
LEVEL 5 NEXT
BOOST 5
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
</actions>
21m 09s$1.05M$3,936 cash$718/s5 hustles
PICK affiliate
PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice
WAIT 10m
10m 00s
Reply
<actions>
PICK affiliate
PERK 1 juice
WAIT 10m
</actions>
311m 09s$1.48M$434,905 cash$718/s6 hustles
LEVEL 2 NEXT$282M
PERK 1 franchiserefused: Hired a pack walker needs signature first
PERK 4 signature$730,000
PERK 7 empirerefused: you do not own a hustle called 7
PERK 8 qualityrefused: you do not own a hustle called 8
BOOST 6$6,200
HELPER 5refused: Clipping channel already has a helper
4d 12h
Reply
<actions>
LEVEL 2 NEXT
PERK 1 franchise
PERK 4 signature
PERK 7 empire
PERK 8 quality
BOOST 6
HELPER 5
</actions>
44d 13h$284M$277 cash$6,852/s6 hustles
PERK 6 cash$1,785
PERK 7 qualityrefused: you do not own a hustle called 7
LEVEL 4 NEXT$8,528
LEVEL 5 MAX$1,947
BRAINSTORM$121,500
PICK deliveryrefused: delivery is not one of the ideas on offer
24s
Reply
<actions>
PERK 6 cash
PERK 7 quality
LEVEL 4 NEXT
LEVEL 5 MAX
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
</actions>
54d 13h$284M$34,641 cash$6,855/s6 hustles
LEVEL 6 NEXT$111,790
LEVEL 3 MAX$4,534
PICK ugc
12s
Reply
<actions>
LEVEL 6 NEXT
LEVEL 3 MAX
PICK ugc
</actions>
64d 13h$284M$665 cash$6,877/s7 hustles
LEVEL 7 10$5,607
PICK deliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
PERK 5 premiumrefused: Found a bigger creator needs cash first
BOOST 7$2,540
1s
Reply
<actions>
LEVEL 7 10
PICK delivery
PERK 5 premium
BOOST 7
</actions>
74d 13h$284M$1,076 cash$6,877/s7 hustles
PICK syndicaterefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
PICK franchiserefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
PICK reputationrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
PICK qualityrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
PICK cashrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first
LEVEL 3 NEXT$1.55M
3m 45s
Reply
<actions>
PICK syndicate
PICK franchise
PICK reputation
PICK quality
PICK cash
LEVEL 3 NEXT
</actions>
84d 13h$286M$524 cash$7,062/s7 hustles
LEVEL 2 NEXT
WAIT 30snot run: the goal was reached
1d 4h
Reply
<actions>
LEVEL 2 NEXT
WAIT 30s
</actions>