HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · FRESH START

Qwen3.8 27B on Fresh start run 1

Reached $1M earned in 43m 14s of game time, against 17m 30s for the game's best line (Best income per dollar) from the same start. All of Qwen3.8 27B's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME43m 14s

BEST LINE17m 30s

SCORE40

DECISIONS9

REFUSED2 of 20

MODEL TIME17.8 min

COSTlocal, no list price

TOKENS IN / OUT10,723 / 218

REQUESTS10

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
Qwen3.8 27B	43m 14s	40
Best income per dollar	17m 30s	100
Deepen first	19m 49s	88
Cheapest thing available	29m 30s	59
Chase speed milestones	44m 28s	39
Unguided (seed 3)	12h 31m	2
Automate everything	13h 55m	2
Collect first	17h 15m	2
Unguided (seed 1)	18h 29m	2
Unguided (seed 2)	1d 15h	1
Perks before levels	3d 23h	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>
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 5
BOOST 1
HELPER 1
</actions>
Let me maximize dogwalking while the clock is paused before I have to jump ahead for a bigger purchase.

<actions>
LEVEL 1 MAX
BOOST 1
PERK 1 cash
PERK 1 quality
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK plasma
</actions>
<actions>
BOOST 2
LEVEL 1 10
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 10
HELPER plasma
</actions>
<actions>
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 2 NEXT
LEVEL 1 10
</actions>
HELPER plasma
LEVEL 1 MAX
WAIT 2h

<actions>
HELPER plasma
LEVEL 1 MAX
WAIT 2h
</actions>

Decision	Clock	Earned	Income	Actions	Clock moved
1	0s	$0$100 cash	$0/s0 hustles	BRAINSTORM$100	5s	Reply <actions> BRAINSTORM </actions>
2	5s	$0$0 cash	by hand1 hustle	LEVEL 1 5$27 BOOST 1$30 HELPER 1$40	38s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 5 BOOST 1 HELPER 1 </actions>
3	43s	$102$5 cash	$8/s1 hustle	LEVEL 1 MAX$8 BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 cash$150 PERK 1 quality$500 BRAINSTORM$25	1m 13s	Reply Let me maximize dogwalking while the clock is paused before I have to jump ahead for a bigger purchase. <actions> LEVEL 1 MAX BOOST 1 PERK 1 cash PERK 1 quality BRAINSTORM </actions>
4	1m 56s	$851$71 cash	$13/s1 hustle	PICK plasma	0s	Reply <actions> PICK plasma </actions>
5	1m 56s	$851$71 cash	$13/s2 hustles	BOOST 2$73 LEVEL 1 10$207	17s	Reply <actions> BOOST 2 LEVEL 1 10 </actions>
6	2m 14s	$1,067$7 cash	$31/s2 hustles	LEVEL 1 10$974 HELPER plasma$200	34s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 10 HELPER plasma </actions>
7	2m 48s	$2,249$15 cash	$99/s2 hustles	WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> WAIT 10m </actions>
8	12m 48s	$61,623$59,389 cash	$99/s2 hustles	LEVEL 2 NEXT$2,131 LEVEL 1 10$4,664	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 2 NEXT LEVEL 1 10 </actions>
9	12m 48s	$61,623$52,594 cash	$156/s2 hustles	HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper LEVEL 1 MAX$47,108 WAIT 2h	30m 26s	Reply HELPER plasma LEVEL 1 MAX WAIT 2h <actions> HELPER plasma LEVEL 1 MAX WAIT 2h </actions>