HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · EMPIRE

GPT-6 Luna on Empire run 1

Reached $1T earned in 1.2 years of game time, against 5d 20h for the game's best line (Deepen first) from the same start. All of GPT-6 Luna's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME1.2 years

BEST LINE5d 20h

SCORE1

DECISIONS19

REFUSED3 of 60

MODEL TIME1.7 min

COST$0.015 (API-equivalent)

TOKENS IN / OUT228,436 / 4,963

REQUESTS19

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 Luna	1.2 years	1
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>
PERK 1 empire
PERK 6 empire
PERK 5 syndicate
PERK 7 syndicate
HELPER lawnmowing
BOOST lawnmowing
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 3 NEXT
LEVEL 6 NEXT
LEVEL 1 NEXT
LEVEL 2 NEXT
LEVEL 4 NEXT
LEVEL 7 NEXT
LEVEL 8 NEXT
PERK 1 syndicate
PERK 6 syndicate
PERK 8 quality
</actions>
<actions>
PICK streamer
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 1 cash
PERK 1 reputation
HELPER streamer
LEVEL 5 100
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 9 short_live
PERK 9 video_live
PERK 9 gaming_live
BOOST 9
LEVEL 9 NEXT
PERK 8 cash
PERK 8 reputation
PERK 5 dynasty
</actions>
<actions>
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK aisloptiktok
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 NEXT
LEVEL 2 10
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 MAX
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 1 dynasty
PERK 5 legend
BOOST 10
LEVEL 1 MAX
</actions>
<actions>
BOOST 5
LEVEL 5 MAX
</actions>
<actions>
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK websites
HELPER 11
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
HELPER aisloptiktok
PICK furnitureflipping
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 5 MAX
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 12 cash
</actions>
<actions>
PICK videoediting
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
BOOST 11
PERK 11 quality
PICK vibecoding
</actions>
<actions>
BOOST 14
PERK 14 pixels
PERK 14 errors
LEVEL 14 24
WAIT
</actions>

Decision	Clock	Earned	Income	Actions	Clock moved
1	0s	$1B$61M cash	$351/s8 hustles	PERK 1 empire$50,000 PERK 6 empire$595,000 PERK 5 syndicate$2.17M PERK 7 syndicate$7.88M HELPER lawnmowing$363,207 BOOST lawnmowing$15,000 BRAINSTORM$1.94M	5s	Reply <actions> PERK 1 empire PERK 6 empire PERK 5 syndicate PERK 7 syndicate HELPER lawnmowing BOOST lawnmowing BRAINSTORM </actions>
2	5s	$1B$48M cash	$412/s8 hustles	LEVEL 3 NEXT$28,247 LEVEL 6 NEXT$107,131 LEVEL 1 NEXT$830 LEVEL 2 NEXT$2,029 LEVEL 4 NEXT$12,147 LEVEL 7 NEXT$45,683 LEVEL 8 NEXT$269,607 PERK 1 syndicate$1M PERK 6 syndicate$11.9M PERK 8 quality$10,167	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 3 NEXT LEVEL 6 NEXT LEVEL 1 NEXT LEVEL 2 NEXT LEVEL 4 NEXT LEVEL 7 NEXT LEVEL 8 NEXT PERK 1 syndicate PERK 6 syndicate PERK 8 quality </actions>
3	5s	$1B$34.6M cash	$2,021/s8 hustles	PICK streamer	0s	Reply <actions> PICK streamer </actions>
4	5s	$1B$34.6M cash	$2,021/s9 hustles	PERK 1 cashrefused: you already own Bought treats in bulk PERK 1 reputationrefused: you already own Charged for bath time HELPER streamer$817,216 LEVEL 5 100$1.1B	6d 0h	Reply <actions> PERK 1 cash PERK 1 reputation HELPER streamer LEVEL 5 100 </actions>
5	6d 0h	$2.06B$1,618 cash	$13,295/s9 hustles	PERK 9 short_live$4,635 PERK 9 video_live$15,450 PERK 9 gaming_live$30,900 BOOST 9$36,600 LEVEL 9 NEXT$662,001 PERK 8 cash$3,050 PERK 8 reputation$203,334 PERK 5 dynasty$26M	32m 54s	Reply <actions> PERK 9 short_live PERK 9 video_live PERK 9 gaming_live BOOST 9 LEVEL 9 NEXT PERK 8 cash PERK 8 reputation PERK 5 dynasty </actions>
6	6d 0h	$2.09B$1,704 cash	$17,355/s9 hustles	BRAINSTORM$7.78M	7m 33s	Reply <actions> BRAINSTORM </actions>
7	6d 0h	$2.1B$90,513 cash	$17,355/s9 hustles	PICK aisloptiktok	0s	Reply <actions> PICK aisloptiktok </actions>
8	6d 0h	$2.1B$90,513 cash	$17,355/s10 hustles	LEVEL 1 NEXT$44,403 LEVEL 2 10$8,276	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 NEXT LEVEL 2 10 </actions>
9	6d 0h	$2.1B$37,834 cash	$19,188/s10 hustles	LEVEL 1 MAX$27,246	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 MAX </actions>
10	6d 0h	$2.1B$10,588 cash	$19,452/s10 hustles	PERK 1 dynasty$12M PERK 5 legend$86.7M BOOST 10$215,500 LEVEL 1 MAX$26,758	1h 23m	Reply <actions> PERK 1 dynasty PERK 5 legend BOOST 10 LEVEL 1 MAX </actions>
11	6d 2h	$2.2B$16,624 cash	$24,761/s10 hustles	BOOST 5refused: Clipping channel is already boosted LEVEL 5 MAX$187M	2h 05m	Reply <actions> BOOST 5 LEVEL 5 MAX </actions>
12	6d 4h	$2.38B$222 cash	$25,545/s10 hustles	BRAINSTORM$31.1M	20m 24s	Reply <actions> BRAINSTORM </actions>
13	6d 4h	$2.42B$97,678 cash	$25,545/s10 hustles	PICK websites HELPER 11$59.6M BRAINSTORM$124M	1h 58m	Reply <actions> PICK websites HELPER 11 BRAINSTORM </actions>
14	6d 6h	$2.6B$122,501 cash	$26,031/s11 hustles	HELPER aisloptiktok$3.72M PICK furnitureflipping BRAINSTORM$622M	6h 38m	Reply <actions> HELPER aisloptiktok PICK furnitureflipping BRAINSTORM </actions>
15	6d 13h	$3.23B$134,182 cash	$26,177/s12 hustles	LEVEL 5 MAX$218M	2h 18m	Reply <actions> LEVEL 5 MAX </actions>
16	6d 15h	$3.44B$47,870 cash	$26,992/s12 hustles	PERK 12 cash$48,334	0s	Reply <actions> PERK 12 cash </actions>
17	6d 15h	$3.44B$7,887 cash	$26,992/s12 hustles	PICK videoediting BRAINSTORM$3.11B	1d 8h	Reply <actions> PICK videoediting BRAINSTORM </actions>
18	7d 23h	$6.55B$124,402 cash	$26,992/s13 hustles	BOOST 11$3.09M PERK 11 quality$243,334 PICK vibecoding	2m 04s	Reply <actions> BOOST 11 PERK 11 quality PICK vibecoding </actions>
19	7d 23h	$6.56B$1,362 cash	$27,266/s14 hustles	BOOST 14$44.4M PERK 14 pixels$276,250 PERK 14 errors$920,834 LEVEL 14 24$504M WAIT	1.2 years	Reply <actions> BOOST 14 PERK 14 pixels PERK 14 errors LEVEL 14 24 WAIT </actions>