HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · TAKEOVER

GPT-6 Astra on Takeover run 1

Reached $1B earned in 14h 20m of game time, against 8h 24m for the game's best line (Deepen first) from the same start. All of GPT-6 Astra's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME14h 20m

BEST LINE8h 24m

SCORE59

DECISIONS23

REFUSED0 of 176

MODEL TIME5.0 min

COST$2.01 (API-equivalent)

TOKENS IN / OUT281,361 / 4,438

REQUESTS23

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 Astra	14h 20m	59
Deepen first	8h 24m	100
Best income per dollar	8h 24m	100
Cheapest thing available	11h 56m	70
Chase speed milestones	1d 6h	27
Automate everything	13d 9h	3
Collect first	16d 8h	2
Unguided (seed 2)	29d 18h	1
Perks before levels	60d 18h	1
Unguided (seed 3)	64d 10h	1
Unguided (seed 1)	72d 10h	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 dogwalking NEXT
LEVEL dogwalking NEXT
PERK dogwalking premium
LEVEL plasma NEXT
LEVEL plasma NEXT
LEVEL clipping NEXT
BOOST clipping
PERK clipping cash
LEVEL delivery NEXT
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PERK dogwalking empire
PICK ugc
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK affiliate
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK lawnmowing
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK aisloptiktok
LEVEL dogwalking 10
PERK dogwalking signature
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK streamer
PERK dogwalking syndicate
PERK dogwalking franchise
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK websites
PERK 3 premium
PERK 3 reputation
PERK 5 premium
PERK 5 reputation
LEVEL 5 NEXT
LEVEL 4 NEXT
HELPER 4
LEVEL 4 NEXT
PERK 4 empire
</actions>
<actions>
PERK clipping empire
PERK clipping signature
HELPER ugc
BOOST ugc
PERK ugc cash
PERK ugc quality
LEVEL ugc NEXT
LEVEL ugc NEXT
</actions>
<actions>
PERK ugc premium
PERK ugc reputation
LEVEL dogwalking 5
LEVEL plasma 5
LEVEL clipping 3
</actions>
<actions>
PERK ugc empire
LEVEL dogwalking 10
PERK dogwalking dynasty
PERK dogwalking legend
LEVEL dogwalking 10
PERK plasma syndicate
PERK plasma franchise
</actions>
<actions>
PERK clipping syndicate
PERK clipping franchise
PERK thriftflipping signature
PERK thriftflipping syndicate
PERK ugc signature
PERK ugc syndicate
PERK delivery empire
PERK delivery signature
LEVEL plasma 10
LEVEL delivery NEXT
HELPER affiliate
BOOST affiliate
LEVEL affiliate NEXT
PERK affiliate cash
PERK affiliate quality
HELPER lawnmowing
BOOST lawnmowing
LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT
PERK lawnmowing cash
PERK lawnmowing quality
</actions>
<actions>
PERK affiliate premium
PERK affiliate reputation
PERK lawnmowing premium
PERK lawnmowing reputation
LEVEL affiliate NEXT
LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT
HELPER streamer
BOOST streamer
PERK streamer short_live
PERK streamer video_live
PERK streamer gaming_live
LEVEL streamer NEXT
LEVEL streamer NEXT
LEVEL clipping 10
LEVEL plasma 5
</actions>
<actions>
PERK affiliate empire
PERK affiliate signature
PERK lawnmowing empire
PERK lawnmowing signature
PERK streamer short_gifts
PERK streamer video_members
PERK streamer gaming_raid
PERK delivery syndicate
PERK delivery franchise
PERK thriftflipping franchise
PERK plasma dynasty
LEVEL ugc 10
LEVEL thriftflipping 10
LEVEL clipping 5
</actions>
<actions>
HELPER aisloptiktok
BOOST aisloptiktok
PERK aisloptiktok cash
PERK aisloptiktok quality
LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT
LEVEL plasma 10
LEVEL affiliate 10
LEVEL delivery 10
</actions>
<actions>
PERK aisloptiktok premium
PERK aisloptiktok reputation
PERK affiliate syndicate
PERK clipping dynasty
PERK plasma legend
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
LEVEL 1 1
PERK aisloptiktok empire
</actions>
<actions>
PERK aisloptiktok signature
LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT
LEVEL ugc 5
LEVEL clipping 5
LEVEL lawnmowing 5
</actions>
<actions>
PERK websites cash
PERK websites quality
BOOST websites
LEVEL websites 24
</actions>
<actions>
HELPER websites
PERK websites premium
PERK websites reputation
</actions>
<actions>
PERK websites empire
</actions>
<actions>
PERK lawnmowing syndicate
PERK streamer short_studio
PERK ugc franchise
LEVEL plasma 1
LEVEL websites 1
LEVEL dogwalking 1
LEVEL plasma 1
LEVEL websites 1
LEVEL ugc 1
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL ugc 1
LEVEL websites 1
LEVEL lawnmowing 1
LEVEL streamer 1
LEVEL thriftflipping 1
LEVEL ugc 1
LEVEL plasma 1
LEVEL affiliate 1
LEVEL websites 1
LEVEL lawnmowing 1
LEVEL streamer 1
LEVEL thriftflipping 1
LEVEL ugc 1
LEVEL clipping 1
LEVEL affiliate 1
LEVEL plasma 1
LEVEL websites 1
LEVEL lawnmowing 1
LEVEL streamer 1
LEVEL ugc 1
</actions>
<actions>
WAIT
</actions>

Decision	Clock	Earned	Income	Actions	Clock moved
1	0s	$1M$416,245 cash	$36/s5 hustles	LEVEL dogwalking NEXT$851 LEVEL dogwalking NEXT$44,403 PERK dogwalking premium$2,500 LEVEL plasma NEXT$2,112 LEVEL plasma NEXT$107,886 LEVEL clipping NEXT$5,120 BOOST clipping$177 PERK clipping cash$325 LEVEL delivery NEXT$30,369 BRAINSTORM$40,500	5s	Reply <actions> LEVEL dogwalking NEXT LEVEL dogwalking NEXT PERK dogwalking premium LEVEL plasma NEXT LEVEL plasma NEXT LEVEL clipping NEXT BOOST clipping PERK clipping cash LEVEL delivery NEXT BRAINSTORM </actions>
2	5s	$1.01M$188,199 cash	$1,254/s5 hustles	PERK dogwalking empire$50,000 PICK ugc BRAINSTORM$121,500	5s	Reply <actions> PERK dogwalking empire PICK ugc BRAINSTORM </actions>
3	10s	$1.01M$23,807 cash	$1,421/s6 hustles	PICK affiliate BRAINSTORM$486,000	5m 31s	Reply <actions> PICK affiliate BRAINSTORM </actions>
4	5m 41s	$1.48M$7,393 cash	$1,421/s7 hustles	PICK lawnmowing BRAINSTORM$1.94M	22m 48s	Reply <actions> PICK lawnmowing BRAINSTORM </actions>
5	28m 29s	$3.43M$7,256 cash	$1,421/s8 hustles	PICK aisloptiktok LEVEL dogwalking 10$172,402 PERK dogwalking signature$250,000 BRAINSTORM$7.78M	1h 05m	Reply <actions> PICK aisloptiktok LEVEL dogwalking 10 PERK dogwalking signature BRAINSTORM </actions>
6	1h 33m	$11.6M$10,705 cash	$2,133/s9 hustles	PICK streamer PERK dogwalking syndicate$1M PERK dogwalking franchise$3M BRAINSTORM$31.1M	3h 23m	Reply <actions> PICK streamer PERK dogwalking syndicate PERK dogwalking franchise BRAINSTORM </actions>
7	4h 57m	$46.7M$15,141 cash	$2,947/s10 hustles	PICK websites PERK 3 premium$11,485 PERK 3 reputation$45,938 PERK 5 premium$5,417 PERK 5 reputation$21,667 LEVEL 5 NEXT$261,928 LEVEL 4 NEXT$12,502 HELPER 4$148,938 LEVEL 4 NEXT$634,819 PERK 4 empire$146,000	6m 43s	Reply <actions> PICK websites PERK 3 premium PERK 3 reputation PERK 5 premium PERK 5 reputation LEVEL 5 NEXT LEVEL 4 NEXT HELPER 4 LEVEL 4 NEXT PERK 4 empire </actions>
8	5h 03m	$48M$737 cash	$3,453/s11 hustles	PERK clipping empire$108,334 PERK clipping signature$541,667 HELPER ugc$446,813 BOOST ugc$2,540 PERK ugc cash$1,182 PERK ugc quality$3,938 LEVEL ugc NEXT$45,973 LEVEL ugc NEXT$1.22M	10m 57s	Reply <actions> PERK clipping empire PERK clipping signature HELPER ugc BOOST ugc PERK ugc cash PERK ugc quality LEVEL ugc NEXT LEVEL ugc NEXT </actions>
9	5h 14m	$50.4M$2,503 cash	$3,962/s11 hustles	PERK ugc premium$19,688 PERK ugc reputation$78,750 LEVEL dogwalking 5$259,579 LEVEL plasma 5$131,226 LEVEL clipping 3$160,746	2m 32s	Reply <actions> PERK ugc premium PERK ugc reputation LEVEL dogwalking 5 LEVEL plasma 5 LEVEL clipping 3 </actions>
10	5h 17m	$51M$3,011 cash	$4,765/s11 hustles	PERK ugc empire$393,750 LEVEL dogwalking 10$1.82M PERK dogwalking dynasty$12M PERK dogwalking legend$40M LEVEL dogwalking 10$8.73M PERK plasma syndicate$1.5M PERK plasma franchise$4.5M	2h 34m	Reply <actions> PERK ugc empire LEVEL dogwalking 10 PERK dogwalking dynasty PERK dogwalking legend LEVEL dogwalking 10 PERK plasma syndicate PERK plasma franchise </actions>
11	7h 51m	$120M$1,803 cash	$12,312/s11 hustles	PERK clipping syndicate$2.17M PERK clipping franchise$6.5M PERK thriftflipping signature$730,000 PERK thriftflipping syndicate$2.92M PERK ugc signature$1.97M PERK ugc syndicate$7.88M PERK delivery empire$229,688 PERK delivery signature$1.15M LEVEL plasma 10$918,472 LEVEL delivery NEXT$1.55M HELPER affiliate$595,750 BOOST affiliate$6,200 LEVEL affiliate NEXT$111,790 PERK affiliate cash$1,785 PERK affiliate quality$5,950 HELPER lawnmowing$893,625 BOOST lawnmowing$15,000 LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT$271,317 PERK lawnmowing cash$3,050 PERK lawnmowing quality$10,167	36m 08s	Reply <actions> PERK clipping syndicate PERK clipping franchise PERK thriftflipping signature PERK thriftflipping syndicate PERK ugc signature PERK ugc syndicate PERK delivery empire PERK delivery signature LEVEL plasma 10 LEVEL delivery NEXT HELPER affiliate BOOST affiliate LEVEL affiliate NEXT PERK affiliate cash PERK affiliate quality HELPER lawnmowing BOOST lawnmowing LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT PERK lawnmowing cash PERK lawnmowing quality </actions>
12	8h 27m	$148M$633 cash	$14,427/s11 hustles	PERK affiliate premium$29,750 PERK affiliate reputation$119,000 PERK lawnmowing premium$50,834 PERK lawnmowing reputation$203,334 LEVEL affiliate NEXT$2.97M LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT$7.22M HELPER streamer$1.49M BOOST streamer$36,600 PERK streamer short_live$4,635 PERK streamer video_live$15,450 PERK streamer gaming_live$30,900 LEVEL streamer NEXT$662,001 LEVEL streamer NEXT$17.6M LEVEL clipping 10$1.63M LEVEL plasma 5$1.38M	34m 18s	Reply <actions> PERK affiliate premium PERK affiliate reputation PERK lawnmowing premium PERK lawnmowing reputation LEVEL affiliate NEXT LEVEL lawnmowing NEXT HELPER streamer BOOST streamer PERK streamer short_live PERK streamer video_live PERK streamer gaming_live LEVEL streamer NEXT LEVEL streamer NEXT LEVEL clipping 10 LEVEL plasma 5 </actions>
13	9h 02m	$181M$5,731 cash	$18,752/s11 hustles	PERK affiliate empire$595,000 PERK affiliate signature$2.98M PERK lawnmowing empire$1.02M PERK lawnmowing signature$5.08M PERK streamer short_gifts$1.54M PERK streamer video_members$3.09M PERK streamer gaming_raid$7.72M PERK delivery syndicate$4.59M PERK delivery franchise$13.8M PERK thriftflipping franchise$8.76M PERK plasma dynasty$18M LEVEL ugc 10$3.44M LEVEL thriftflipping 10$2.47M LEVEL clipping 5$2.45M	59m 25s	Reply <actions> PERK affiliate empire PERK affiliate signature PERK lawnmowing empire PERK lawnmowing signature PERK streamer short_gifts PERK streamer video_members PERK streamer gaming_raid PERK delivery syndicate PERK delivery franchise PERK thriftflipping franchise PERK plasma dynasty LEVEL ugc 10 LEVEL thriftflipping 10 LEVEL clipping 5 </actions>
14	10h 01m	$257M$45,751 cash	$23,282/s11 hustles	HELPER aisloptiktok$3.72M BOOST aisloptiktok$215,500 PERK aisloptiktok cash$17,438 PERK aisloptiktok quality$58,125 LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT$3.9M LEVEL plasma 10$9.68M LEVEL affiliate 10$8.37M LEVEL delivery 10$6.02M	21m 32s	Reply <actions> HELPER aisloptiktok BOOST aisloptiktok PERK aisloptiktok cash PERK aisloptiktok quality LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT LEVEL plasma 10 LEVEL affiliate 10 LEVEL delivery 10 </actions>
15	10h 23m	$289M$192,069 cash	$26,349/s11 hustles	PERK aisloptiktok premium$290,625 PERK aisloptiktok reputation$1.16M PERK affiliate syndicate$11.9M PERK clipping dynasty$26M PERK plasma legend$60M	1h 00m	Reply <actions> PERK aisloptiktok premium PERK aisloptiktok reputation PERK affiliate syndicate PERK clipping dynasty PERK plasma legend </actions>
16	11h 23m	$388M$27,916 cash	$28,752/s11 hustles	LEVEL 1 1$1.87M LEVEL 1 1$2.19M LEVEL 1 1$2.57M LEVEL 1 1$3M LEVEL 1 1$3.51M LEVEL 1 1$4.11M LEVEL 1 1$4.81M LEVEL 1 1$5.63M LEVEL 1 1$6.58M LEVEL 1 1$7.7M LEVEL 1 1$9.01M LEVEL 1 1$10.5M LEVEL 1 1$12.3M LEVEL 1 1$14.4M LEVEL 1 1$16.9M PERK aisloptiktok empire$5.81M	54m 22s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL 1 1 PERK aisloptiktok empire </actions>
17	12h 17m	$499M$5,443 cash	$55,068/s11 hustles	PERK aisloptiktok signature$29.1M LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT$104M LEVEL ugc 5$4.36M LEVEL clipping 5$5.38M LEVEL lawnmowing 5$6.94M	44m 01s	Reply <actions> PERK aisloptiktok signature LEVEL aisloptiktok NEXT LEVEL ugc 5 LEVEL clipping 5 LEVEL lawnmowing 5 </actions>
18	13h 01m	$649M$493,206 cash	$66,283/s11 hustles	PERK websites cash$73,000 PERK websites quality$243,334 BOOST websites$3.09M LEVEL websites 24$35M	10m 12s	Reply <actions> PERK websites cash PERK websites quality BOOST websites LEVEL websites 24 </actions>
19	13h 11m	$687M$1,211 cash	$66,283/s11 hustles	HELPER websites$59.6M PERK websites premium$1.22M PERK websites reputation$4.87M	15m 51s	Reply <actions> HELPER websites PERK websites premium PERK websites reputation </actions>
20	13h 27m	$753M$381,942 cash	$72,832/s11 hustles	PERK websites empire$24.3M	5m 39s	Reply <actions> PERK websites empire </actions>
21	13h 33m	$778M$1.09M cash	$74,392/s11 hustles	PERK lawnmowing syndicate$20.3M PERK streamer short_studio$30.9M PERK ugc franchise$23.6M LEVEL plasma 1$2.08M LEVEL websites 1$4.2M LEVEL dogwalking 1$19.8M LEVEL plasma 1$2.43M LEVEL websites 1$4.66M LEVEL ugc 1$1.27M	24m 01s	Reply <actions> PERK lawnmowing syndicate PERK streamer short_studio PERK ugc franchise LEVEL plasma 1 LEVEL websites 1 LEVEL dogwalking 1 LEVEL plasma 1 LEVEL websites 1 LEVEL ugc 1 </actions>
22	13h 57m	$887M$223,928 cash	$79,295/s11 hustles	LEVEL ugc 1$1.45M LEVEL websites 1$5.17M LEVEL lawnmowing 1$2.02M LEVEL streamer 1$2.56M LEVEL thriftflipping 1$529,187 LEVEL ugc 1$1.65M LEVEL plasma 1$2.84M LEVEL affiliate 1$1.6M LEVEL websites 1$5.74M LEVEL lawnmowing 1$2.31M LEVEL streamer 1$2.92M LEVEL thriftflipping 1$619,149 LEVEL ugc 1$1.88M LEVEL clipping 1$1.68M LEVEL affiliate 1$1.83M LEVEL plasma 1$3.33M LEVEL websites 1$6.37M LEVEL lawnmowing 1$2.63M LEVEL streamer 1$3.33M LEVEL ugc 1$2.15M	10m 45s	Reply <actions> LEVEL ugc 1 LEVEL websites 1 LEVEL lawnmowing 1 LEVEL streamer 1 LEVEL thriftflipping 1 LEVEL ugc 1 LEVEL plasma 1 LEVEL affiliate 1 LEVEL websites 1 LEVEL lawnmowing 1 LEVEL streamer 1 LEVEL thriftflipping 1 LEVEL ugc 1 LEVEL clipping 1 LEVEL affiliate 1 LEVEL plasma 1 LEVEL websites 1 LEVEL lawnmowing 1 LEVEL streamer 1 LEVEL ugc 1 </actions>
23	14h 07m	$939M$6,072 cash	$82,512/s11 hustles	WAIT	12m 48s	Reply <actions> WAIT </actions>