HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · FRESH START

GPT-6 Astra on Fresh start run 1

Reached $1M earned in 20m 38s of game time, against 17m 30s for the game's best line (Best income per dollar) from the same start. All of GPT-6 Astra's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME20m 38s

BEST LINE17m 30s

SCORE85

DECISIONS13

REFUSED0 of 63

MODEL TIME3.2 min

COST$0.989 (API-equivalent)

TOKENS IN / OUT145,230 / 2,423

REQUESTS13

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	20m 38s	85
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 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
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK plasma
BOOST dogwalking
HELPER dogwalking
LEVEL dogwalking NEXT
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 1 cash
PERK 1 quality
PICK clipping
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK delivery
PERK dogwalking premium
LEVEL dogwalking 5
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK ugc
LEVEL dogwalking 10
PERK dogwalking reputation
</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
PERK 1 empire
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL dogwalking 5
LEVEL plasma NEXT
BOOST plasma
PERK plasma juice
PERK plasma premium
HELPER plasma
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL dogwalking 2
PERK dogwalking signature
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL dogwalking 1
LEVEL dogwalking 1
LEVEL dogwalking 1
LEVEL dogwalking 1
LEVEL dogwalking 1
</actions>
<actions>
PERK plasma gold
PERK plasma iron
LEVEL plasma 10
LEVEL dogwalking 1
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL clipping NEXT
BOOST clipping
PERK clipping cash
PERK clipping quality
HELPER clipping
LEVEL dogwalking 1
</actions>
<actions>
WAIT
</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 1$4 LEVEL 1 1$5 LEVEL 1 1$5 LEVEL 1 1$6 LEVEL 1 1$7 LEVEL 1 1$8 LEVEL 1 1$10 LEVEL 1 1$11 LEVEL 1 1$13 LEVEL 1 1$15 BRAINSTORM$25	27s	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 BRAINSTORM </actions>
3	32s	$119$10 cash	by hand1 hustle	PICK plasma BOOST dogwalking$30 HELPER dogwalking$40 LEVEL dogwalking NEXT$802 BRAINSTORM$1,500	1m 35s	Reply <actions> PICK plasma BOOST dogwalking HELPER dogwalking LEVEL dogwalking NEXT BRAINSTORM </actions>
4	2m 07s	$2,801$320 cash	$62/s2 hustles	PERK 1 cash$150 PERK 1 quality$500 PICK clipping BRAINSTORM$4,500	59s	Reply <actions> PERK 1 cash PERK 1 quality PICK clipping BRAINSTORM </actions>
5	3m 07s	$8,123$492 cash	$91/s3 hustles	PICK delivery PERK dogwalking premium$2,500 LEVEL dogwalking 5$1,068 BRAINSTORM$13,500	2m 19s	Reply <actions> PICK delivery PERK dogwalking premium LEVEL dogwalking 5 BRAINSTORM </actions>
6	5m 25s	$25,373$674 cash	$133/s4 hustles	PICK ugc LEVEL dogwalking 10$7,465 PERK dogwalking reputation$10,000	1m 42s	Reply <actions> PICK ugc LEVEL dogwalking 10 PERK dogwalking reputation </actions>
7	7m 07s	$42,174$10 cash	$236/s5 hustles	LEVEL 1 1$1,602 LEVEL 1 1$1,874 LEVEL 1 1$2,193 LEVEL 1 1$2,566 LEVEL 1 1$3,002 LEVEL 1 1$3,512 LEVEL 1 1$4,109 LEVEL 1 1$4,807 LEVEL 1 1$5,624 LEVEL 1 1$6,581 PERK 1 empire$50,000	3m 14s	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 PERK 1 empire </actions>
8	10m 21s	$128,118$84 cash	$866/s5 hustles	LEVEL dogwalking 5$54,004 LEVEL plasma NEXT$2,131 BOOST plasma$73 PERK plasma juice$225 PERK plasma premium$750 HELPER plasma$493	1m 06s	Reply <actions> LEVEL dogwalking 5 LEVEL plasma NEXT BOOST plasma PERK plasma juice PERK plasma premium HELPER plasma </actions>
9	11m 27s	$185,740$30 cash	$1,071/s5 hustles	LEVEL dogwalking 2$36,628 PERK dogwalking signature$250,000	4m 10s	Reply <actions> LEVEL dogwalking 2 PERK dogwalking signature </actions>
10	15m 37s	$472,368$30 cash	$1,420/s5 hustles	LEVEL dogwalking 1$23,106 LEVEL dogwalking 1$27,034 LEVEL dogwalking 1$31,630 LEVEL dogwalking 1$37,007 LEVEL dogwalking 1$43,298	1m 44s	Reply <actions> LEVEL dogwalking 1 LEVEL dogwalking 1 LEVEL dogwalking 1 LEVEL dogwalking 1 LEVEL dogwalking 1 </actions>
11	17m 21s	$634,486$73 cash	$1,724/s5 hustles	PERK plasma gold$3,750 PERK plasma iron$15,000 LEVEL plasma 10$8,276 LEVEL dogwalking 1$50,658	45s	Reply <actions> PERK plasma gold PERK plasma iron LEVEL plasma 10 LEVEL dogwalking 1 </actions>
12	18m 06s	$712,324$227 cash	$1,811/s5 hustles	LEVEL clipping NEXT$5,166 BOOST clipping$177 PERK clipping cash$325 PERK clipping quality$1,084 HELPER clipping$12,302 LEVEL dogwalking 1$59,270	43s	Reply <actions> LEVEL clipping NEXT BOOST clipping PERK clipping cash PERK clipping quality HELPER clipping LEVEL dogwalking 1 </actions>
13	18m 49s	$790,696$275 cash	$1,917/s5 hustles	WAIT	1m 49s	Reply <actions> WAIT </actions>