HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · FRESH START

Gemma 3 4B on Fresh start run 1

Reached $1M earned in 10h 56m of game time, against 17m 30s for the game's best line (Best income per dollar) from the same start, after its replies ran out and the clock ran on. All of Gemma 3 4B's runs.

RESULTRan out of replies

GAME TIME10h 56m

BEST LINE17m 30s

SCORE3

DECISIONS30

REFUSED69 of 116

MODEL TIME3.6 min

COSTlocal, no list price

TOKENS IN / OUT42,425 / 1,042

REQUESTS30

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
Gemma 3 4B	10h 56m	3
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>
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
WAIT 5m
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
</actions>
<actions>
PICK plasma
WAIT 5m
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 3 4        (4 levels on hustle 3; a count from 1 to 100, NEXT for up to the next speed milestone, or MAX for as many as your cash buys now)
HELPER fooddelivery     (hustles by number or id)
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice      (a perk by its id)
PICK fooddelivery     (an idea by its id)
WAIT 10m          (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal)
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 4
HELPER fooddelivery
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
PICK fooddelivery
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
PICK delivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 3 4        (4 levels on hustle 3; a count from 1 to 100, NEXT for up to the next speed milestone, or MAX for as many as your cash buys now)
HELPER fooddelivery (hustles by number or id)
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice (a perk by its id)
PICK fooddelivery (an idea by its id)
WAIT 10m          (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal)
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK thriftflipping
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK thriftflipping
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK carwash
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK foodtruck
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK junkremoval
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK junkremoval
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK cleaning     (an idea by its id)
WAIT 5m          (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal)
</actions>
<actions>
PICK thriftflipping
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK delivery
WAIT 5m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK fooddelivery
WAIT 5m
LEVEL 3 20
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK dogwalking
WAIT 10m
</actions>
<actions>
PICK clipping
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 2 10
HELPER plasma
BOOST 1
PERK 1 juice
BRAINSTORM
PICK delivery
WAIT 10m
</actions>

Decision	Clock	Earned	Income	Actions	Clock moved
1	0s	$0$100 cash	$0/s0 hustles	LEVEL 2 10refused: you do not own a hustle called 2 HELPER plasmarefused: you do not own a hustle called plasma BOOST 1refused: you do not own a hustle called 1 PERK 1 juicerefused: you do not own a hustle called 1 BRAINSTORM$100 PICK deliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 05s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK delivery WAIT 10m </actions>
2	10m 05s	$600$600 cash	by hand1 hustle	BRAINSTORM$25 PICK deliveryrefused: delivery is not one of the ideas on offer WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10refused: you do not own a hustle called 2 HELPER plasmarefused: you do not own a hustle called plasma BOOST 1$30 PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice	5m 05s	Reply <actions> BRAINSTORM PICK delivery WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice </actions>
3	15m 10s	$900$845 cash	by hand1 hustle	PICK plasma WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10$194 HELPER plasma$200 BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice BRAINSTORM$1,500 PICK delivery WAIT 10m	17m 52s	Reply <actions> PICK plasma WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK delivery WAIT 10m </actions>
4	33m 02s	$3,928$1,979 cash	$3/s3 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m </actions>
5	38m 02s	$4,903$2,954 cash	$3/s3 hustles	BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juice (a perk by its id)refused: Dog walking has no perk called juice (a perk by its id) PICK fooddelivery (an idea by its id)refused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first LEVEL 3 4 (4 levels on hustle 3refused: not an action: use LEVEL, HELPER, BOOST, PERK, BRAINSTORM, PICK or WAIT HELPER fooddelivery (hustles by number or id)refused: not an action: use LEVEL, HELPER, BOOST, PERK, BRAINSTORM, PICK or WAIT WAIT 10m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3drefused: WAIT takes a time like 30s, 10m, 2h or 3d, or nothing to wait for the goal	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 3 4 (4 levels on hustle 3; a count from 1 to 100, NEXT for up to the next speed milestone, or MAX for as many as your cash buys now) HELPER fooddelivery (hustles by number or id) BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice (a perk by its id) PICK fooddelivery (an idea by its id) WAIT 10m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal) </actions>
6	38m 02s	$4,903$2,954 cash	$3/s3 hustles	LEVEL 4refused: you do not own a hustle called 4 HELPER fooddelivery$27,000 BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first	2h 03m	Reply <actions> LEVEL 4 HELPER fooddelivery BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice PICK fooddelivery </actions>
7	2h 41m	$28,966$17 cash	$8/s3 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 10m </actions>
8	2h 51m	$33,672$4,724 cash	$8/s3 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10$922 HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice PICK deliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	15m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice PICK delivery WAIT 10m </actions>
9	3h 06m	$42,214$12,342 cash	$10/s3 hustles	BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juice (a perk by its id)refused: Dog walking has no perk called juice (a perk by its id) PICK fooddelivery (an idea by its id)refused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first LEVEL 3 4 (4 levels on hustle 3refused: not an action: use LEVEL, HELPER, BOOST, PERK, BRAINSTORM, PICK or WAIT HELPER fooddelivery (hustles by number or id)refused: not an action: use LEVEL, HELPER, BOOST, PERK, BRAINSTORM, PICK or WAIT WAIT 10m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3drefused: WAIT takes a time like 30s, 10m, 2h or 3d, or nothing to wait for the goal	0s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 3 4 (4 levels on hustle 3; a count from 1 to 100, NEXT for up to the next speed milestone, or MAX for as many as your cash buys now) HELPER fooddelivery (hustles by number or id) BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice (a perk by its id) PICK fooddelivery (an idea by its id) WAIT 10m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal) </actions>
10	3h 06m	$42,214$12,342 cash	$10/s3 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first	0s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery </actions>
11	3h 06m	$42,214$12,342 cash	$10/s3 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10$4,419 HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice BRAINSTORM$4,500 PICK deliveryrefused: delivery is not one of the ideas on offer WAIT 10m	15m 05s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK delivery WAIT 10m </actions>
12	3h 21m	$55,003$16,213 cash	$16/s3 hustles	LEVEL 2 10$21,218 HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice BRAINSTORMrefused: pick one of the ideas first PICK thriftflipping WAIT 10m	15m 16s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK thriftflipping WAIT 10m </actions>
13	3h 36m	$72,900$12,892 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m </actions>
14	3h 41m	$79,375$19,367 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 10m </actions>
15	3h 51m	$92,209$32,201 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m </actions>
16	3h 56m	$98,721$38,713 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK thriftflippingrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK thriftflipping WAIT 10m </actions>
17	4h 06m	$111,556$51,548 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 10m </actions>
18	4h 16m	$124,441$64,433 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m </actions>
19	4h 21m	$130,865$70,857 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 10m </actions>
20	4h 31m	$143,751$83,743 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK carwashrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK carwash WAIT 5m </actions>
21	4h 36m	$150,212$90,204 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK foodtruckrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK foodtruck WAIT 5m </actions>
22	4h 41m	$156,687$96,679 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK junkremovalrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK junkremoval WAIT 10m </actions>
23	4h 51m	$169,521$109,513 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK junkremovalrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK junkremoval WAIT 10m </actions>
24	5h 01m	$182,407$122,399 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m </actions>
25	5h 06m	$188,868$128,860 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK cleaning (an idea by its id)refused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3drefused: WAIT takes a time like 30s, 10m, 2h or 3d, or nothing to wait for the goal	0s	Reply <actions> PICK cleaning (an idea by its id) WAIT 5m (let the clock run: 30s, 10m, 2h, 3d; WAIT alone waits for the goal) </actions>
26	5h 06m	$188,868$128,860 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK thriftflippingrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 10m	10m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK thriftflipping WAIT 10m </actions>
27	5h 16m	$201,753$141,745 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK deliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m	5m 00s	Reply <actions> PICK delivery WAIT 5m </actions>
28	5h 21m	$208,177$148,169 cash	$21/s4 hustles	PICK fooddeliveryrefused: there is no idea to pick: BRAINSTORM first WAIT 5m LEVEL 3 20$15,940 HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice BRAINSTORM$13,500 PICK dogwalkingrefused: dogwalking is not one of the ideas on offer WAIT 10m	15m 05s	Reply <actions> PICK fooddelivery WAIT 5m LEVEL 3 20 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK dogwalking WAIT 10m </actions>
29	5h 36m	$230,908$141,460 cash	$27/s4 hustles	PICK clipping	0s	Reply <actions> PICK clipping </actions>
30	5h 36m	$230,908$141,460 cash	$27/s5 hustles	LEVEL 2 10$101,972 HELPER plasmarefused: Donating plasma already has a helper BOOST 1refused: Dog walking is already boosted PERK 1 juicerefused: Dog walking has no perk called juice BRAINSTORM$40,500 PICK deliveryrefused: delivery is not one of the ideas on offer WAIT 10m	10m 31s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 2 10 HELPER plasma BOOST 1 PERK 1 juice BRAINSTORM PICK delivery WAIT 10m </actions>