HUSTLE SIM BENCHMARK · FRESH START

GPT-6.1 Terra on Fresh start run 1

Reached $1M earned in 55m 40s of game time, against 17m 30s for the game's best line (Best income per dollar) from the same start. All of GPT-6.1 Terra's runs.

RESULTReached the goal

GAME TIME55m 40s

BEST LINE17m 30s

SCORE31

DECISIONS12

REFUSED0 of 26

MODEL TIME0.8 min

COST$0.061 (API-equivalent)

TOKENS IN / OUT133,633 / 785

REQUESTS12

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-6.1 Terra	55m 40s	31
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 10
LEVEL 1 NEXT
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK plasma
</actions>
<actions>
BOOST 1
PERK 1 cash
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK thriftflipping
HELPER dogwalking
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 1 quality
PERK 1 premium
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK delivery
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK clipping
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK ugc
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PICK lawnmowing
PERK 1 reputation
LEVEL 1 NEXT
BRAINSTORM
</actions>
<actions>
PERK 1 empire
</actions>
<actions>
LEVEL 1 1
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 10$84 LEVEL 1 NEXT$802 BRAINSTORM$25	2m 42s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 10 LEVEL 1 NEXT BRAINSTORM </actions>
3	2m 48s	$912$1 cash	by hand1 hustle	PICK plasma	0s	Reply <actions> PICK plasma </actions>
4	2m 48s	$912$1 cash	by hand2 hustles	BOOST 1$30 PERK 1 cash$150 BRAINSTORM$1,500	43s	Reply <actions> BOOST 1 PERK 1 cash BRAINSTORM </actions>
5	3m 30s	$2,617$26 cash	by hand2 hustles	PICK thriftflipping HELPER dogwalking$54	5s	Reply <actions> PICK thriftflipping HELPER dogwalking </actions>
6	3m 36s	$2,672$27 cash	$75/s3 hustles	PERK 1 quality$500 PERK 1 premium$2,500 BRAINSTORM$4,500	1m 21s	Reply <actions> PERK 1 quality PERK 1 premium BRAINSTORM </actions>
7	4m 56s	$10,738$593 cash	$109/s3 hustles	PICK delivery BRAINSTORM$13,500	2m 04s	Reply <actions> PICK delivery BRAINSTORM </actions>
8	7m 00s	$24,246$601 cash	$109/s4 hustles	PICK clipping BRAINSTORM$40,500	6m 10s	Reply <actions> PICK clipping BRAINSTORM </actions>
9	13m 10s	$64,714$569 cash	$109/s5 hustles	PICK ugc BRAINSTORM$121,500	18m 31s	Reply <actions> PICK ugc BRAINSTORM </actions>
10	31m 41s	$186,230$585 cash	$109/s6 hustles	PICK lawnmowing PERK 1 reputation$10,000 LEVEL 1 NEXT$44,403 BRAINSTORM$486,000	18m 44s	Reply <actions> PICK lawnmowing PERK 1 reputation LEVEL 1 NEXT BRAINSTORM </actions>
11	50m 25s	$729,551$3,503 cash	$700/s7 hustles	PERK 1 empire$50,000	1m 06s	Reply <actions> PERK 1 empire </actions>
12	51m 31s	$776,086$38 cash	$866/s7 hustles	LEVEL 1 1$7,699 WAIT	4m 09s	Reply <actions> LEVEL 1 1 WAIT </actions>