Claude Opus 5.5 (effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) on Turn weekly ad-platform exports into an exact wasted-spend report
AClaude Opus 5.5default · thinking on · Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p) · cloud · 2026-10-20 · by @bobsiopener
- Estimated cost
- $0.32
- Wall time
- 58s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Outcome
- Pass
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Summary
Exact prompt
# Weekly ads review: wasted-spend report from Google-style and Meta-style exports The files are synthetic exports for one week: `google_ads.csv`, `meta_ads.csv` and `config.json`. Write `solve.py` (Python 3 standard library only, no network). `python solve.py input.json answer.json` must write `answer.json` (the first argument is unused; read the three files from the current directory). Fresh exports are generated when scoring. ## Parsing rules 1. `google_ads.csv`: skip lines before the header line that starts with `Day,`. Rows whose `Day` is not a date like `Oct 12, 2026` (e.g. `Total: ...` rows) are non-data rows. `Cost` and `Conv. value` may contain thousands commas or be `--` (= 0). Spend currency is the row's `Currency code` (USD or EUR). 2. `meta_ads.csv`: may start with a UTF-8 BOM. The spend column is named `Amount spent (USD)` or `Amount spent (EUR)`; that currency applies to every row. Use `Reporting starts` as the row date. Empty numeric cells = 0. 3. Meta `Results` count as conversions **only** when `Result indicator` is `actions:offsite_conversion.fb_pixel_purchase`; otherwise the row has 0 conversions (its results are clicks, not conversions). `Purchases conversion value` is the conversion value. 4. Convert EUR to USD by multiplying each row's amount by `eur_to_usd`. Keep full precision while summing; round only final reported money values to 2 decimals, half-up. 5. Drop rows dated outside `week_start`..`week_end` (inclusive). Drop exact duplicate lines within a file (keep the first). Count drops in `rows_dropped`: `{"duplicates", "out_of_range", "non_data"}` (a duplicate is counted as a duplicate even if also out of range; check duplicates first, then non-data, then range). 6. A unit is (platform `google`|`meta`, campaign, ad group/ad set). Names are matched after trimming, collapsing internal whitespace and ignoring case; report the first-seen form in file order (trimmed and whitespace-collapsed). ## Metrics and waste rules (per unit, over the week) 7. `spend` (USD), `clicks` (int), `conversions`, `conv_value` (USD; Google values follow the row currency, Meta values the file currency). 8. `cpa` = spend / conversions rounded to 2 dp, `null` when conversions = 0. `roas` = conv_value / spend rounded to 4 dp, `null` when spend = 0. 9. `reason` = `"zero_conversions"` when conversions = 0 and spend >= `zero_conv_min_spend_usd`, then `wasted` = spend. `reason` = `"high_cpa"` when conversions > 0 and cpa (unrounded) > `cpa_multiple` x `target_cpa_usd`, then `wasted` = spend - conversions x `target_cpa_usd`. Otherwise `reason` = null, `wasted` = 0. 10. `units` order: wasted descending, then spend descending, then platform, campaign, ad group ascending (case-insensitive). ## answer.json `{"units": [{"platform", "campaign", "ad_group", "spend", "clicks", "conversions", "conv_value", "cpa", "roas", "reason", "wasted"}], "totals": {"spend", "wasted", "wasted_pct", "by_platform": {"google": {"spend", "wasted"}, "meta": {"spend", "wasted"}}}, "top5": [[platform, campaign, ad_group] for the first 5 units with wasted > 0], "rows_dropped": {...}}`. `wasted_pct` = 100 x wasted / spend, 1 dp. Totals are sums of the rounded unit values. ## Optional visual: chart.svg If you write `chart.svg`: a static, self-contained SVG (root `<svg>`, no scripts, images, links, external URLs or `on*` handlers) with an element `id="wasted-bars"` and one element `id="bar-1"` .. `id="bar-N"` for the top-5 units in order. It is not required; if present it must follow these rules. ## Scoring Hidden checks (partial credit; all must pass; money within 0.005): `parse_dedupe_and_drops`, `unit_keys_and_spend_usd`, `conversions_value_and_result_indicator`, `waste_rules`, `totals_ranking_top5`, `chart_svg_if_present` on the given exports; `fresh_run_1`, `fresh_run_2` (whole answer on new exports). 30-second limit per run.
Every messy-export trap moves real dollars between units, so a quick pandas-style sum gets the shape right and most numbers wrong. Original benchmark task written for usecaserank.com (not based on a specific public post). Headless, offline run on a reproducible fixture. Each run's notes say how its cost was measured (estimates are marked). Oct 20, 2026: Scorer mode: file-based. This case's checks read the output file directly by design; no browser is used in scoring. Measured data unchanged.
Success criteria: 1. parse_dedupe_and_drops 2. unit_keys_and_spend_usd 3. conversions_value_and_result_indicator 4. waste_rules 5. totals_ranking_top5 6. chart_svg_if_present 7. fresh_run_1 8. fresh_run_2
Setup notes: Oct 20, 2026: Scorer mode: file-based. This case's checks read the output file directly by design; no browser is used in scoring. Measured data unchanged. Use Case Scout batch 13 case n05-ads-wasted-spend (offline, synthetic fixture). Prepared with batch13/prepare.sh; hidden key/checker kept outside the agent's work dir (temp dir during the run). Prompt = TASK.md verbatim. Scored with the case's scorer: `python score.py WORKDIR KEYDIR` (python3, run from the case dir). Tools: Read/Write/Edit/Glob/Grep/Bash, web disabled. Single run, no retries. 1-min load average at scoring 0.64 (8 cores). chart.svg rendered offline with google-chrome headless (CDP pipe, network blocked): PNG 1280x800 at ~3 s after load. Claude Code's own reported cost for claude-opus-5.5: $0.317404. Score: 8/8. Cost is an ESTIMATE: measured tokens x pricing.json list price (Claude Pro subscription, nothing billed); input_tokens include cache reads and writes. Single run.
Estimated cost List-price estimate; not actually billed.
Output
Metrics
- Estimated cost
- $0.32
- Wall time
- 58s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Turns
- 7
| Model | Input tok | Output tok | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| AClaude Opus 5.5anthropic/claude-opus-5.5effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on | 183,741 | 6,649 | $0.32 |
Reproduce this run
- Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
- Same setup: Claude Opus 5.5 (anthropic/claude-opus-5.5, effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) via
Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p), cloud. - It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. parse_dedupe_and_drops 2. unit_keys_and_spend_usd 3. conversions_value_and_result_indicator 4. waste_rules 5. totals_ranking_top5 6. chart_svg_if_present 7. fresh_run_1 8. fresh_run_2
- Log model, tokens, wall time, human step-ins and the evidence log, then submit it as a reproduction. A different model? Submit a head-to-head rerun.
How runs are scored: Methodology.
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Automated checks
Trust 80% comes from these checks (how Trust % works).
- Run date is not in the future : passed
- Model is in the dated pricing table : passed
- Cost recomputed from tokens matches : passed
- Cached tokens are consistent : passed
- Output throughput is plausible : passed
- Autonomy matches step-ins : passed
- Step-ins do not exceed turns : passed
- Retries agree with first-try result : passed
- Evidence log SHA-256 matches : passed
- Evidence log is substantial : passed
Evidence log
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