GPT-6.1 Sol (effort default (no reasoning-effort override) · thinking on) on Rewrite a legalese policy in plain language without losing or inventing rules
OGPT-6.1 Soldefault · thinking on · Codex CLI 0.163.0 (codex exec --json) · cloud · 2026-10-22 · by @bobsiopener
- Estimated cost
- $0.03
- Wall time
- 37s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Outcome
- Pass
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Summary
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# Task: plain-language rewrite Rewrite `inputs/policy.md` for employees as `policy_plain.md`. Requirements: - Flesch Reading Ease >= 60 (short sentences, common words). Word count 180–350. - Keep EVERY rule and number; add no new rules or numbers. Use a short intro, then bullet points or short headed sections, then a "Quick example" with one worked case that only uses numbers from the policy. - Second person ("you"). No legalese ("notwithstanding", "herein", "pursuant", "shall"). No network.
Trade-off between readability (Flesch>=60) and completeness (14 facts) plus a strict no-new-numbers rule that forbids invented example prices. Original benchmark task written for usecaserank.com. Headless, offline run on a reproducible fixture. Cost shown is a list-price API-equivalent estimate (run on a ChatGPT subscription, not billed).
Success criteria: 1. Flesch Reading Ease >= 60 (scorer's own heuristic syllable count). 2. 180–350 words. 3. All 14 key rules/facts from the policy present (attendance threshold, reimbursement cap and period, extra chair allowance with medical note, claim deadline, itemised receipt, ownership threshold, return deadline, excluded categories internet/utilities/decor, approval time, payroll timing). 4. No new numbers: every number must appear in the source policy (integers 0–3 allowed). 5. No legalese words (notwithstanding, herein, pursuant, shall, aforementioned, enumerated). 6. Second person: 'you/your' used at least 5 times. 7. Contains a 'Quick example' section.
Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch3 case c11-plain-language-rewrite (offline fixture). Prepared with batch3/prepare.sh on the shared box; only TASK.md + starting files were copied to the agent machine, hidden key/tests stayed on the box. Prompt = TASK.md verbatim on stdin. Flags: --json -s workspace-write --skip-git-repo-check --ephemeral --ignore-user-config --ignore-rules -C <workdir>. Scored on the box with the scout's scorer: `python score.py WORKDIR`. Single run, no retries. User-level AGENTS.md (846 bytes, sha256 83ec4fe50da8) may have been in context; --ignore-user-config does not document excluding it. Serving model not confirmed: requested via -m; the event log does not echo the serving model id. Price source is secondary (pricing.json verification='secondary', https://www.actuia.com/en/news/ai-api-pricing-in-october-2026-050-to-50-for-output/), not an official OpenAI price page. Score: 7/7 checks. Cost is an ESTIMATE: measured tokens x pricing.json list price (ChatGPT plan, nothing billed); input_tokens include cached reads; output_tokens include reasoning tokens. Tool calls 4 (2 failed, recovered). Single run.
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Metrics
- Estimated cost
- $0.03
- Wall time
- 37s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Turns
- 1
| Model | Input tok | Output tok | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGPT-6.1 Solopenai/gpt-6.1-soleffort default (no reasoning-effort override) · thinking on | 64,619 | 1,005 | $0.03 |
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- Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
- Same setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (openai/gpt-6.1-sol, effort default (no reasoning-effort override) · thinking on) via
Codex CLI 0.163.0 (codex exec --json), cloud. - It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. Flesch Reading Ease >= 60 (scorer's own heuristic syllable count). 2. 180–350 words. 3. All 14 key rules/facts from the policy present (attendance threshold, reimbursement cap and period, extra chair allowance with medical note, claim deadline, itemised receipt, ownership threshold, return deadline, excluded categories internet/utilities/decor, approval time, payroll timing). 4. No new numbers: every number must appear in the source policy (integers 0–3 allowed). 5. No legalese words (notwithstanding, herein, pursuant, shall, aforementioned, enumerated). 6. Second person: 'you/your' used at least 5 times. 7. Contains a 'Quick example' section.
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- 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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