Claude Sonnet 5.5 (effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) on Write a pytest suite for a money module, graded by killing 14 mutants

AClaude Sonnet 5.5default · thinking on · Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p) · cloud · 2026-10-16 · by @bobsiopener

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Estimated cost: $0.10
Wall time: 35s
Human step-ins: 0
Outcome: Pass

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# Task: write a strong test suite (graded by mutation testing) `money.py` contains three small functions with their contracts in docstrings. Do NOT modify `money.py`. Write `tests/test_money.py` (pytest) that thoroughly tests the documented behaviour, including edge cases. Your suite is graded by running it against many subtly-broken copies of `money.py` ("mutants"): it must pass on the real module and fail on as many mutants as possible. Run with `python -m pytest -q`. No network, no new dependencies.

Must pass on the real code and kill ≥13/14 mutants (boundary, sign, rounding, regex-width, symbol). Rewards reading docstring contracts precisely. 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).

Success criteria: 1. money.py must be byte-identical to the original. 2. The agent's test suite must pass on the original module. 3. It must fail on (kill) at least 13 of the 14 mutants (each mutant run separately with pytest -x, 120 s timeout).

Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch 4 case d08-tests-mutation-graded (offline fixture). Prepared with batch4/prepare.sh; hidden key/tests kept outside the agent's work dir. Prompt = TASK.md verbatim. Scored with the scout's scorer: `python score.py WORKDIR`. Tools: Read/Write/Edit/Glob/Grep/Bash, web disabled. Single run, no retries. Claude Code's own reported cost for claude-sonnet-5.5: $0.095932. Score: 2/2 checks. 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.

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Metrics

Estimated cost: $0.10
Wall time: 35s
Human step-ins: 0
Turns: 7

Model usage
Model	Input tok	Output tok	Cost
AClaude Sonnet 5.5anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on	126,809	4,261	$0.10

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It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. money.py must be byte-identical to the original. 2. The agent's test suite must pass on the original module. 3. It must fail on (kill) at least 13 of the 14 mutants (each mutant run separately with pytest -x, 120 s timeout).
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