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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) (thinking on) on Retirement drawdown with a 4% rule, inflation raises and a skip-raise-after-loss guardrail

DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice)thinking on · venice-mini-agent v1.3.1 · cloud · 2026-10-24 · by @bobsiopener

Trust 80%Fully autonomoussuccess · first trySuperseded
Estimated cost
$0.0073
Wall time
5m
Human step-ins
0
Outcome
Pass

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Superseded. This run was rescored on 2026-10-28 and replaced by a newer run. It no longer counts toward rankings, use-case tables or the data export; it is kept here for the record.

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# Retirement drawdown: the 4% rule with inflation raises and a guardrail `input.json` describes one retiree and one assumed sequence of yearly market returns and inflation rates (synthetic data). Write `solve.py` (Python 3 standard library only) so that `python solve.py input.json answer.json` reads the input and writes the answer. We re-run it on fresh inputs of the same shape, so do not hard-code anything. ## Input `start_age`, `end_age` (integers), `start_balance`, `withdrawal_rate` (e.g. 0.04), `fee_rate` (yearly fraction), `returns` and `inflation` (lists of fractions, one per year, length `end_age - start_age`). ## Rules 1. There are n = `end_age - start_age` years, k = 0 .. n-1. Year k is the year the retiree is age `start_age + k`. 2. The planned withdrawal for year 0 is W0 = `start_balance * withdrawal_rate`. For k >= 1 the planned withdrawal is last year's planned withdrawal times `(1 + inflation[k-1])`. 3. **Guardrail scenario only:** for k >= 1, if `returns[k-1] < 0` (strictly) the raise is skipped that year: the planned withdrawal stays equal to last year's planned withdrawal. Later raises apply to the frozen amount; there is no catch-up. 4. Each year, the withdrawal is taken at the start of the year: actual withdrawal w = min(planned, balance). Then balance = (balance - w) * (1 + returns[k]) * (1 - fee_rate). 5. `depletion_age` = `start_age + k` for the first year k where w < planned (the full planned amount could not be paid), otherwise `null`. `shortfall_total` = sum over all years of (planned - w). `total_withdrawn` = sum of w. 6. `path` = the balance at the end of each year (after rule 4), n values. `final_balance` = the last one. `real_final_balance` = `final_balance` divided by the product of `(1 + inflation[k])` over all n years. 7. Keep full floating-point precision while computing; round money outputs to 2 decimals only when writing. ## Output `answer.json`: `{"standard": S, "guardrail": G}` where each of S and G is an object with keys `final_balance`, `real_final_balance`, `total_withdrawn`, `shortfall_total`, `depletion_age`, `path`. "standard" ignores rule 3; "guardrail" applies it. ## Chart (required visual) Also write `chart.svg` in the working directory: a static, self-contained SVG (root element `<svg>`, no scripts, no external images, fonts, stylesheets or links) that can be rendered headless. It must contain `<polyline id="standard">` and `<polyline id="guardrail">` drawing the two `path` balance series against year. ## Scoring The `chart_svg_static` check (one more check, counted in partial credit) passes only if `chart.svg` exists after the fixture run, parses, has root `<svg>`, contains the ids above with the stated tags, and has no `<script>`, `<img>`/`<image>`, `<link>`, `<iframe>`/`<object>`/`<embed>`, `on*` handlers, or `href`/`src` pointing anywhere except `#...` or `data:`. Its drawing is not graded. Hidden checks (partial credit = fraction passed; all must pass). Money values must match the reference within 0.011; `depletion_age` exactly; `path` must have exactly n values. - `standard_path`, `standard_summary` (the five summary keys), `guardrail_scenario`: on the given `input.json`. - `fresh_standard`, `fresh_guardrail`: on a fresh input. - `depletion_and_shortfall`: both scenarios on a fresh input where the money runs out. Each run has a 60-second limit.

Exact year-by-year balances depend on withdrawal timing, fee application order, the strict-negative guardrail with no catch-up, and how depletion and shortfall are recorded; fresh inputs include one where money runs out. Original benchmark task written for usecaserank.com (not based on a specific public post). Headless, offline run on a reproducible fixture. Cost shown is a list-price estimate (measured tokens x pricing.json list price). Rescore note (Oct 23, 2026): re-scored from the saved work dir: the original scoring step failed to start (exit 127, scorer interpreter missing), so the first score was not a real result. Model output and measured data unchanged.

These are synthetic test cases for comparing AI models, not financial advice.

Success criteria: 1. standard_path 2. standard_summary 3. guardrail_scenario 4. fresh_standard 5. fresh_guardrail 6. depletion_and_shortfall 7. chart_svg_static

Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch 9 case j01-retirement-drawdown (offline fixture). Prepared with batch9/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 KEYDIR`. Tools: list_files/read_file/write_file/run_shell (venice-mini-agent v1.3), web disabled. Single run, no retries. Visual output (chart.svg) rendered offline to PNG with google-chrome headless, network blocked, 1280x800 at ~3 s after load. Harness: venice-mini-agent v1.3.1 (/workspace/usecase-runner/venice_agent2.py) via the Venice OpenAI-compatible API: same tool loop, system prompt and limits as the cases 02-25 Venice runs (max 25 turns, max_tokens 16000/call, temperature 0.2, Venice system prompt and web search off, per-run cost cap $0.022, thinking on (model default)). Same task text, work-dir layout and scorer as the Claude runs of this case. Cost = measured per-call tokens x venice_prices.json list price; paid from the Venice DIEM daily allowance. Harness: venice-mini-agent v1.3.1 via Venice OpenAI-compatible API (16000 max tokens/call, $0.022 run cap). Score: 7/7. Cost is an ESTIMATE: measured per-call tokens x pricing.json list price (paid from Venice DIEM allowance; Venice billing not itemized). input_tokens include cached reads. Single run.

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Metrics

Estimated cost
$0.0073
Wall time
5m
Human step-ins
0
Turns
8
Model usage
ModelInput tokOutput tokCost
DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice)venice/deepseek-v4-1-flashthinking on27,9403,580$0.0073

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  1. Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
  2. Same setup: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) (venice/deepseek-v4-1-flash, thinking on) via venice-mini-agent v1.3.1, cloud.
  3. It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. standard_path 2. standard_summary 3. guardrail_scenario 4. fresh_standard 5. fresh_guardrail 6. depletion_and_shortfall 7. chart_svg_static
  4. 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.

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