Readable trace examples
Original synthetic data. The first two examples are the first attempts by GPT-5.6 Sol and Qwen 3.8 Max on the same corrected-invoice task. They explain the article's observed price reversal. The third is the highest-cost failed attempt in the included study. All original source records remain in the benchmark download.
The bill is the amount charged to our Gateway account. Gateway also records a cost at market list rates. The Sol prices quoted in the article already reflect its promotional Gateway rates; the market-rate column below is a separate comparison.
openai/gpt-5.6-sol / ext-002
Trial scored:ext-002:openai/gpt-5.6-sol:0. PASS. Actual bill $0.00888170; Gateway-reported market list cost $0.01776340. 4 inference requests; 3 tool calls.
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read_record:{"id": "email-dup-1"}. -
read_record:{"id": "email-dup-2"}. -
submit:{"action": "extract_invoice_versions", "params": {"invoices": [{"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001", "vendorName": "TechSupply Inc", "issueDate": "2024-03-01", "totalCents": 500000, "sourceId": "email-dup-1"}, {"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001", "vendorName": "TechSupply Inc", "issueDate": "2024-03-05", "totalCents": 450000, "sourceId": "email-dup-2"}], "correctedVersion": "email-dup-2", "differencesCents": 50000}, "evidence": ["email-dup-1", "email-dup-2"]}.
Submitted business result:
{
"action": "extract_invoice_versions",
"params": {
"invoices": [
{
"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001",
"vendorName": "TechSupply Inc",
"issueDate": "2024-03-01",
"totalCents": 500000,
"sourceId": "email-dup-1"
},
{
"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001",
"vendorName": "TechSupply Inc",
"issueDate": "2024-03-05",
"totalCents": 450000,
"sourceId": "email-dup-2"
}
],
"correctedVersion": "email-dup-2",
"differencesCents": 50000
},
"evidence": [
"email-dup-1",
"email-dup-2"
]
}
Grader: All substantive checks passed.
Generation bills:
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gen_01M218VSPXQKYDJZPMYGNZA7BY: billed $0.00224200; market list $0.00448400; provideropenai. -
gen_01M218VVT3D1QV8TWAA0344GV1: billed $0.00430850; market list $0.00861700; provideropenai. -
gen_01M218VZAAGG6178B4ZRFTAHB0: billed $0.00071240; market list $0.00142480; provideropenai. -
gen_01M218W0WQ1H357EGSFDW1Z1TX: billed $0.00161880; market list $0.00323760; provideropenai.
alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902 / ext-002
Trial scored:ext-002:alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902:0. PASS. Actual bill $0.01423568; Gateway-reported market list cost $0.01423568. 4 inference requests; 5 tool calls.
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read_record:{"id": "email-dup-1"}. -
read_record:{"id": "email-dup-2"}. -
list_records:{}. -
calculator:{"expression": "(5000.00 - 4500.00) * 100"}. -
submit:{"action": "extract_invoice_versions", "params": {"invoices": [{"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001", "vendorName": "TechSupply Inc", "issueDate": "2024-03-01", "totalCents": 500000, "sourceId": "email-dup-1"}, {"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001", "vendorName": "TechSupply Inc", "issueDate": "2024-03-05", "totalCents": 450000, "sourceId": "email-dup-2"}], "correctedVersion": "email-dup-2", "differencesCents": 50000}, "evidence": ["email-dup-1", "email-dup-2"]}.
Submitted business result:
{
"action": "extract_invoice_versions",
"params": {
"invoices": [
{
"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001",
"vendorName": "TechSupply Inc",
"issueDate": "2024-03-01",
"totalCents": 500000,
"sourceId": "email-dup-1"
},
{
"invoiceNumber": "TSI-1001",
"vendorName": "TechSupply Inc",
"issueDate": "2024-03-05",
"totalCents": 450000,
"sourceId": "email-dup-2"
}
],
"correctedVersion": "email-dup-2",
"differencesCents": 50000
},
"evidence": [
"email-dup-1",
"email-dup-2"
]
}
Grader: All substantive checks passed.
Generation bills:
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gen_01M218VA4BWPWH95J6R9X4CPEF: billed $0.00195244; market list $0.00195244; provideralibaba. -
gen_01M218VDNNA9HYBFHKZE2XWCQD: billed $0.00192859; market list $0.00192859; provideralibaba. -
gen_01M218VJ2V2QW0WTCXJBG33VC2: billed $0.00553681; market list $0.00553681; provideralibaba. -
gen_01M218W435TEVTTHG3DBCRH3HE: billed $0.00481784; market list $0.00481784; provideralibaba.
anthropic/claude-opus-5 / sup-008
Trial scored:sup-008:anthropic/claude-opus-5:2. FAIL. Actual bill $0.06478175; Gateway-reported market list cost $0.06478175. 3 inference requests; 7 tool calls.
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read_record:{"id": "cust-008"}. -
read_record:{"id": "ticket-008-a"}. -
read_record:{"id": "ticket-008-b"}. -
read_record:{"id": "ticket-008-c"}. -
read_record:{"id": "ticket-008-d"}. -
read_record:{"id": "policy-triage"}. -
submit:{"action": "evaluate_support", "params": {"customerId": "CUST-008", "duplicateSets": [{"tickets": ["TKT-008-A", "TKT-008-B"], "keepTicketId": "TKT-008-A"}], "mergeInto": "TKT-008-A", "priorityOrder": ["TKT-008-C", "TKT-008-A", "TKT-008-D"], "recommendations": ["Merge TKT-008-B into TKT-008-A: both are from CUST-008, both category technical, and they were created 30 minutes apart (2024-03-14T10:00:00Z and 2024-03-14T10:30:00Z), satisfying the POL-TRI-001 duplicate rule of same customer + same category + within 1 hour. TKT-008-A is earliest and is kept.", "Preserve the merged detail from TKT-008-B as a note on TKT-008-A: subject 'Reports broken' and message 'Reports are broken, showing error 500.' \u2014 the HTTP 500 error is useful diagnostic context for the non-loading reports page.", "Work the surviving tickets in this order per POL-TRI-001 priority (urgent > billing > technical > feature_request > general): TKT-008-C (billing) first, then TKT-008-A (technical), then TKT-008-D (feature_request). No ticket has urgent priority, so the 'high' label on TKT-008-A does not override the billing category ranking of TKT-008-C.", "TKT-008-C reports a possible double charge for the month; investigate the duplicate charge as the top billing item.", "TKT-008-D (dark mode request) is a feature_request and should be routed to the product backlog rather than support resolution.", "TKT-008-C and TKT-008-D are not duplicates of anything: each has a unique category and TKT-008-D was created 2024-03-01, well outside the 1-hour window."]}, "evidence": ["cust-008", "ticket-008-a", "ticket-008-b", "ticket-008-c", "ticket-008-d", "policy-triage"]}.
Submitted business result:
{
"action": "evaluate_support",
"params": {
"customerId": "CUST-008",
"duplicateSets": [
{
"tickets": [
"TKT-008-A",
"TKT-008-B"
],
"keepTicketId": "TKT-008-A"
}
],
"mergeInto": "TKT-008-A",
"priorityOrder": [
"TKT-008-C",
"TKT-008-A",
"TKT-008-D"
],
"recommendations": [
"Merge TKT-008-B into TKT-008-A: both are from CUST-008, both category technical, and they were created 30 minutes apart (2024-03-14T10:00:00Z and 2024-03-14T10:30:00Z), satisfying the POL-TRI-001 duplicate rule of same customer + same category + within 1 hour. TKT-008-A is earliest and is kept.",
"Preserve the merged detail from TKT-008-B as a note on TKT-008-A: subject 'Reports broken' and message 'Reports are broken, showing error 500.' \u2014 the HTTP 500 error is useful diagnostic context for the non-loading reports page.",
"Work the surviving tickets in this order per POL-TRI-001 priority (urgent > billing > technical > feature_request > general): TKT-008-C (billing) first, then TKT-008-A (technical), then TKT-008-D (feature_request). No ticket has urgent priority, so the 'high' label on TKT-008-A does not override the billing category ranking of TKT-008-C.",
"TKT-008-C reports a possible double charge for the month; investigate the duplicate charge as the top billing item.",
"TKT-008-D (dark mode request) is a feature_request and should be routed to the product backlog rather than support resolution.",
"TKT-008-C and TKT-008-D are not duplicates of anything: each has a unique category and TKT-008-D was created 2024-03-01, well outside the 1-hour window."
]
},
"evidence": [
"cust-008",
"ticket-008-a",
"ticket-008-b",
"ticket-008-c",
"ticket-008-d",
"policy-triage"
]
}
Grader: submission.params.decision: required property missing
Generation bills:
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gen_01M219TH85QBF2BY1X091R0MMM: billed $0.01742400; market list $0.01742400; providerclaudeaws. -
gen_01M219TMXPTERV8QEXXFESCMPT: billed $0.03082975; market list $0.03082975; providerclaudeaws. -
gen_01M219TZ1CZ7S917EY1CNNT6CA: billed $0.01652800; market list $0.01652800; providerclaudeaws.