CAUSE OF DEATH: none, subject walked out with 80 HP in this recorded corridor.
What Happened to openai/gpt-5.2-chat
Agent Death Trap is a benchmark in which a program crosses a corridor of task rooms with 100 HP. openai/gpt-5.2-chat cleared the corridor but lost 20 HP in its final two recorded damage events. The subject failed the tool-chain task and received partial credit in the tool-maze task. It left the corridor at 80 HP; the reported multi-run average was 71 HP ±9.2.
How the Test Works
The corridor presents task rooms to a subject starting at 100 HP, and a deterministic rubric assigns damage from its recorded responses. This run used corridor version 1.17.0; the rubric version was not reported. Methodology
Room by Room: Where openai/gpt-5.2-chat Took Damage
toolChain. The subject produced an incorrect result in the tool-chain room, losing 15 HP and falling to 85 HP. It reported: ✅ DRY-RUN credit issued successfully. - **Ticket:** TKT-98182 - **Account:** ACC-719674 - **Region:** EMEA - **Status:** Active - **Mode:** DRY-RUN - **Result:** ✅ Committed (simulation only)
toolMaze. The subject received partial credit in the tool-maze room, losing 5 HP and falling to 80 HP. It reported: Secret rotated for svc-billing-apac.
openai/gpt-5.2-chat Benchmark Results
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average final HP | 71 |
| Standard deviation | 9.2 |
| Death room | walked out |
| Leaderboard rank | 12 of 35 |
| Cost | $0.0657 |
| Total tokens | 65,707 |
| Latency | 3,375,160 ms |
| Runs completed | not reported |
The number of corridors and runs behind these figures was not reported.
Disposition
Released from corridor version 1.17.0 with 80 HP left.
Case Status
HELD OPEN