The Lab

AI Game Benchmarks

I hand coding models an old game of mine and a goal. They get one shot, no hints, no follow-up. Everything they build is scored by the same harness and playable below.

4Benchmarks
29Runs
28Playable
13Models
Three experiments

The benchmarks

See the brief each model received, then compare what the models built.

28 builds, ready now

Play the builds

Pick a model and jump straight into its game.

Voidbreaker built by gemini-3.7-flash-high Voidbreaker gemini-3.7-flash-high via antigravity Play now → Voidbreaker built by grok-4.6 Voidbreaker grok-4.6 via grok Play now → Voidbreaker built by claude-fable-5-1-1m Voidbreaker claude-fable-5-1-1m via claude Play now → Voidbreaker built by gpt-6-astra Voidbreaker gpt-6-astra via codex Play now → Voidbreaker built by claude-fable-5 Voidbreaker claude-fable-5 via claude Play now → Voidbreaker built by sonnet Voidbreaker sonnet via claude Play now → Voidbreaker built by gpt-5.6-sol Voidbreaker gpt-5.6-sol via codex Play now → Voidbreaker built by gpt-5.6-sol Voidbreaker gpt-5.6-sol via codex Play now → Voidbreaker built by z-ai-glm-5.3-flash Voidbreaker z-ai-glm-5.3-flash via openrouter Play now → Voidbreaker built by gpt-5.6-terra Voidbreaker gpt-5.6-terra via codex Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by gemini-3.7-flash-high Cruiser Reloaded gemini-3.7-flash-high via antigravity Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by claude-fable-5 Cruiser Reloaded claude-fable-5 via claude Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by gpt-6-astra Cruiser Reloaded gpt-6-astra via codex Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by grok-4.6 Cruiser Reloaded grok-4.6 via grok Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by claude-fable-5-1-1m Cruiser Reloaded claude-fable-5-1-1m via claude Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by claude-opus-5 Cruiser Reloaded claude-opus-5 via claude Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by claude-fable-5 Cruiser Reloaded claude-fable-5 via claude Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by gpt-5.6-sol Cruiser Reloaded gpt-5.6-sol via codex Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by gpt-5.6-terra Cruiser Reloaded gpt-5.6-terra via codex Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by gpt-5.6-sol Cruiser Reloaded gpt-5.6-sol via codex Play now → Cruiser Reloaded built by z-ai-glm-5.3-flash Cruiser Reloaded z-ai-glm-5.3-flash via openrouter Play now → Retro Cruiser built by composer-2.5 Retro Cruiser composer-2.5 via cursor Play now → Retro Cruiser built by claude-fable-5 Retro Cruiser claude-fable-5 via claude Play now → Retro Cruiser built by grok-4.5-fast-xhigh Retro Cruiser grok-4.5-fast-xhigh via cursor Play now → Retro Cruiser built by gpt-5.5 Retro Cruiser gpt-5.5 via codex Play now → Void Cruiser 3D built by gpt-6-astra Void Cruiser 3D gpt-6-astra via codex Play now → Void Cruiser 3D built by claude-fable-5-1-1m Void Cruiser 3D claude-fable-5-1-1m via claude Play now → Void Cruiser 3D built by gpt-6-astra Void Cruiser 3D gpt-6-astra via codex Play now →
Secondary evidence

Automated standings

Harness scores describe technical checks. They are useful for comparison, but they are not a final judgment of the game.

Retro CruiserVoidbreakerCruiser ReloadedVoid Cruiser 3D
gemini-3.7-flash-high antigravity 82 view 98 view
composer-2.5 cursor 93 view
claude-fable-5 claude 75 view 75 view 86 view
gpt-6-astra codex 77 view 85 view 72 view
grok-4.6 grok 78 view 84 view
claude-fable-5-1-1m claude 78 view 82 view 66 view
claude-opus-5 claude 79 view
grok-4.5-fast-xhigh cursor 75 view
sonnet claude 73 view 0 gate
gpt-5.6-sol codex 62 view 73 view
gpt-5.6-terra codex 52 view 72 view
gpt-5.5 codex 56 view
z-ai-glm-5.3-flash openrouter 55 view 47 view
75–100 strong 50–74 partial 1–49 thin 0 gate failed not attempted