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Compare three laptop quotes (USD/EUR, hidden fees) and recommend one

quote-comparison · timeout 1200 s · source

The ask

Sent verbatim as the prompt. The agent works in a copy of the workspace below and sees nothing else.

Compare these three quotes for the 40 laptops and tell me which to pick. Put the numbers in comparison.xlsx and a short recommendation in recommendation.md.

Workspace

  • notes.txt
  • quote_bluepine.pdf
  • quote_kestrel_gmbh.pdf
  • quote_northstar.pdf

Expected deliverables

  • comparison.xlsx
  • recommendation.md

This task also has a task-specific grader (check.py).

Checks

The task passes only when every required check passes. Reference answers, tolerances, and the planted traps are in the repository, not here.

CheckTypeRequiredFailed (frozen) / 6
comparison.xlsx existsfile_existsyes0
Northstar delivered total (incl. freight, no early-pay discount)xlsx_value_presentyes0
no formula evaluates to an errorxlsx_no_errorsyes0
Kestrel delivered total in USD (40+ tier x 1.08, shipping included)xlsx_value_presentyes0
Bluepine delivered total (incl. mandatory onboarding fee and freight)xlsx_value_presentyes0
memo prices the vendor it recommendscustomyes0
memo weighs warrantytext_contains_allyes0

Recorded results, complete desk comparison

pass pass, frozen scorer only fail timed out
SystemRepetitionsFrozen / 3Raw / 3Median minutesMean cost (USD)
Proto / DeepSeek V4.1 Flash335.90.0744
Codex / GPT-5.6 sol333.20.3401

Per-attempt check verdicts, raw and frozen verdicts, usage, receipt and artifact hashes for this task are in results/latest/attempts.jsonl under "task": "quote-comparison".