What Is Hard for LLMs, Part 2: Optimization Instead of an Answer (Interim Results)

A synthetic benchmark with no ceiling: Claude Code agents on four Claude models make an interpreter for a new virtual machine cheaper; the stronger models score higher but break it more often.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-06
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24011975
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Software Engineering Research
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What Is Hard for LLMs, Part 2: Optimization Instead of an Answer (Interim Results)

Aziz Latipov
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Software Engineering Research
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What Is Hard for LLMs, Part 2: Optimization Instead of an Answer (Interim Results)

Aziz Latipov
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Abstract

A synthetic benchmark with no ceiling: Claude Code agents on four Claude models make an interpreter for a new virtual machine cheaper; the stronger models score higher but break it more often.

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What Is Hard for LLMs, Part 2: Optimization Instead of an Answer (Interim Results) — Aziz Latipov · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS