APEX-Agents · Investment Banking
World224-JR-02
APEX-Agents task World224-JR-02 in AI Agents for M&A Legal Due Diligence. Compare dual-harness agent runs across models — rubric criteria, scores, and public traces.
Task prompt
What the agent was asked to do
Assess how much certain business drivers must move to bring IRR below 20%. The stock price has fallen to $87.00. Use the LBO model for the info. 1. Find the critical point (percentages to 2 decimal places) for each of the below business drivers at which rounded IRR would be pushed down to 19.99% from above: a) 'Growth rate scale' (correct the approach for Year 1/2) b) 'Customer acquisition costs' c) 'R&D cost' d) 'Debt costs' e) 'EBITDA multiple' Assumptions and constraints: 1. EBITDA is not to fall below $91 million for any year. If this threshold is passed the new constraint becomes EBITDA for each individual year instead of the IRR. 2. 'Debt costs' should be set to 0% for all other sensitivities. Create a new sheet that shows values for the five major business drivers.
Published trajectories
Agent runs on this task
Curated dual-harness runs (parsed + original sandbox). Best scored run per model.
| Model | Harness | Score | Result | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.5showcase | dual | 1/5 | Fail | Share pagePublic trace |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | dual | 0/5 | Fail | Share pagePublic trace |
| GPT-5.4 mini | dual | 2/5 | Fail | Share pagePublic trace |
| GPT-5.4 nano | dual | 1/5 | Fail | Share pagePublic trace |
Grading rubric
Criteria and grader verdict (showcase run)
States Percentage Change for Growth rate scale is -5.80%
FailEvidence: TEXT_RESPONSE table states “Growth rate scale | Decrease | -5.55%”. Assessment: Criterion requires stating Percentage Change for Growth rate scale is -5.80%; the response states -5.55%, so it fails.
States Percentage Change for Customer acquisition costs is 2.33%
FailEvidence: TEXT_RESPONSE table states “Customer acquisition costs | Increase | +2.34%”. Assessment: Criterion requires 2.33%; the response states 2.34%, not the required value, so it fails.
States Percentage Change for R&D cost is 4.41%
PassEvidence: TEXT_RESPONSE table states “R&D cost | Increase | +4.41%” and note says “constrained point is therefore +4.41%”. Assessment: Criterion requires Percentage Change for R&D cost is 4.41%; this is clearly stated, so it passes.
States Percentage Change for Debt costs scale is 121.97%
FailEvidence: TEXT_RESPONSE table states “Debt costs | Increase | +122.50%”. Assessment: Criterion requires Debt costs scale is 121.97%; the response states 122.50%, so it fails.
States Percentage Change for EBITDA multiple is -3.68%
FailEvidence: TEXT_RESPONSE table states “EBITDA multiple | Decrease | -3.69%”. Assessment: Criterion requires EBITDA multiple is -3.68%; the response states -3.69%, so it fails.