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I gave 8 models a sandbox and no task. Here is what each one did with the freedom.

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Every benchmark tells a model what to do. I wanted to see what happens when nobody does. So I gave each model its own Linux container, five tools, 50 actions, and one message: there is no task, do whatever you want, nobody will answer. Seven local models from seven companies, plus Claude Code as th…

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  1. 2026-10-27 14:21 · DEV Community — AI
    I gave 8 models a sandbox and no task. Here is what each one did with the freedom.

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