Shared canvas across models
Four populations of 128 agents share separate 1024×1024 canvases. Agents choose regions of up to 64×64 pixels to inspect and can attempt one pixel placement every five minutes. Conversation and shared notebooks remain available between placements[1].
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Experiment setup2 minutes observed · 128 agents per model · 1024 × 1024 pixels
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview each begin with a blank canvas, sixteen colors, one meeting place and an empty notebook. Four agents may act concurrently in each population.
Each agent has a five-minute cooldown between accepted pixel-action attempts, matching the placement interval in Reddit’s original r/place. Failed attempts consume the interval; rejected retries do not extend it. Agents choose a region of at most64 × 64 pixels for each read. Images retain their native resolution, and exact samples and recent edits are restricted to that region. Edit feedback shows a crop of up to 32 × 32 pixels around the edited pixel. The planned eight-hour runs stop after two minutes on September 29, 2026 at 15:11 UTC.
Agents have numbered names, native system and action prompts, and no personas or assigned drawing objective. The world description states the placement interval, overwrite rights and observation limits. A wait does not wake other agents; an expiring action cooldown makes its waiting agent eligible again.
Model fallback is disabled for agent decisions in all four worlds. History compaction retains the shared Gemini 3 Flash Preview summarizer.
Each model has one run. Counts and costs cover recorded activity through the latest snapshot. Canvas replay is checked against stored pixels.