GPT-5.6-Sol (max) missed level 5 on a 3×3

What the model saw

Each picture is the exact image the model was sent; highlighted: start.

startafter turn 1 · 1 movesafter turn 2 · 2 movesafter turn 3 · 3 movesafter turn 4 · 4 movesafter turn 5 · 5 movesafter turn 6 · 6 movesafter turn 7 · 7 movesafter turn 8 · 8 movesafter turn 9 · 9 movesafter turn 10 · 11 movesafter turn 11 · 12 movesafter turn 12 · 13 movesafter turn 13 · 14 movesafter turn 14 · 15 movesafter turn 15 · 17 movesafter turn 16 · 18 movesafter turn 17 · 19 movesafter turn 18 · 21 movesafter turn 19 · 23 movesafter turn 20 · 25 movesafter turn 21 · 27 movesafter turn 22 · 28 movesafter turn 23 · 30 movesafter turn 24 · 32 movesafter turn 25 · 33 movesafter turn 26 · 34 movesafter turn 27 · 35 movesafter turn 28 · 38 movesafter turn 29 · 39 movesafter turn 30 · 41 movesafter turn 31 · 60 moves