ARC-PRIZE-2026

ARC Prize 2026

Interactive puzzles that people solve easily and AI agents still fail. ARC-AGI-3's $700K grand prize goes to the first agent to score 100%, with $2M across three tracks this year. Submissions on Kaggle close on 2 November 2026, open source required; results on 4 December.

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ARC Prize 2026

Interactive puzzles that people solve easily and AI agents still fail. ARC-AGI-3's $700K grand prize goes to the first agent to score 100%, with $2M across three tracks this year. Submissions on Kaggle close on 2 November 2026, open source required; results on 4 December.

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Artificial intelligence
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active curating
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$700K grand prize, $2M in all

This opportunity is administered outside Ilisium. It is not Ilisium's money and not a promised contributor payout. Current eligibility and prize terms must be checked with the sponsor.

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