ARC Prize 2026 — ARC-AGI-2
ARC Prize Foundation
📌 About the Event
ARC Prize 2026 — ARC-AGI-2 is a global artificial intelligence competition that challenges participants to develop AI systems capable of solving novel reasoning tasks. Based on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, the challenge focuses on building systems that can generalize to unfamiliar problems rather than relying solely on memorized patterns. Participants must submit their solutions through Kaggle and make their code and methods open source to qualify for prizes.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Type: AI Reasoning and Machine Learning Competition
- Mode: Online
- Organizer: ARC Prize Foundation
- Competition Focus: Abstract reasoning, AI generalization and novel problem-solving
- Objective: Develop an AI system that reaches 85% accuracy on the private ARC-AGI-2 evaluation dataset within the competition’s computational limits
- Registration Fee: Free
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Deadline: 27 October 2026, 5:29 AM IST
- Team Merger Deadline: 27 October 2026, 5:29 AM IST
- Final Submission Deadline: 3 November 2026, 5:29 AM IST
- Winners Announcement: 4 December 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Participants must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is higher, subject to the official rules.
- Participants must have a Kaggle account and accept the official competition rules before the entry deadline.
- Individuals or teams of up to 5 members can participate.
- Internet access is disabled during evaluation.
- Code and methods must be open source to qualify for prizes.
🏆 Benefits for Participants
- Progress Prizes: US $275,000 across eight awards.
- Grand Prize: US $275,000 for the highest-scoring qualifying solution write-up.
- Bonus Prize: US $150,000 for the first eligible solution achieving at least 85% accuracy on the private evaluation set.
- Showcase AI research through a global competition and public leaderboard.