Real intelligence isn’t about memorizing answers – it’s knowing what to do when the problem changes. Today’s AI systems excel at what they were trained to do, but often fall short when something unfamiliar comes along. Most benchmarks reward pattern recognition, not genuine problem-solving.
ARC Prize Foundation focuses on true generalization: whether a system can quickly learn new skills in unfamiliar situations. Instead of rewarding pattern recognition on known tasks, it evaluates how well systems can adapt to new problems they’ve never encountered before. The ARC-AGI-3 evaluation environment is designed so systems can’t just memorize solutions. Tasks take place in hidden, interactive environments that require exploration and multi-step reasoning.
In this competition, you’ll build AI systems that adapt on the fly to new tasks in the ARC environment, and develop approaches that learn quickly, generalize well, and solve problems never seen before.
Your solution could help move AI closer to systems that learn the way people do: flexible, efficient, and able to handle new challenges.
The real test of intelligence begins when the problem changes.
Awards:-
TOTAL PRIZES AVAILABLE: $850,000
- Progress Prizes: $150,000
- Bonus Prize: $700,000
In line with the spirit of the competition, participants eligible for a prize will be removed from the competition if they do not open source their solutions.
ARC-AGI-3 Progress Prizes: $150,000
Final Leaderboard Prizes: $75,000
These prizes are based on the leaderboard score at the end of the competition.
- First Prize: $40,000
- Second Prize: $15,000
- Third Prize: $10,000
- Fourth Prize: $5,000
- Fifth Prize: $5,000
Milestone Prizes: $75,000
These prizes are based on the leaderboard score on two specific dates throughout the competition. Notebooks must be made public under an open source license by the corresponding milestone dates to qualify for these prizes.
- Milestone 1: June 30th, 2026
- First Prize: $25,000
- Second Prize: $7,500
- Third Prize: $5,000
- Milestone 2: September 30, 2026
- 1st Prize: $25,000
- 2nd Prize: $7,500
- 3rd Prize: $5,000
Bonus Prize
A Grand Prize of an additional $700,000 will be unlocked in the event that a team achieves a score of 100% accuracy on the competition leaderboard. At the end of the competition, the Grand Prize will be divided among the Top 5 teams that have achieved 100% accuracy as outlined below.
- First Prize: $350,000
- Second Prize: $175,000
- Third Prize: $70,000
- Fourth Prize: $70,000
- Fifth Prize: $35,000
Deadline:- 03-11-2026
