ARC Prize 2026 — $2M in prizes on Kaggle
Open Kaggle competitions (ARC-AGI-2 and ARC-AGI-3) plus a paper prize, with $2M in prizes and submissions due Nov 2, 2026.
- Deadline
- 2 Nov
- Access
- Instant
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Who qualifies
Anyone with a Kaggle account
The catch
Winning solutions typically must be open-sourced, and notebooks run under Kaggle's compute limits. Kaggle deadlines are at 11:59 PM UTC on the stated day. Check prize rules per track.
What you get
- $2M total across 3 tracks
- Final submission Nov 2; papers due Nov 8; results Dec 4
- ARC-AGI-2 Grand Prize listed at $275,000
- Team merger deadline Oct 26 (Kaggle)
At a glance
- Offer
- $2M prize pool
- Type
- Startup program
- Provider
- ARC Prize Foundation
- Access
- Instant
- Eligibility
- Anyone with a Kaggle account
- Deadline
- Mon, 2 Nov 2026
- Last checked
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
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