OpenAI and Google's AI participated in the programming competition 'ICPC 2025' and achieved a gold medal-equivalent record, with OpenAI answering all questions correctly and Google making two mistakes
OpenAI and Google participated in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (
OpenAI | ICPC World Finals Baku
https://worldfinals.icpc.global/2025/openai.html
Google DeepMind | ICPC World Finals Baku
https://worldfinals.icpc.global/2025/gdm.html
Gemini achieves gold-level performance at the International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals - Google DeepMind
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The ICPC 2025 World Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The OpenAI team actually visited the venue and competed in a specially prepared AI testing environment. The questions and time limit (5 hours) were the same as those for humans, but the usual penalties for submitting incorrect answers were not applied.
OpenAI tackled 12 problems using GPT-5 and an experimental inference model. The answer to each problem was derived by generating multiple answer candidates using GPT-5 and an experimental inference model, and then selecting the appropriate answer using a separate experimental model. GPT-5's answer was adopted for 11 of the 12 problems, successfully answering them correctly in one go. The remaining problem was solved using the experimental inference model, and after nine submissions, the correct answer was found within the time limit. The best human team answered 11 problems correctly, demonstrating the high performance of OpenAI's AI.
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We officially competed in the onsite AI track of the ICPC, with the same 5-hour time limit to solve all twelve problems, submitting to the ICPC World Finals Local Judge - judged identically and concurrently to the ICPC World Championship submissions. We received the problems…
Meanwhile, the Google team participated in the competition online and tackled the problems using an enhanced version of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think. They solved eight problems within 45 minutes and two more over the next three hours, achieving the correct answers for a total of 10 problems. The graph below compares the time it took to solve each problem with the enhanced Gemini 2.5 Deep Think record (blue) and the fastest human record (gray). The time it took to solve each problem varied greatly depending on the problem, with some solving faster than humans and others taking longer.
The enhanced version of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think used in the competition is not generally available, but a lighter version, Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, is available to Gemini Ultra subscribers, and Google has indicated that it will incorporate the learnings gained from participating in the competition into future products.
The human team's records can be viewed at the following link. Four teams participated from Japan, and the team from the University of Tokyo came in second place, solving 10 out of 12 questions.
49th ICPC World Finals Baku
https://worldfinals.icpc.global/scoreboard/2025/finals/index.html
OpenAI and Google also participated in the Mathematical Olympiad held in July 2025, where both companies succeeded in solving five out of six problems, earning them gold medals.
OpenAI's 'experimental inference model' achieves a gold medal-equivalent score at the Mathematical Olympiad, GPT-5 is scheduled for release soon, and the 'experimental inference model' is still a long way off - GIGAZINE
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