MidnightCodeCup

Registration open now

International coding competition relevant in the AI era. 24-hour onsite finals, teams of 3 humans and unlimited ai‘s, very cool problems.

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Midnight Code Cup is a programming competition where coding agents are allowed and the problems are still challenging and fun.

Teams of up to 3.
Qual: April 11, Codeforces (4h).
Finals: July 4–5, Belgrade (24h onsite).

See you at Midnight!

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The campions: team taxi! Congratulations🎉

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It happened!
24 hours have passed. Do you want to know the winners?

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Prompt Golf! Final round! Solve the problem using only prompting and use as few tokens as you can!

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1 like and we’ll tell you what’s happening

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Final round of code golf! Seems to be O(k!) vs USA2!

https://t.co/IDExH0vht7

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Nepo playing our finalists: https://t.co/II0fVSJkkw

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Check out this visualizer for problem F!
https://t.co/8sLRkPIHS5

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Follow the official contest standings at https://t.co/KasRDHNhYJ.

Well done, our amazing #mcc2026 finalists!

------- qualification cut off | https://t.co/MNEVyMH0SH | AB chill | Apple Growers | Dvoe protiv vetra | ehsailghe | Gardeners | GoodBye2023 | HCMUS-AleaJactaEst | Ignore all previous instructions... | itmo_1.2017 | kenimuku | Momcy | Nutrient Madam | Officers of the Base | Omogen Heap | Pinely Go Brrr | ponocni jahac kodira zlob | Probably worse than LLMs | Roughly like this | sadtreap | Seems to be O(k!) | superfight | SuperNoVa | taxi | TerraLuna | USA2 | Yolki-palki | Zezanje

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The Legendary Grandmaster is joining us for some fun!

[Ian Nepomniachtchi @lachesisq]

Streaming tonight!

Playing a simul against the top players of Midnight Code Cup, an international coding competition where I'm partnering with @alber_blanc_
Live on Twitch only, 8pm GMT+3

https://t.co/WdMOvSYfcz

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The opening ceremony has begun! 20 minutes until the start

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We are ready to start!
Just 3 hours to go. The teams already checked into the hotel, the jury didn’t sleep all night, everything is ready for the show!

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Our amazing jury team can't wait to meet you all at the MCC Final 2026.

Vitaly Aksenov
Borys Minaiev
Alice Sayutina
Gennady Korotkevich
Ivan Kazmenko
AmirReza PourAkhavan
Natalya Ginzburg
Pavel Mavrin
Yuliy Daniel
Nikita Sychev
Nick Wu
Ivan Safonov
Marcelo Fornet
Aleksey Ropan
Sergey Melnikov
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Ivan Safonov
Artem Zakharenko

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44.806790191534674, 20.473640203866406

Midnight Code Cup 2026 Final Round Venue: the Metropol Palace Hotel will welcome our finalists in less than a week! Top teams from all over the world will all come together to compete for 24 hours on July 4-5, 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade is a true testament to the magnificence and elegance of a mid-century era. Originally built in 1957, the hotel has been completely renovated and modernized, while still preserving its rich history and timeless charm. Each room and suite are beautifully designed with attention to detail and features luxurious amenities, ensuring that guests have a comfortable and memorable stay.

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What a tour! We hear people had fun, and that’s the main thing. Did you? :) Which agents did you use?

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The qual has started! An hour has passed already, time flies. Standings here: https://t.co/GGjoPs0aZV

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Night vibes to soothe you before the qual tomorrow.

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Just 3 days left to register -- tell your friends, we need 999 teams (why? cause it's pretty!)

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Just 10 days left until the Qualification!
Who registered already?

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Get ready to code… a lot!

🤖Join Midnight Code Cup 2026 – a programming contest with finals in July in Belgrade.

Organized by @recraftai, sponsored by @OpenAI, @Revolut, and others. We’re proud to be a Diamond Sponsor!

Register: https://t.co/FO7nNI2CCw

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Can't believe we haven't bragged about our sponsors yet! Round of applause for the cooles companies supporting our mad problem-solving tea party
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@recraftai, @nebiusai, @OpenAI, Alber Blanc, @Revolut, @logic_int, Pinely
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