DEV and Kaggle Launch Benchmarking Challenge With $2,500 Prize Pool for Five Winners

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DEV Community has partnered with Kaggle to host a benchmarking challenge open to developers and data enthusiasts, running until October 11. Participants are required to build a custom AI benchmark on Kaggle, test it against multiple models, and publish a written post on DEV detailing their methodology and findings. Five winners will each receive a $500 cash prize, a DEV++ membership, and an exclusive DEV badge, while all valid submitters earn a completion badge. Submissions will be judged on the quality of insights, writing clarity, and originality of the benchmarking approach. The challenge is open to a wide range of AI capabilities, including reasoning, code generation, tool use, and instruction following.

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