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A new AI coding challenge just published its first results – and they aren’t pretty

Last updated: July 23, 2025 6:30 pm
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AI Coding Challenge Sets New Standard with First Winner

Recently, a new AI coding challenge named K Prize announced its first winner, marking a significant achievement in the realm of AI-powered software engineering. The challenge, launched by Databricks and Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski, saw Brazilian prompt engineer Eduardo Rocha de Andrade emerge victorious, earning a prize of $50,000. What set Andrade’s win apart was the fact that he answered just 7.5% of the test questions correctly.

“We’re glad we built a benchmark that is actually hard,” Konwinski remarked. “Benchmarks should be challenging to truly matter. Scores would be different if the big labs had entered with their biggest models. But that’s the point. K Prize favors smaller and open models, leveling the playing field.”

As a testament to the difficulty of the challenge, Konwinski has pledged $1 million to the first open-source model that can achieve a score higher than 90% on the test.

The K Prize is designed as a rigorous test of AI models against real-world programming problems sourced from GitHub. Unlike other benchmarks, K Prize operates as a “contamination-free version of SWE-Bench,” ensuring fairness and integrity in the evaluation process. Models are tested against issues flagged after a specific date, preventing any biased training.

With the top score of 7.5% on the K Prize test, it stands in stark contrast to the easier ‘Verified’ and ‘Full’ tests offered by SWE-Bench, which currently show scores of 75% and 34% respectively. The disparity raises questions about contamination in existing benchmarks and the challenges of collecting new GitHub issues for evaluation.

Looking ahead, Konwinski anticipates that ongoing runs of the K Prize challenge will provide insights into the dynamics of competition and further refine the evaluation process.

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Addressing AI Evaluation Challenges

While there is a plethora of AI coding tools available, the need for more rigorous benchmarks like the K Prize is underscored by the growing evaluation problem in AI. Critics argue that existing benchmarks have become too easy, necessitating new tests to push the boundaries of AI capabilities.

Princeton researcher Sayash Kapoor emphasizes the importance of developing new tests for benchmarks to address issues such as contamination and leaderboard manipulation. Experimentation and innovation in benchmark design are crucial for advancing AI evaluation practices.

For Konwinski, the K Prize serves not only as a benchmark but also as a reality check for the industry. He challenges the notion of AI surpassing human expertise in fields like medicine and law, highlighting the need for continued improvement in AI capabilities.

Conclusion

The K Prize represents a significant milestone in AI coding challenges, setting a new standard for evaluating AI-powered software engineering. By pushing the limits of AI models and addressing evaluation challenges, initiatives like the K Prize pave the way for advancements in the field of artificial intelligence.

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