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Yandex Contest

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What it is

Yandex Contest is a free online platform for programming competitions, practice, and lessons with automatic solution checking. Organizers can create problems or select ready-made sets, then configure rules, deadlines, ratings, and invitations. Contests support individual or team participation and may be open or restricted. A testing server evaluates submissions according to contest rules. The platform lists more than 20 programming languages, with compiler settings for supported languages, and its demo includes checker-based, interactive, run-twice, test, text-answer, and matching problems. The public API uses OAuth permissions to register participants, manage groups, retrieve contest and problem details, submit or rejudge solutions, and export leaderboards. Users sign in with Yandex ID or organizer credentials. The organizer plan is free for up to 10,000 participants; organizers expecting more must contact Yandex. Full administrator-panel access requires a form.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Yandex Contest is an online platform for programming competitions, practice, and lessons with automatic solution checking.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Audience
The maker names schools, universities, and competition organizers as users of the platform.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Support
The maker directs users to a form for technical support about access, users, competitions, and task sets.Read 30 Sep 2026 · admin.contest.yandex.ru
API access
API calls use OAuth tokens and permissions for participant submission or administrator contest management.Read 30 Sep 2026 · admin.contest.yandex.ru
Automatic checking
Participant solutions are checked automatically on a testing server, with results shown according to contest rules.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Capacity
The maker says Yandex computing power supports over 10,000 participants simultaneously.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Contest builder
Organizers can create problems or use ready-made sets, configure rules, deadlines, and ratings, and invite participants.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Contest formats
The platform supports individual and team contests, and contests may be open or restricted.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Languages
The platform lists 20+ programming languages and provides compiler settings for supported languages.Read 30 Sep 2026 · official.contest.yandex.com
Login
Users can sign in with Yandex ID or credentials provided by contest organizers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Notable limit
The pricing page says to contact Yandex if a competition is expected to exceed 10,000 participants.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Problem types
The demo contest describes checker-based, interactive, run-twice, test, text-answer, and matching problems.Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com
Public API
The public API can register participants, manage groups, retrieve contest and problem information, submit or rejudge solutions, and export leaderboard data.Read 30 Sep 2026 · admin.contest.yandex.ru
Setup requirement
Organizers must fill out a form to get full access to the administrator panel.Read 30 Sep 2026 · admin.contest.yandex.ru

Plans and prices

Yandex Contest for organizers Free Free for up to 10,000 participants Read 30 Sep 2026 · contest.yandex.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free for up to 10,000 participants
  • Individual and team contest formats
  • Automatic testing-server solution checking
  • Public API supports submissions and rejudging
  • More than 20 listed programming languages

Limits

  • More than 10,000 participants requires contacting Yandex
  • Full administrator access requires a form
  • API actions require OAuth permissions

Who it suits

Yandex names schools, universities, and competition organizers as users. It fits teams needing contest configuration, automatic judging, supported programming languages, and API administration.

Verdict

Yandex Contest covers contest creation, judging, practice, and administration through web and API access. Its stated participant threshold and administrator setup step should be checked before organizing an event.

Where Specifiction places it

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