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Yandex Contest

Ch 106.9of 30 Coding Challenge Platforms
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Primary usecontests
  4. 4Languages supportedBash, C, C#, C++, Dart, Delphi, D, Free Basic, Free Pascal, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Kumir, Lua, OCaml, PascalABC.NET, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScript
  5. 5Problem library size80,000 problems
  6. 6Custom challengesYes
  7. 7Company assessmentsYes
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Overview

Yandex Contest is ranked #10 of 30 in coding challenge platforms on Specifiction. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.

Yandex Contest plans and pricing

All plans
Yandex Contest for organizers Free Free for up to 10,000 participants contest.yandex.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on coding challenge platforms

Free plan
Yescontest.yandex.com
Primary use
contestscontest.yandex.com
Languages supported
Bash, C, C#, C++, Dart, Delphi, D, Free Basic, Free Pascal, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Kumir, Lua, OCaml, PascalABC.NET, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Swift, TypeScriptcontest.yandex.com
Problem library size
80,000 problemscontest.yandex.com
Custom challenges
Yescontest.yandex.com
Company assessments
Yescontest.yandex.com

Facts

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

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