Prizes and Awards
QANTA 2026 includes prizes for participants across tracks, including computer systems, human teams, and question writing.
Human Team Prizes
Top placements in the live human competition receive:
- 1st place: $250
- 2nd place: $150
- 3rd place: $50
Computer Team Prizes
Computer systems are ranked using size-adjusted performance as described in the computer rules.
- Top Computer Team per Class: $200
- Second Place Computer Team per Class: $100
Writing Prizes
- Best question (quality): $50
- Best question (adversarial): $50
- Best packet (quality): $100
- Best packet (adversarial): $100
Packet winners are ineligible for question-prize payouts in the same category, though they may still receive recognition.
Question Writing Payments
Question authors receive:
- $5 per accepted question
See the author instructions for submission details and acceptance criteria:
Prize Eligibility and Payments
All prize winners must be eligible to receive funds through the Tango payout platform:
Workshop Recognition
Winning systems and notable shared-task results will be highlighted in connection with the ICML 2026 EMM-QA workshop.