NVIDIA AI reports a fine-tuned Nemotron cleared the IOI 2026 gold-medal threshold, scoring 535.4/600 as graded by the IOI team—above the top human participant. The team competed unofficially in Uzbekistan with no internet access and the same time/submission limits on the same platform as humans; technical report: arXiv:2609.02849.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓Fine-tuned Nemotron hit IOI 2026 gold at 535.4/600 under official grading.
  • ✓Beat the top human under no-internet and identical time/submission constraints.
  • ✓A competitive-programming SOTA signal; report arXiv:2609.02849.
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