Gemini 2.5 Deep Think and ICPC World Finals 2025
Google's Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model can complete the gold medal at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with 10 of the 12 problems in 677 minutes, which, compared to the human team, is ranked second.
* Outstanding Achievement: AI can solve Problem C, a complex liquid distribution optimization problem using Dynamic Programming and Priority Value algorithms, a problem that cannot be solved by any human team.
* Competitors: OpenAI claims that its system can solve all 12 problems, but the results are still pending independent review.
* Competition Overview: This competition has 139 teams from nearly 3,000 universities in 103 countries. The contestants have five hours to solve the problem algorithmically and only get the correct answer.
* Working Principles: Both companies emphasize that their models use general-purpose reasoning, not specific practice. Google recognizes it as a result of advances in reinforcement learning and multi-step reasoning.

























































































