Kaggle: Name That LLM
Last date 6 January 2027, 05:29 IST
For1st year · 2nd year · 3rd year · Final year · Master's / PhD · Graduated
What Kaggle: Name That LLM is
Build a classifier that names which of 18 frontier LLMs (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Qwen, ZAI, Moonshot) wrote each short passage; scored on balanced accuracy.
Who can apply
Anyone with a Kaggle account, solo or team, any year or branch; a good first NLP competition since ten places pay equally. Ends where Kaggle's standard rules stop (age of majority / sanctioned countries).
The organiser's rules Open to Kaggle users per competition rules. Code competition: notebooks, 9-hour limit, internet off.
What it pays
“1st Place - $5,000 2nd Place - $5,000 3rd Place - $5,000 4th Place - $5,000 5th Place - $5,000 6th Place - $5,000 7th Place - $5,000 8th Place - $5,000 9th Place - $5,000 10th Place - $5,000”
Important dates
- Last date
- 6 January 2027, 05:29 IST
- Checked
- 31 October 2026, on Kaggle's own page
The receipt
Copied word for word from Kaggle's own page, so you can check it yourself:
“January 6, 2027 - Entry Deadline. You must accept the competition rules before this date in order to compete.”
Desk notes
Started 14 Oct 2026; final submission 13 Jan 2027; 11:59 PM UTC. $50,000 split flat: $5,000 to each of the top 10. ~4,000 hidden test passages of 40-250 words. 3,991 teams at check (31 Oct).
FAQ
What is the last date to apply for Kaggle: Name That LLM?
The last date is 6 January 2027, 05:29 IST. Kaggle's own page says: "January 6, 2027 - Entry Deadline. You must accept the competition rules before this date in order to compete."
Who can apply for Kaggle: Name That LLM?
Anyone with a Kaggle account, solo or team, any year or branch; a good first NLP competition since ten places pay equally. Ends where Kaggle's standard rules stop (age of majority / sanctioned countries). In the organiser's words: Open to Kaggle users per competition rules. Code competition: notebooks, 9-hour limit, internet off.
How much does Kaggle: Name That LLM pay?
Kaggle's page says: "1st Place - $5,000 2nd Place - $5,000 3rd Place - $5,000 4th Place - $5,000 5th Place - $5,000 6th Place - $5,000 7th Place - $5,000 8th Place - $5,000 9th Place - $5,000 10th Place - $5,000."
Where do I apply for Kaggle: Name That LLM?
On Kaggle's own site: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/name-that-llm. The Deadline Desk links only to the organiser's page, never an aggregator.