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Codeforces

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Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Codeforces is ranked #5 of 30 in coding challenge platforms on Freedom251. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.

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Codeforces Free Contest participation is free and open to everybody codeforces.com · 29 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Primary use: contests
Languages supported: C, C++, C#, D, Delphi, F#, Free Pascal, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Node.js, OCaml, PascalABC.NET, Perl, PHP, PyPy, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
Solution explanations: Yes
Custom challenges: Yes
Company assessments: No

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The record

What it is: Codeforces is a programming-contest community and platform where contests are held regularly and ratings reflect participants’ skills.
Practice: Past contests are available for preparation, and the site says it is developing learning content and training features.
Contests: The site says it organizes approximately six contests each month and that participation is free and open to everybody.
Contest format: In Codeforces-rule contests, participants solve problems, receive points for solving quickly, and can test other contestants’ solutions with hacks.
Skill ratings: Contest ratings use a modification of the Elo rating system, and contestants are grouped into two divisions.
Online judge: Solutions are tested on prepared tests or tests suggested through participant hacks, and the system returns verdicts.
API: The API provides some Codeforces data as machine-readable JSON through HTTP requests.
API limit: The API allows at most one request every two seconds; faster requests receive a call-limit error.
API access: API methods can be requested anonymously for public data, while private user data requires an API key.
Privacy and data: The privacy policy lists cookies, usage data, location, email, names, date of birth, country, city, delivery address, password, and company name among data it may collect.
Security: The privacy policy says the data controller takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of data.
Account rules: The FAQ says users should not create more than one account and should use the password reminder system if they forget their password.
Price from: Free

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codeforces.com/help· checked 29 Sept 2026
codeforces.com/apiHelp· checked 29 Sept 2026
codeforces.com/privacy· checked 29 Sept 2026