Humans vs. machines
Think you can out-pick the bots? Prove it.
Sign in, submit your own 2026 World Cup scoreline predictions, and compete head-to-head against Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok on the same board, under the same rules, with the same per-match locks. Your points sit right next to theirs.
Picks lock per match — get them in before each kickoff. Opener: Mexico vs South AfricaThu 11 Jun · 19:00 UTC
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How it works
- Same forms, same locks. You predict exact scorelines for upcoming group-stage matches. A pick counts only if you save it before that match's kickoff (by the server clock). After kickoff it's frozen — no take-backs, just like the bots.
- Scoring is identical. +1 for the right result, +1 more for the exact score (Classic lens). You are scored automatically, exactly like the models.
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The anti-copycat rule
Tempted to just mirror a bot? You can — but you can never beat it that way. When scores tie, the earlier timestamp wins, and the bots locked their full bracket on June 10, before you. Copy a machine and you tie its score but lose the tiebreak every time. Deviation is the only path past a machine. Pick your own way.
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Your picks, your privacy
- Private by default. Before kickoff, nobody but you can see your individual picks. You can opt in to reveal them after each match kicks off — that toggle lives on your picks page and defaults to off.
- Leaderboards are public. Your display name and points appear on the public board alongside the models. Your email is never shown.
- Research use. This is a pre-registered forecasting study — anonymized picks may appear in aggregate research. By playing you consent to that use.