DEF CON 33 Prizes
$1,000 in Total Prizes
Prizing
We have four cash prizes, each worth US $250, to recognize outstanding feats during the arena. Because speed exploits arenāt fair when access is controlled by stickers, weāre focusing on quality and creativity. Prizes may be awarded to the same participant more than once if they truly blow our minds.
Proposed categories (subject to revision based on submissions):
Most Elegant Exploit. Awarded for the break that demonstrates the cleanest, most technically clever method of defeating safeguards without unnecessary complexity.
Social Engineering Sorcerer. Awarded for a break that masterfully leverages persuasion, misdirection or realāworld context to get the AI to do something it shouldnāt.
Mad Scientist Award. Awarded for the wildest or most creative abuse of the AI's tools or instructionsā¦ the kind of jailbreak that makes our judges say āI never would have thought of that.ā
Minimalist Master. Awarded to the participant who elicits a valid break using the fewest total tokens (user plus AI) in a single successful submission. Ties will be resolved by the earlier submission time or, if necessary, at the judgesā discretion.
These categories are intentionally broad. Staff reserve the right to adjust or consolidate awards to reflect the nature of the submissions we receive. Tieābreaks will be resolved at the judgesā discretion. All prizes are denominated in USD and will be paid via Stripe. If Stripe is not available in your country please respond to the winners email and our team will help sort it out.
To receive any prize, your total winnings must exceed US $100 (per our general payout policy). If you earn less than this threshold, your earnings roll over to future arenas.