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Choose how you want to run ARC-AGI-3 games.

Local (Recommended)

Fast, no rate limits, run many instances

Online

Scorecards, replays, requires API key

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Local

Run games locally using the ARC-AGI engine. This is the recommended approach for development and testing. 
from arc_agi import Arcade, OperationMode

arc = Arcade(operation_mode=OperationMode.OFFLINE)
env = arc.make("ls20", render_mode="terminal")
AdvantagesLimitations
~2,000 FPS (120,000 frames per minute)No online scorecards
No rate limitsNo shareable replays
Run as many instances as you want
No API key required

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Online

Run games via the API to get scorecards and replays. 
from arc_agi import Arcade, OperationMode

arc = Arcade(operation_mode=OperationMode.ONLINE)
env = arc.make("ls20", render_mode="terminal")
AdvantagesLimitations
View scorecards onlineRequires API key
Shareable replaysCapped at 600 requests per minute
Results appear on leaderboard

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Learn More

For all operation mode options and configuration details, see operation_mode in the Toolkit reference.