PANews reported on November 20th that, according to Jay A., founder of nof1.ai, Alpha Arena Season 1.5 is now live. This season will deploy $320,000 in funding, focusing on testing AI's investment judgment capabilities rather than its knowledge reserves. Participating models will only invest in the US stock market, and two new models have been added: Kimi 2 and a mysterious model from a top AI lab.

This season introduces multiple competitions to enhance statistical rigor. Each competition has a different theme, aiming to comprehensively test the model's adaptability and robustness to different inputs. In each competition, all models receive the same input data. Furthermore, this season's models will have access to more data and a wider operational space.

Alpha Arena is reportedly the first benchmark designed specifically to measure the investment capabilities of AI. Each model will receive $10,000 in real funds and will be able to trade autonomously for two weeks to maximize profits. It will be required to independently complete tasks such as stock selection, timing of trades, and risk management.