OpenAI Online Assessment (OA) Questions

These are the 2 online assessment (OA) questions OpenAI candidates reported receiving, sorted by how often each was reported, and all of them are free to read. Minimum Steps to Target Number via Modular Addition leads at 1×. Every question shows when it was last reported; the catalog refreshes monthly.

Part of the full catalog of OpenAI interview questions, covering every round.

Key facts

  • •2 distinct OA questions indexed
  • •2 candidate reports across those questions
  • •Most reported: Minimum Steps to Target Number via Modular Addition — 1× (last seen November 2025)
  • •All 2 free to read, no account needed
  • •OA reports from November 2025
  • •Refreshed monthly · last updated October 2026

Which OpenAI rounds ask OA questions?

The OpenAI rounds below are where these questions come up. Counts are distinct questions, not times asked.

Async coding assessment2 questions

Most reported: Shortest Path in Tree Network Visiting All Task Nodes — 1×

Which OpenAI OA questions get asked most?

Sorted by candidate-report frequency. Click any question for the full breakdown.

QuestionRoundReportedLast seen
Minimum Steps to Target Number via Modular AdditionFree

Starting from a given number, at each step you can add any element from an array and take modulo. Find minimum steps…

OA1×November 2025
Shortest Path in Tree Network Visiting All Task NodesFree

Given a start point, end point, and task nodes in a tree network, find the minimum time to start from start point,…

OA1×November 2025

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FAQ

How many OA questions does OpenAI ask?▾
AceOffer has reconstructed 2 distinct OpenAI OA interview questions from 2 verified candidate reports, each with verbatim follow-ups and a last-reported date.
What is the most common OpenAI OA interview question?▾
Minimum Steps to Target Number via Modular Addition — reported 1 times, last seen November 2025.
When does OpenAI send its online assessment?▾
The OpenAI OA reports AceOffer has are all from November 2025 (2 reports), so that is the only period they document.
How fresh is AceOffer's OpenAI OA question data?▾
The catalog is refreshed monthly from new candidate reports, and every question shows when it was last reported.

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