Search Algorithms · Live Comparison

Pathfinding Race

Four algorithms search the same weighted maze in lockstep — one step each per tick. Paint walls and mud (mud costs more to cross), drag the start and goal, then press play. Watch how each strategy explores differently, and check the scoreboard: the cheapest path isn't always the one with the fewest steps.

Paint
Maze
Speed
Start
Goal
Wall
Mud (cost ×9)
Frontier (open)
Visited (closed)
Final path

Tip: drag the green start or rose goal node to move it. Editing the maze resets the race.