AI 2048
2048 Solver
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The AI solver
Reaches 2048 in 92.8% of games
4096 in 64% · 8192 in 10.8% · about 2 ms per move (250 self-play games)
See the benchmarkThe AI solver
Reaches 2048 in 92.8% of games
4096 in 64% · 8192 in 10.8% · about 2 ms per move (250 self-play games)
See the benchmarkStuck on your own game? Enter your current board in the grid and the same expectimax solver that powers Auto-Play will tell you the best move and why — right here online on LK Forge, nothing to install. Tap a cell to cycle its value (blank → 2 → 4 → 8 …); tap again past 2048 to clear it.
The fastest way to 2048 is the corner-snake method. Choose one corner — most players use the bottom-right — and never let your biggest tile leave it.
Used consistently, this is the most reliable route to the 2048 tile. Read the full strategy guide, the corner-snake strategy explained, or the full how-to-beat-2048 walkthrough.
New here? See our guide on how to use the 2048 solver for AI auto-play and best-move hints.
Tap AI Hint and the online solver scores every legal move with expectimax search — it looks several moves ahead, averaging over the random tile spawns — guided by a heuristic that rewards empty space and a clean corner-snake ordering. It then names the strongest direction and why.
AI Auto-Play turns this into a 2048 auto solver: hand the whole board to the engine and watch this game solver solve 2048 automatically, move by move, right in your browser. Toggle auto play off any time to take over.
How well does the 2048 solver actually play? We ran its exact search code headless for 250 self-play games (standard 90% “2” / 10% “4” spawns) and measured how far it gets:
These reach-rates come from headless self-play of the exact shipped engine; the full per-depth benchmark is published as an open dataset so anyone can verify the numbers.
Curious how it works? Read how the AI solver works (and how it fares on bigger boards) — or find out the highest score possible in 2048.
The expectimax search and probability-threshold pruning follow the canonical 2048 AI by Robert Xiao (nneonneo).
To play 2048, slide all tiles in one direction with the arrow keys, WASD, or a swipe. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one tile worth double. A new 2 or 4 appears after every move. Keep merging until you build a tile worth 2048.
The best strategy to win 2048 is the corner-snake method: pick one corner and keep your largest tile locked there — most players use the bottom-right. Build a descending 'snake' of values along the rows, only swipe in the three directions that keep the big tile in place, and avoid the fourth direction (usually up) unless you have no other move. This corner-snake method is the most reliable route to the 2048 tile.
Autoplay hands the board to a built-in solver that uses expectimax search with a corner-snake heuristic. It scores every possible move several steps ahead, weighing empty space and tile ordering, then plays the strongest move — a live demonstration of the winning strategy you can watch and learn from. Use the speed slider to control how fast it plays, or click Auto again anytime to take back manual control.
Yes, you can keep playing after reaching 2048. When you make the 2048 tile you win, but you can choose Keep Going to chase 4096, 8192 and beyond. The game only ends when the board is full and no merges remain.
Yes — this page is a free online 2048 AI solver. Tap AI Hint for the best move on your board, or AI Auto-Play to let the expectimax solver play it out in your browser.
Yes — switch on AI Auto-Play and it becomes a 2048 auto solver (a game solver) that solves 2048 automatically, playing the corner-snake strategy move by move in your browser. Toggle it off any time to take back control of the board. Use AI Hint instead if you'd rather see one suggested move at a time without handing over the whole game.
Yes — AI Hint is a 2048 best-move calculator: it reads your current board and highlights the single strongest move. AI Auto-Play is a 2048 bot and helper that plays those best moves for you, move after move, using expectimax search in your browser. Both run the exact same expectimax engine — Hint just shows you one move at a time, while Auto-Play carries it out for you automatically.
The solver works on the live board you are playing rather than one you paste in, so play your position onto the board, then tap AI Hint for the next best move or AI Auto-Play to watch it solved step by step. There is no separate board-input box — the board on the page is the one it solves. If you want to test a specific position without playing it out, use the Solve My Board tool further up this page — it takes a typed-in grid instead of the live board.
AI 2048 is completely free and mobile-friendly, with no sign-up. Play with arrow keys on desktop or swipe on phones and tablets — the board scales to any screen and your best score is saved on your device. There's nothing to install and no account required — just open the page and start playing.
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The classic game is 4×4, but the same rules (and the same AI solver) work on any grid. Every 2048 variant below is free, runs in your browser, and keeps its own best score:
Free to embed — drop the playable board and its AI auto-solver into any website, blog, or classroom page. No sign-up, nothing to install; it runs entirely in your visitor's browser. Copy this code and paste it into your page's HTML where you want the game to appear: