diff --git a/news/12650.feature.rst b/news/12650.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37706fc3e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/12650.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show conflicting candidates while resolving at default log level.
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/reporter.py b/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/reporter.py
index 0594569d850..3f5984a28c7 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/reporter.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/reporter.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def rejecting_candidate(self, criterion: Any, candidate: Candidate) -> None:
             else:
                 msg += "The user requested "
             msg += req.format_for_error()
-        logger.debug(msg)
+        logger.info(msg)
 
 
 class PipDebuggingReporter(BaseReporter):