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Test and build your AI skills with Devpost hackathons. Compete for prizes, stand out to the world’s leading AI companies, and get hands-on experience with machine learning and generative AI tools.

Our current online AI hackathons

Artificathon 2025

An exciting hackathon for bay area high school students to promote community engagement while providing a fun place for you to showcase your innovation and talent in AI.

$500 in prizes

50 participants

Deadline: Dec 28, 2025 December 28 at 11:45pm EST to submit

Online

Digital Innovation Challenge 2025 - Finance Track

AI Agents Unlock Finance for Sustainability

$15,500 in prizes

131 participants

Deadline: Dec 29, 2025 December 29 at 10:45am EST to submit

Online

Maximally Vibe-a-thon

A 48-hour creative AI hackathon where vibe coders meet, build, and experience something insane.

₹ 468,000 in prizes

1074 participants

Deadline: Dec 29, 2025 Starts in December 26 at 1:30pm EST

Online

DeepSeek vs. Llama: The "Kill The Cloud" Challenge

Ideate the future of Privacy-First, Offline AI. Build resilient mobile apps that work anywhere, anytime with On-Device Intelligence. Supported by YC Founders.

$150 in prizes

113 participants

Deadline: Dec 29, 2025 December 29 at 10:00pm EST to submit

Online

Code Spring

Where Ideas Bloom into Innovation !!

$5,800 in prizes

857 participants

Deadline: Dec 30, 2025 December 30 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

Design the world's most cheapest 3D scanner

Develop the world's most cheapest 3D scanner by figuring out the internal assembly and costing of the components.

$55 in prizes

19 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 6:30am EST to submit

Online

AETHRA GLOBAL VIBEATHON 2025

Build fast. Build real. Build yours.

Non-monetary prizes

219 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 1:15pm EST to submit

Online

AI Partner Catalyst: Accelerate Innovation

Accelerating innovation through the Google Cloud partner ecosystem

$75,000 in prizes

6544 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

AI 4 Alzheimer's

Build AI models for early Alzheimer’s detection. Make an impact in healthcare. Save a life.

$500 in prizes

1366 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

VisaVerse AI Hackathon

Where Talent Meets Technology Without Borders

$10,000 in prizes

1079 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

Hackmas: HackMars 2.0

Innovate, collaborate, and build a program with a Christmas theme for Hackmas! This will be the second official HackMars hackathon.

Non-monetary prizes

122 participants

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 December 31 at 11:45pm EST to submit

Online

Missing Amps Winter Classic

Building the future, brick by brick

$100 in prizes

197 participants

Deadline: Jan 1, 2026 January 01 at 12:45am EST to submit

Online

Teca Hacks

Manteca’s Largest Hackathon: Build Big, Win Bigger.

Non-monetary prizes

163 participants

Deadline: Jan 1, 2026 January 01 at 2:45am EST to submit

Online

December AI Challenge

AI Innovation for Grades 6-12: Compete, Learn, and Connect for cash prizes.

$200 in prizes

79 participants

Deadline: Jan 5, 2026 January 05 at 3:00am EST to submit

Online

SAP Business AI Innovation Challenge

Demystify AI. Amplify Your Business.

Non-monetary prizes

345 participants

Deadline: Jan 7, 2026 January 07 at 8:00pm EST to submit

Online

SOTA-AI December Contest

Build real AI, not wrappers. Engineer the model, own the pipeline — design the architectures, train the minds, and ship intelligent systems.

$4,580 in prizes

44 participants

Deadline: Jan 7, 2026 January 07 at 9:30pm EST to submit

Online

NUS Fintech Summit 2026

Empowering innovators to build impactful solutions on XRPL.

Non-monetary prizes

25 participants

Deadline: Jan 8, 2026 Starts in January 06 at 8:00pm EST

Online

Averix Hacks

Apply your skills to build a transformative solution with artificial intelligence at a virtual hackation organized by a student-led organization, AverixAI.

Non-monetary prizes

46 participants

Deadline: Jan 10, 2026 January 10 at 3:00pm EST to submit

Online

Alameda Hacks

A 10 day hackathon to Build Out Your Wildest Dreams - For Students

$130,978 in prizes

398 participants

Deadline: Jan 11, 2026 Starts in January 01 at 12:00pm EST

Online

Tableau Hackathon

The Future of Analytics is Here. Start Building.

$45,000 in prizes

1855 participants

Deadline: Jan 12, 2026 January 12 at 3:00pm EST to submit

Online

MNEE Hackathon: Programmable Money for Agents, Commerce, and Automated Finance

Create real-world applications that redefine how money moves with MNEE stablecoin.

$50,000 in prizes

693 participants

Deadline: Jan 12, 2026 January 12 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

LMA EDGE Hackathon

Loan markets reimagined: practical, commercial, and scalable solutions for the multi-trillion dollar loan market.

$25,000 in prizes

1589 participants

Deadline: Jan 14, 2026 January 14 at 6:45pm EST to submit

Online

Nittany AI Challenge 2026

Empowering Penn State students to create AI-based solutions to real-world problems

$4,500 in prizes

13 participants

Deadline: Jan 19, 2026 January 19 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

Hex-a-thon

Avoiding small talk and unsolicited advice this holiday season? Build with Hex instead. Join our virtual hackathon to analyze, build, and explore data with AI — all in one place.

$10,000 in prizes

719 participants

Deadline: Jan 22, 2026 January 22 at 2:00am EST to submit

Online

StartupMed

Where Ideas Become Medical Startups

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Deadline: Jan 25, 2026 Starts in January 23 at 3:00am EST

Online

FounderForge

FounderForger is where robotics dreamers, builders, and founders unite to brainstorm, design, and forge powerful startup ideas that push automation and innovation forward.

$200 in prizes

118 participants

Deadline: Jan 25, 2026 January 25 at 11:45pm EST to submit

Online

Malim Hackathon 2025

Build the All-Knowledge AI Agent and next-gen Library Management System

Non-monetary prizes

53 participants

Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 January 31 at 10:45am EST to submit

Online

Sky’s the Limit - Cloud9 x JetBrains Hackathon

Reimagine the future. Make it happen. With code.

$25,000 in prizes

631 participants

Deadline: Feb 3, 2026 February 03 at 2:00pm EST to submit

Online

Gemini 3 Hackathon

Build what's next

$100,000 in prizes

5871 participants

Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 February 09 at 8:00pm EST to submit

Online

Code Spring

24 hr sprint for coders , designers and more !!

$3,600 in prizes

53 participants

Deadline: Feb 11, 2026 Starts in January 05 at 12:00am EST

Online

Byte 2 Beat

From bytes to breakthroughs: driving the next wave of health innovation.

Non-monetary prizes

155 participants

Deadline: Feb 14, 2026 February 14 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

CJCP Hacks - 25-26

Create apps that can change the world

Non-monetary prizes

20 participants

Deadline: Feb 16, 2026 February 16 at 12:00am EST to submit

Online

Grizzly Hacks II

Create, Compete, and Stand Out.

$4,500 in prizes

47 participants

Deadline: Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 21 at 11:00am EST

Online

Strathspace Hack Day

StrathSpace Hack Day is an official MLH x Google Hack Day hosted , powered by Major league Hacking

Non-monetary prizes

100 participants

Deadline: Feb 26, 2026 February 26 at 5:45pm EST to submit

Online

Martingale Hacks

Don't just build another to-do app — apply your skills to challenge the S&P 500 itself.

Non-monetary prizes

72 participants

Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 February 28 at 8:00pm EST to submit

Online

Global Innovation Build Challenge V1

A global online hackathon open to all studemts, encouraging innovation and optionally using AI for creative projects.

Non-monetary prizes

65 participants

Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 February 28 at 11:45pm EST to submit

Online

Apertre 3.0

Flex Your Commit. Build Your Legacy.

₹ 50,000 in prizes

30 participants

Deadline: Mar 1, 2026 Starts in January 31 at 1:30pm EST

Online

Launch AI Summit

A free, international hackathon empowering students to build AI-powered startups, learn from mentors, and pitch solutions to real-world problems.

$10,000 in prizes

2 participants

Deadline: Mar 15, 2026 Starts in March 13 at 5:30pm EDT

Online

RAISE-26

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Is AI Transforming Us All?

Non-monetary prizes

10 participants

Deadline: Apr 17, 2026 April 17 at 12:00pm EDT to submit

Online

LaunchHacks V

The fifth iteration of LaunchHacks: LaunchHacks inspires people to be creative, innovative, and LAUNCH their own initiatives through the power of technology and programming.

$16,750 in prizes

92 participants

Deadline: Jun 7, 2026 Starts in June 06 at 12:00am EDT

Online

Our current in-person AI hackathons

PyTorch Dendritic Optimization Hackathon

Build smarter, smaller, cheaper ML models after minutes of coding with Dendritic Optimization.

$18,500 in prizes

164 participants

Oct 24 - Jan 5, 2026 January 05 at 8:00pm EST to submit

San Francisco, CA, USA

Square Hacks- Build for Rural India

Reimagining innovation, Reconnecting roots

₹ 110,000 in prizes

436 participants

Dec 26 - Dec 27, 2025 Starts in December 26 at 7:30am EST

New Delhi, India

Odoo x SNS Coimbatore Hiring Hackathon '26

A dynamic online coding challenge in the realm of Hackathons.

₹ 104,998 in prizes

51 participants

Jan 2 - Jan 3, 2026 Starts in January 02 at 10:30pm EST

India

BUIDL AI Hackathon

Where Europe’s AI builders turn ideas into reality.

$9,000 in prizes

4 participants

Jan 9 - Jan 11, 2026 Starts in January 09 at 12:00am EST

Lisboa, Portugal

Scroll Africa Hackathon

Innovating from Africa -Building the Future on Scroll’s ZKP Ecosystem

$5,000 in prizes

19 participants

Jan 12 - Feb 8, 2026 Starts in January 12 at 12:00am EST

Ikeja, Nigeria

AWS Breaking Barriers Challenge 2026 - London

AWS Breaking Barriers Hackathon (London): Building innovative tech solutions for sustainability, healthcare, and social impact challenges across the UK and Ireland.

Non-monetary prizes

13 participants

Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2026 Starts in January 13 at 12:00am EST

Greater London, United Kingdom

M01N X OST Hackathon 2026

48h. Real challenges. Real impact. Join the M01N X OST Hackathon 2026 and turn ideas into innovation!

€8,500 in prizes

12 participants

Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2026 Starts in January 13 at 4:00am EST

Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland

AWS Breaking Barriers Challenge 2026 - Dublin

AWS Breaking Barriers Hackathon (Dublin): Building innovative tech solutions for sustainability, healthcare, and social impact challenges across the UK and Ireland.

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2026 Starts in January 13 at 4:00am EST

Dublin, Ireland

AWS Breaking Barriers Challenge 2026 - Manchester

AWS Breaking Barriers Hackathon (Manchester): Building innovative tech solutions for sustainability, healthcare, and social impact challenges across the UK and Ireland.

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Jan 13 - Jan 15, 2026 Starts in January 13 at 4:00am EST

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Triton Hacks 2026

Innovate. Build. Connect.

Non-monetary prizes

23 participants

Jan 16 - Jan 18, 2026 Starts in January 16 at 7:00pm EST

San Diego, CA, USA

Paris Innov'Hack

Create. Innovate. Ship.

$3,000 in prizes

11 participants

Jan 17 - Jan 17, 2026 Starts in January 17 at 4:00am EST

Paris, France

HackHive 2026

Where Innovation Swarms.

$CAD 5,400 in prizes

33 participants

Jan 23 - Jan 25, 2026 Starts in January 23 at 12:00am EST

Oshawa, Canada

Agents Hackathon in Brazil

The First Overnight Agents Hackathon In Brazil

$1,000 in prizes

4 participants

Jan 24 - Jan 25, 2026 Starts in January 24 at 3:30pm EST

Vila Olímpia, Brazil

DevFest 2026

DevFest is an annual week-long workshop series and hackathon held at Columbia University.

Non-monetary prizes

2 participants

Feb 7 - Feb 8, 2026 Starts in February 07 at 12:00am EST

New York, NY, USA

Gemini Hack Days FUTMINNA '26

Build. Innovate. Ship, All in a Day with Google .

Non-monetary prizes

6 participants

Feb 14 - Feb 14, 2026 Starts in February 14 at 3:00am EST

Minna, Nigeria

DeerHacks V

DeerHacks V celebrates 5 years of innovation and collaboration! Join us for 36 hours of coding and problem-solving as we mark half a decade of hacking brilliance on February 20-22!

Non-monetary prizes

6 participants

Feb 20 - Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 20 at 5:00pm EST

Mississauga, Canada

✰ LIVE AI Ivy Plus 2026

The premier accelerator-backed hackathon program.

$10,000 in prizes

62 participants

Feb 20 - Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 20 at 8:00pm EST

USA

BisonHacks 2026

Leveraging AI for Excellence in Truth and Service

Non-monetary prizes

16 participants

Feb 21 - Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 21 at 1:00pm EST

Washington, DC, USA

HackUNCP 2026

24 hours of innovation, collaboration, and competition at UNC Pembroke.

Non-monetary prizes

14 participants

Feb 22 - Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 22 at 12:00am EST

Pembroke, NC, USA

GDE MIT - Minds & Machines Hackathon

Join our offline hackathon in Budapest! Build impactful solutions in healthcare and education, compete with top talent, and win your share of a €13,000 prize pool plus rewards.

€13,000 in prizes

76 participants

Feb 27 - Feb 28, 2026 Starts in February 27 at 12:00am EST

Budapest, Hungary

McGill AeroHacks

Code the Future of Flight. Join us for an exciting 3-day event where innovation takes flight. Code and compete to create the next generation of autonomous drone systems

Non-monetary prizes

4 participants

Mar 13 - Mar 15, 2026 Starts in March 13 at 12:00am EDT

Montréal, Canada

MVHacks 9.0

Each year, high school hackers from across the Bay Area come together to create cool projects, learn from experts, and participate in 12 hours of hacking!

Non-monetary prizes

1 participant

Mar 28 - Mar 28, 2026 Starts in March 28 at 9:00am EDT

Mountain View, California, USA

HackFW

The flagship hackathon of Fort Worth, Texas.

Non-monetary prizes

12 participants

Apr 3 - May 2, 2026 Starts in April 03 at 12:00am EDT

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Codorra

48‑hour cybersecurity sprint. Teams of 3–5. Build useful products and present to operators and founders.

₹ 400,000 in prizes

8 participants

Apr 17 - Apr 27, 2026 Starts in April 17 at 12:00am EDT

Bengaluru, India

OmegaHack EAFIT

Innovating the future through human–AI collaboration.

$1,000 in prizes

3 participants

Apr 18 - Apr 19, 2026 Starts in April 18 at 12:00pm EDT

Medellín, Colombia

Hook 'Em Hacks

For students, by students

$1,500 in prizes

2 participants

Apr 18 - Apr 19, 2026 Starts in April 18 at 3:00pm EDT

Austin, TX, USA

Infinity Codewave

Engineered by Math. Powered by Code

$890 in prizes

3 participants

Apr 24 - Apr 25, 2026 Starts in April 24 at 2:00am EDT

Dhulikhel, Nepal

BearHacks 2026

The return of Sheridan College's largest annual hackathon — bringing students from across the GTA to come and build meaningful software together!

Non-monetary prizes

3 participants

Apr 24 - Apr 26, 2026 Starts in April 24 at 10:00pm EDT

Mississauga, Canada

Codorra

48‑hour cybersecurity sprint. Teams of 2-4. Build useful products and present to operators and founders.

₹ 400,000 in prizes

8 participants

Apr 25 - Jun 30, 2026 Starts in April 25 at 12:00am EDT

Bengaluru, India

RamHacks 2026

Come together with fellow your fellow students to make some exciting projects! Hosted by Farmingdale State College.

Non-monetary prizes

4 participants

Apr 25 - Apr 26, 2026 Starts in April 25 at 12:00am EDT

Farmingdale, NY, USA

DevNetwork [AI + ML] Hackathon 2026

Join the nation's largest challenge-driven in-person and online hackathon @ AI DevSummit 2026!

Non-monetary prizes

18 participants

May 11 - May 28, 2026 Starts in May 11 at 1:00pm EDT

South San Francisco, CA, USA

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AI Agents Hackathon: Memories That Last

“Where Intelligent Agents Think, Connect, and Remember.”

$1,000 in prizes

91 participants

Dec 17 - Dec 19, 2025 Starts in December 17 at 1:00pm EST

San Francisco, CA, USA

Chroma Awards: AI Film, Music Videos, and Games

An AI Film, Music Video, and Game Competition to Unite the Creative Community

$191,500 in prizes

5548 participants

Deadline: Nov 19, 2025 Starts in August 31 at 1:45pm EDT

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Yelp AI API Hackathon

Create an app using Yelp's new conversational AI API which supports business discovery, comparisons and restaurant reservations

$5,000 in prizes

321 participants

Deadline: Dec 17, 2025 Starts in November 10 at 11:00pm EST

Online

Toronto Anthropic AI Hackathon

The frontier of safe and scalable intelligence.

Non-monetary prizes

121 participants

Nov 19 - Nov 23, 2025 Starts in November 19 at 3:00pm EST

Toronto, Canada