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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

KingHacks

Join us for Kingston’s industry-backed AI hackathon, where builders innovate with AWS, IBM, Backboard.io, and the Mayor’s Office for prizes, impact, and internships

$CAD 13,900 in prizes

74 participants

Deadline: Jan 16, 2026 January 16 at 4:00pm EST to submit

Online

AI Trading Sandbox Challenge - U.S. Market

An AI trading hackathon for the U.S. market—build bots, agents, and strategies in a real-market sandbox and compete for live capital testing. Use the link below for registration.

Non-monetary prizes

40 participants

Deadline: Jan 16, 2026 January 16 at 11:00pm EST to submit

Online

Winter Pitchfest | High School Startup Pitch | $1600+ prizes | THIS WEEKEND

Where high school students learn, innovate, and present bold ideas at the intersection of AI, technology, and entrepreneurship. Develop your presentation in just 24 hours!

$200 in prizes

17 participants

Deadline: Jan 18, 2026 Starts in January 17 at 12:00pm EST

Online

EcoCompute

Build intelligent solutions for a greener planet - where AI meets sustainability to protect, restore, and power the future of our environment.

Non-monetary prizes

8 participants

Deadline: Jan 20, 2026 Starts in January 16 at 8:00pm EST

Online

Arctic League of Code

Winter is coming !!

$4,000 in prizes

349 participants

Deadline: Jan 21, 2026 January 21 at 5:00am EST to submit

Online

Hex-a-thon

Build the analysis you wish existed. Join Hex's virtual hackathon to analyze, build, and explore data with AI — all in one place.

$10,000 in prizes

1306 participants

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

Online

Code Spring

Where Ideas Bloom into Innovation !!

$4,800 in prizes

1312 participants

Deadline: Jan 23, 2026 January 23 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

StartupMed

Turn Ideas into Medical Startups

Non-monetary prizes

924 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

187 participants

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

Online

RoomGi Open Innovation Hackathon 2026 (REGISTER ON GOOGLE FORM LINK Given below)

Build real-world housing & rental tech solutions and win ₹1,00,000 + internships

₹ 40,000 in prizes

58 participants

Deadline: Jan 26, 2026 January 26 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

FutureGrid — The INVESTECH Hackathon

A 48h Innovation Sprint for AI, Smart Cities, Green energy systems, Cloud and data

Non-monetary prizes

28 participants

Deadline: Jan 30, 2026 January 30 at 10:00am EST to submit

Online

HealTech Innovators Hackathon 2025

Build something that improves lives.

Non-monetary prizes

139 participants

Deadline: Jan 30, 2026 January 30 at 8:00pm EST to submit

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

183 participants

Deadline: Jan 30, 2026 January 30 at 10:00pm EST to submit

Online

Malim Hackathon 2025

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

Non-monetary prizes

75 participants

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

Online

vibe coder hackathon

Talk it out. Anytime. Anywhere.

Non-monetary prizes

4 participants

Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 January 31 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Online

Hack-Earth

Sustainable Solutions Powered by AI

$250 in prizes

33 participants

Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 Starts in January 30 at 5:00pm EST

Online

Sky’s the Limit - Cloud9 x JetBrains Hackathon

Reimagine the future. Make it happen. With code.

$25,000 in prizes

1497 participants

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

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.

$100 in prizes

81 participants

Deadline: Feb 7, 2026 February 07 at 3:00pm EST to submit

Online

Improving Our Education - Steel City Hacks 2026 Hackathon

Our hackathon is about using AI and technology to revolutionize education, creating tools that make learning more personalized, inclusive, and engaging for everyone.

$25 in prizes

1 participant

Deadline: Feb 7, 2026 Starts in January 24 at 12:00pm EST

Online

Gemini 3 Hackathon

Build what's next

$100,000 in prizes

17855 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

106 participants

Deadline: Feb 11, 2026 Starts in January 20 at 12:00am EST

Online

Byte 2 Beat

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

$20,000 in prizes

261 participants

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

Online

Norcal Hacks 26: Largest High School Hackathon in Northern California

Student-run hackathon open to all high school students around the world!

$2,000 in prizes

4 participants

Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 Starts in February 12 at 6:00pm EST

Online

CJCP Hacks - 25-26

Create apps that can change the world

Non-monetary prizes

41 participants

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

Online

Raven Hacks VTL

Empowering the next generation of STEM leaders

Non-monetary prizes

22 participants

Deadline: Feb 18, 2026 Starts in February 10 at 12:00am EST

Online

DevDash

Code the Tomorrow.

$10,000 in prizes

6 participants

Deadline: Feb 20, 2026 Starts in January 20 at 12:00am EST

Online

Grizzly Hacks II

Create, Compete, and Stand Out.

$4,500 in prizes

73 participants

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

Online

SAP Business AI Innovation Challenge

Demystify AI. Amplify Your Business.

Non-monetary prizes

453 participants

Deadline: Feb 23, 2026 February 23 at 8:00pm EST to submit

Online

Strathspace Hack Day

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

Non-monetary prizes

138 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

102 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

183 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

68 participants

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

Online

NeuroVista

Think. Build. Disrupt.

$8,000 in prizes

47 participants

Deadline: Mar 10, 2026 Starts in January 26 at 12:00am EST

Online

RAISE-26

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

Non-monetary prizes

18 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

160 participants

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

Online

Our current in-person AI hackathons

AlgosQuest 2025

hack the future with Isourse

₹ 225,000 in prizes

167 participants

Nov 19 - Jan 31, 2026 January 31 at 5:00pm EST to submit

Delhi, India

Buildathon Test

Don’t Just Imagine the Future. Build It.

Non-monetary prizes

8 participants

Jan 9 - Mar 21, 2026 March 21 at 5:00pm EDT to submit

Wellesley, MA, USA

iCUBE 5.0

NOTE: Use the website provided to view the problem statements , abstract templates and to register. Contact us if facing any difficulties in registering

Non-monetary prizes

12 participants

Jan 11 - Jan 19, 2026 January 19 at 10:30pm EST to submit

Pennalur, India

Codeversity Naitonal Level Hackathon

National Level Hackathon

₹ 600,000 in prizes

54 participants

Jan 11 - Jan 31, 2026 January 31 at 6:30am EST to submit

Ahmedabad, India

Scroll Africa Hackathon

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

$5,000 in prizes

44 participants

Jan 12 - Feb 8, 2026 February 08 at 7:00am EST to submit

Ikeja, Nigeria

PyTorch Dendritic Optimization Hackathon

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

$18,500 in prizes

247 participants

Jan 15 - Jan 20, 2026 January 20 at 2:45am EST to submit

Nexa × Qualcomm On-Device Bounty Program — Mobile

Build a real on-device Android AI app using NexaSDK on the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU

$6,500 in prizes

0 participants

Jan 15 - Feb 16, 2026 February 16 at 2:45am EST to submit

Cupertino, California, USA

Triton Hacks 2026

Innovate. Build. Connect.

Non-monetary prizes

33 participants

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

San Diego, CA, USA

Accessibility Hackathon

Create apps that solve real-world accessibility challenges.

Non-monetary prizes

11 participants

Jan 17 - Jan 17, 2026 Starts in January 17 at 12:00am EST

Greater London, United Kingdom

Paris Innov'Hack

Create. Innovate. Ship.

Non-monetary prizes

49 participants

Jan 17 - Jan 17, 2026 Starts in January 17 at 3:45am EST

Paris, France

Film + AI Video Hackathon @ GMI Studio x PixVerse

Show us what’s possible when AI meets imagination

Non-monetary prizes

9 participants

Jan 17 - Jan 17, 2026 Starts in January 17 at 12:00pm EST

San Francisco, CA, USA

HackHive 2026

Where Innovation Swarms.

Non-monetary prizes

59 participants

Jan 23 - Jan 25, 2026 Starts in January 23 at 8:00pm EST

Oshawa, Canada

Agents Hackathon in Brazil

The First Overnight Agents Hackathon In Brazil

$1,000 in prizes

12 participants

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

Vila Olímpia, Brazil

PINUS HACK 2026

Build innovative, community-driven solutions while empowering Indonesian students in Singapore through hands-on learning, workshops, and real-world problem solving.

$800 in prizes

10 participants

Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2026 Starts in January 25 at 9:00pm EST

Singapore, Singapore

Hack South West

Student ran hackathon focusing on developing AI solutions for blockchain banking over 24 hours.

Non-monetary prizes

7 participants

Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026 Starts in January 31 at 12:00am EST

Devon, United Kingdom

CodeStorm 2026

A national-level coding hackathon organized by Narsimha Reddy Engineering College.

₹ 100,000 in prizes

2 participants

Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026 Starts in January 31 at 12:00am EST

Hyderabad, India

Get Funded @Prompt Driven Development with Toolhouse and 500 Global Hackathon

Join PromptDriven.ai and Toolhouse for a single-day hackathon at 500 Global. Build AI agents, master the PDD workflow, and pitch to top VCs

Non-monetary prizes

18 participants

Jan 31 - Jan 31, 2026 Starts in January 31 at 12:00pm EST

Palo Alto, CA, USA

DevFest 2026

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

Non-monetary prizes

83 participants

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

New York, NY, USA

NTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2026

A techathon for everyone. Challenge yourself. Build solutions.

$10,000 in prizes

9 participants

Feb 9 - Feb 13, 2026 Starts in February 09 at 3:00am EST

Singapore, Singapore

Gemini Hack Days FUTMINNA '26

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

Non-monetary prizes

27 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

11 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

116 participants

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

USA

Hacklytics 2026: Golden Byte

Enter the factory. Build something golden.

$15,400 in prizes

4 participants

Feb 20 - Feb 22, 2026 Starts in February 20 at 9:00pm EST

Atlanta, GA, 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

18 participants

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

Pembroke, NC, USA

AURELION

Innovative For A Better Tomorrow

₹ 60,000 in prizes

1 participant

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

Booluvampatti, India

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

104 participants

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

Budapest, Hungary

Hack The East

Biggest student-led hackathon in Asia!

$57,000 in prizes

9 participants

Feb 27 - Feb 28, 2026 Starts in February 27 at 8:00pm EST

Hồng Kông

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

5 participants

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

Montréal, Canada

ConHacks 2026

Sky's the limit.

$CAD 3,000 in prizes

9 participants

Mar 27 - Mar 29, 2026 Starts in March 27 at 9:00pm EDT

Waterloo, 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.

$1,000 in prizes

16 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

13 participants

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

Bengaluru, India

StarkHacks

Build the future of hardware at the world’s largest hardware hackathon - 36 hours of the brightest sparks coming to life.

Non-monetary prizes

11 participants

Apr 17 - Apr 19, 2026 Starts in April 17 at 8:00pm EDT

West Lafayette, IN, USA

OmegaHack EAFIT

Innovating the future through human–AI collaboration.

$1,000 in prizes

4 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

3 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

9 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

RamHacks 2026

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

Non-monetary prizes

5 participants

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

Farmingdale, NY, USA

Codorra

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

₹ 400,000 in prizes

25 participants

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

Bengaluru, India

DevNetwork [AI + ML] Hackathon 2026

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

Non-monetary prizes

32 participants

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

South San Francisco, CA, USA

Top AI builders of 2026

Gilberto Rodrigues

Dao Sy Duy Minh

Nandan Bhat

Mikael Aldy

vaishnavi m

Kiew Mthombeni

A Z A M MohammadAzam

I code and build solutions to complex problems.

Senushi Dinara

I’m a neuroscience and AI enthusiast developing projects at the intersection of cognitive science and technology.

Recent winning AI projects

Recent AI hackathons

Digital Innovation Challenge 2025 - Finance Track

AI Agents Unlock Finance for Sustainability

$15,500 in prizes

179 participants

Deadline: Dec 29, 2025 Starts in November 20 at 3:00am EST

Online

Maximally Vibe-a-thon

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

₹ 468,000 in prizes

1311 participants

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

Online

Missing Amps Winter Classic

Building the future, brick by brick

$50 in prizes

292 participants

Deadline: Jan 1, 2026 Starts in December 22 at 3:00pm EST

Online

FIBO Hackathon

Build the Future of Creative Control with Scale

$30,000 in prizes

1159 participants

Deadline: Dec 15, 2025 Starts in November 03 at 12:00pm EST

Online