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AI hackathons with cash prizes

There are 46 AI hackathons with cash prizes on BuildJams right now, and 4 of them close in the next 7 days. Each one lists cash awards on its official listing. Prize totals are shown as listed and can include non-cash items. 28 can be entered online.

Updated Oct 19, 2026 (UTC). Sources for this list: Devpost, lablab.ai and itch.io. Check the official page before you enter.

Build With AI: Basics $2,500
Devpost · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 26, 2026 Devpost
Life After Code $45,000
GitLab · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 27, 2026 Devpost
Qloo Agentic Hackathon $25,000
Qloo · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 30, 2026 Devpost
Galuxium Nexus V2 $14,644
Galuxium · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 31, 2026 Devpost
Learn AR with SPECS $2,500
Devpost · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Nov 9, 2026 Devpost
PayPal AI Hackathon $67,500
PayPal · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Nov 12, 2026 Devpost
AMD AI League $10,000
lablab.ai · Online · Solo or team
Cash prize Closes Dec 1, 2026 lablab.ai
InternWell Hack2.0 ₹ 1,000
InternWell-SLIET · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 31, 2026 Devpost
HackWithAditya ₹ 500,000
Aditya University · Online · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Nov 25, 2026 Devpost
Slapjam #2 $1,000
slapjam · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 29, 2026 itch.io
KUK VIRTUAL HACKATHON $800
Kelab UMNO Korea · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 15, 2026 Devpost
CSC Winter Sparkathon $100
The Webb Schools CSC · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 29, 2026 Devpost
Kiroween 2026 $100,000
Kiro · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 30, 2026 Devpost
Arbiter Hacks V1 $3,800
Arbiter · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 20, 2026 Devpost
Brewing Codes 4.0 ₹ 100,000
HARD MODE · Online · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Mar 12, 2028 Devpost
SDC Hackathon 2026 $5,500
Xiamen University Malaysia · In person (Xiamen University Malaysia) · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
HackFW: MADE Challenge $1,900
Fort Worth DAO · In person (Fort Worth) · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 30, 2026 Devpost
Next Gen Hackathon 2026 -Bengaluru ₹ 40,000
RAAIF · In person (Tripura Vasini Palace Grounds, Bengaluru) · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 23, 2026 Devpost
MineArena 1.0 ₹ 75,000
Code commit · In person (SSM cultural centre) · Team rules: see official page
Cash prize Closes Oct 31, 2026 Devpost
Zoftware AgentHack $500
zoftwarehub · In person (Spring House Workspaces SHGU001) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
HarborHack 2026 - Agent In The Loop $1,500
Charlestonhacks · In person (College of Charleston, Harbor Walk) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 23, 2026 Devpost
DS+X Hackathon 2026 $5,500
Boston University Spark! · In person (Boston University- CDS) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 24, 2026 Devpost
LarpHacks $21,394
larphacks · In person (Toronto) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 1, 2026 Devpost
AWS x A10 Hack 2026 $7,500
Santa Clara University ACM · In person (Heafey Hall) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
Redhawk Builds 2026 $3,500
Miami · In person (McVey Data Science Building) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
DevFest Hackathon 2026 $800
Google Developer Group Central Florida. · In person (UCF Downtown) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 6, 2026 Devpost
HackStorm 3.0: Sense, Think and Act $5,200
HackStorm · In person (San Francisco, California, USA) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Jan 15, 2027 Devpost
GSD Hackathon - Get Shit Done $100
Pennovation Works · In person (Pennovation Works) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Jan 23, 2027 Devpost
NTU Beyond Binary Techathon 2027 $10,000
NTU Women In Tech · In person (Singapore) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Feb 9, 2027 Devpost
SC Quantathon v4 $250
Clemson Quantum · In person (Watt Family Innovation Center) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Oct 23, 2027 Devpost
Since AI 2026 € 50,000
Since AI ry · In person (Kupittaa Campus, Turku) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 6, 2026 Devpost
DevFest: Sheridan Datathon 2026 $CAD 10,000
GDG on Campus Sheridan College · In person (Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Nov 7, 2026 Devpost
BearHacks 2027 $CAD 10,000
BearHacks · In person (Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus) · Team rules: see official page
Upcoming Cash prize Starts Apr 23, 2027 Devpost

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