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Online AI hackathons
There are 48 online AI hackathons and build jams on BuildJams right now, and 4 of them close in the next 7 days. Every event on this page can be entered online, including hybrid events with a remote track.
Updated Oct 19, 2026 (UTC). Sources for this list: Devpost, TAIKAI, lablab.ai, itch.io, HackerEarth and Cerebral Valley. Check the official page before you enter.
Build With AI: Basics $2,500
Life After Code $45,000
Qloo Agentic Hackathon $25,000
Galuxium Nexus V2 $14,644
Learn AR with SPECS $2,500
PayPal AI Hackathon $67,500
Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 $1,000,000
AMD AI League $10,000
IEEE Hack For Humanity No prize amount listed
Jamference: AI Game Jam Hack 2 Not stated on listing
Hack4Guimarães 2035 20,000 EUR
AI Browser Game Jam 5 Not stated on listing
Ultimate AI-Powered Game Jam #6 Not stated on listing
InternWell Hack2.0 ₹ 1,000
CreateAThon No prize amount listed
Mathematics for systems security No prize amount listed
Agentic Banking Hackathon See official page
HackWithAditya ₹ 500,000
Syntax Summit No prize amount listed
Code for Humanity No prize amount listed
Slapjam #2 $1,000
Vultr: Agent Rush Hackathon $9,000
Kiroween 2026 $100,000
Arbiter Hacks V1 $3,800
DeveloperWeek 2027 Hackathon $6,000
NextSpark Hacks No prize amount listed
Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon See official page
Ostad Presents YUNet AIgnite Buildathon 2026 No prize amount listed
Built with Claude: Japan 2026 See official page
EthnoHack No prize amount listed
STEMergent Hacks 2026 No prize amount listed
Ultimate AI-Powered Game Jam #7 Not stated on listing
Bridge The Gap Hacks No prize amount listed
Brewing Codes 4.0 ₹ 100,000
All Tools Allowed #3 - A Critics Arcade AI Game Jam Not stated on listing
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