prize data
28 prize-bearinghackathon prize money statistics
live totals, median prize, largest listed pools and deadline distribution, computed from organizer-listed values in the index.
as of october 2, 2026, Tensor Hack tracks 174 live AI hackathons.
as of october 2, 2026, 28 of those hackathons list prize pools totaling $1,501,410.
as of october 2, 2026, the median source-listed AI hackathon prize pool is $4,000.
as of october 2, 2026, the largest listed prize pool in the Tensor Hack index is $1,000,000 from META VR START DEVELOPER COMPETITION 2026.
source notes
prize values come from the public Tensor Hack listing model. vague or zero-value rewards are excluded from median and total prize stats.
top 10 listed prize pools
| hackathon | organizer | prize | deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| META VR START DEVELOPER COMPETITION 2026 | Meta | $1,000,000 | november 18, 2026 |
| BUILD, SHIP, SHAPE: AMAZON DEVELOPER HACKATHON | Amazon | $138,000 | october 23, 2026 |
| NEBIUS X NVIDIA GLOBAL AI HACKATHON | nebius | $50,000 | october 30, 2026 |
| BLI LEGAL TECH HACKATHON 2 | DoraHacks host | $50,000 | november 1, 2026 |
| DSH HACKS V2 | STEMise | $42,234 | november 8, 2026 |
| AWS COMMUNICATION DEVELOPER SERVICES (CDS) AGENT | AWS | $40,000 | october 28, 2026 |
| UNIVABIO | BioCataalysis | $38,245 | october 6, 2026 |
| ML EMPOWERMENT BUILD CHALLENGE 3.0 | ML Empowerment Foundation | $37,800 | october 5, 2026 |
| CREATOR COLOSSEUM: THE STARTUP SHOWDOWN | Creator Colosseum | $29,900 | october 10, 2026 |
| OPENCV AI COMPETITION 2026, POWERED BY AWS | OpenCV | $20,250 | october 27, 2026 |
split by category
| category | count | listed pool |
|---|---|---|
| ai hackathons | 13 | $1,411,764 |
| genai hackathons | 2 | $43,000 |
| web3 hackathons | 2 | $51,000 |
| online hackathons 2026 | 20 | $1,477,608 |
| india hackathons 2026 | 7 | $16,642 |
| student hackathons 2026 | 9 | $20,584 |
| hackathons with prize money | 28 | $1,501,410 |
| hackathon ideas for beginners | 15 | $1,422,668 |
| $100k hackathons | 2 | $1,138,000 |
split by mode
| mode | count | listed pool |
|---|---|---|
| online | 20 | $1,477,608 |
| hybrid | 0 | $0 |
| in-person | 8 | $23,802 |
month-by-month deadline distribution
| month | deadline count | listed prize pool |
|---|---|---|
| october 2026 | 154 | $408,176 |
| november 2026 | 15 | $1,092,234 |
| december 2026 | 3 | $1,000 |
| february 2027 | 1 | $0 |
| april 2027 | 1 | $0 |