Prize breakdown

First Place

- Up to 4 scholarships of USD 750 on the RISE Research program - Featherless credits worth $300 for the winning team - Up to 4 Free 1-year Hawkeye commercial license ($99 Value) - Upto 4 free 1 year of DevSwarm Pro ($98 Value Each) - Up to 4 AoPS Voucher (Worth $25) - Up to 2, Up to 2, 1 year-long 1Password plan ($48 Value Each) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role

Non-cash

Second Place

- Up to 4 scholarships of USD 750 on the RISE Research program - Upto 4 Free 1-year Hawkeye commercial license ($99 Value) - Up to 2, Up to 2, 1 year-long 1Password plan ($48 Value Each) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role

Non-cash

Third Place

- Up to 4 scholarships of USD 750 on the RISE Research program - Upto 4 Free 1-year Hawkeye commercial license ($99 Value) - Up to 1, Up to 2, 1 year-long 1Password plan ($48 Value Each) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role

Non-cash

Organizer's Favorite

- Upto 4 Free 1-year Hawkeye commercial license ($99 Value) - Featured on our websites, signed winner certificate, and Discord role

Non-cash3 winners

All Participants

- $250 worth of Prelint credits - 500 free API for YouCam Online Editor ($24 Each) - $299 in Tin Computer credits (100 Projects Only) - Free 6-month Hawkeye commercial license ($49 Each) - 1 free month of DevSwarm Pro - All participants also receive a signed participation certificate at the end of the Hackathon

Non-cash

.xyz participant prize! (150 ONLY)

- .xyz domains that are free for the first year ($15 Value Each)

Non-cash150 winners

Best Use of Prelint

Upto 4x $1250 in prelint credits - valid for 6 months.

Non-cash

About

🤖 Pixel Forge AI Hackathon

Build something incredible with AI — no matter your skill level.

Pixel Forge AI Hackathon is a 1-week online hackathon where developers, designers, creators, and innovators come together to build something awesome using Artificial Intelligence.

Whether it’s an AI Agent, a chatbot, an automation tool, a creative AI experience, or something completely unexpected — if it incorporates AI, it belongs here.

You’ll have 7 days to turn your idea into reality, experiment with new technologies, collaborate with others, and bring your ideas to life.

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For more info check out our website: Pixel Forge AI Hackathon

Requirements

🎯 The Challenge

Your mission is to engineer a functional AI-powered solution that tackles a real-world challenge.

Build something that solves a problem related to work, personal life, hobbies, productivity, education, creativity, or everyday routines. We want to see how AI can meaningfully improve real experiences and solve practical problems.

Your project must meaningfully incorporate Artificial Intelligence. This can range from a simple chatbot or assistant to a fully autonomous AI agent — what matters most is impact, creativity, and usefulness.

Think beyond prototypes: build something functional that demonstrates how AI can help people in the real world.

📦 What to Submit

Please include the following in your submission:

--> Hosted Project URL
Include a link to your live or hosted project for judges to test.

--> Open-Source Code Repository
Include a link to your public repository for judging and testing.

--> Open Source License
Your repository must include a complete open-source license file. The license should be clearly visible and detectable on the repository page.

--> ~3 Minute Demo Video
Show what your project does, the problem it solves, and how AI is integrated.

--> Completed Devpost Submission
Fill out and complete the Devpost submission form before the deadline.

Pixel Forge AI Hackathon ($18,000+ in Prizes)

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