hackathon-objective.md

Here are the following awards that can be won for the hackathon.

Stack 'em on your sash.

None required. Each one grants extra points for your submission. Hover a patch to see it lift. 🔌 Off the Grid No cloud APIs. The whole thing runs on the model in front of you. Local-first 🎯 Well-Tuned Your app uses a fine-tuned model you've published on Hugging Face. Fine-tuned 🎨 Off-Brand A custom frontend that pushes past the default Gradio look (Hint: see gr.Server). Custom UI 🦙 Llama Champion Your model runs through the llama.cpp runtime. llama.cpp 📡 Sharing is Caring You shared your agent trace on the Hub for everyone to learn from. Open trace 📓 Field Notes You wrote a blog post or report about what you built and what you learned. Tentative ❋ The Awards · What you're competing for The trophy cabinet.

Every submission to a main track competes for that track's podium. Sponsor and special awards are separate categories on top — one great app can take home more than one. Main Track Awards · $18,000 🏡 Backyard AI Top four submissions on this trail. 1st First Place$4,000 2nd Second Place$2,500 3rd Third Place$1,500 4th Fourth Place$1,000 🍄 Thousand Token Wood Top four submissions on this trail. 1st First Place$4,000 2nd Second Place$2,500 3rd Third Place$1,500 4th Fourth Place$1,000 🗳️ Community Choice — by Hugging Face One winner, voted by the community. The app the trail itself loved most. $2,000 Sponsor Awards 🏮 OpenBMB Awards $10,000 total — three prizes in each of the two tracks for the standout OpenBMB picks. 1st First, per track$2,500 2nd Second, per track$1,500 3rd Third, per track$1,000 🌀 OpenAI Track $10,000 total — OpenAI's own podium across all submissions. 1st First Place$5,000 2nd Second Place$3,000 3rd Third Place$2,000 🟩 NVIDIA Nemotron Quest Two physical GPUs for the standout Nemotron builds. ×2 WinnersRTX 5080 each 🟢 Modal Awards $20,000 in Modal credits for the top Modal-powered apps. 1st First Place$10,000 credits 2nd Second Place$7,000 credits 3rd Third Place$3,000 credits Special Awards · $8,000 $2,000 🎖️ Bonus Quest Champion The most merit badges stacked on a single sash. Collect 'em all. $1,500 🎨 Off-Brand Award The best custom UI pushing past the default Gradio look. gr.Server is your friend. $1,500 🐜 Tiny Titan The best app built on a genuinely tiny model — think ≤4B parameters. $1,000 🎬 Best Demo The full package: great app, great demo video, great social post. $1,000 🤖 Best Agent The best agentic app — all under the 32B cap, of course. $1,000 🃏 Judges' Wildcard For the entry that's amazing but fits no category. We know you're out there. All In $48,000 cash + two RTX 5080 GPUs + $20,000 in Modal credits — across 29 separate awards ❋ How to Participate Four steps. No application. No waitlist. I