| Here are the following awards that can be won for the hackathon. |
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| Stack 'em on your sash. |
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| None required. Each one grants extra points for your submission. Hover a patch to see it lift. |
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| Off the Grid |
| No cloud APIs. The whole thing runs on the model in front of you. |
| Local-first |
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| Well-Tuned |
| Your app uses a fine-tuned model you've published on Hugging Face. |
| Fine-tuned |
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| Off-Brand |
| A custom frontend that pushes past the default Gradio look (Hint: see `gr.Server`). |
| Custom UI |
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| Llama Champion |
| Your model runs through the llama.cpp runtime. |
| llama.cpp |
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| Sharing is Caring |
| You shared your agent trace on the Hub for everyone to learn from. |
| Open trace |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Community Choice — by Hugging Face |
| One winner, voted by the community. The app the trail itself loved most. |
| $2,000 |
| Sponsor Awards |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| NVIDIA Nemotron Quest |
| Two physical GPUs for the standout Nemotron builds. |
| ×2 WinnersRTX 5080 each |
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| 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. |
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