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BUILD SMALL HACKATHON · 2026 · PRIZE LEDGERHF · build-small-hackathon

The prize ledger.

Two size tracks, sponsor prizes from OpenBMB, NVIDIA and Hugging Face, and six special awards — logged here with every placement and prize.

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22winners
2size tracks
946apps built
817builders
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23winners
2size tracks
946apps built
817builders
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Backyard AI — Track

the flagship track · most polished, useful builds
No.01
1ST$4,000Pozify screenshot
Pozify★ 5

Small-model workout form review from short videos.

by @tiena2cva
2ND$2,500Jawbreaker screenshot
Jawbreaker★ 79

Private scam defense for someone you love.

by @gowtham0992
3RD$1,500Agenda Parser screenshot
Agenda Parser★ 1

Upload an agenda packet PDF — parse, summarize, report

by @rdubwiley
4TH$1,000Tutori screenshot
Tutori★ 9

Voice tutor that sketches on a whiteboard while it talks

by @ProCreations
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OpenBMB Prize — Backyard AI

sponsor prize · OpenBMB
No.03
1ST$2,500Viva Mais AI screenshot
Viva Mais AI★ 8

Local-first WhatsApp copilot for the Viva Mais travel agency

by @marinarosa
2ND$1,500Aranya A Wildkeepers Adventure screenshot
Aranya A Wildkeepers Adventure★ 6

Aranya is a nature adventure where you become a Wildkeeper

by @ankurkaul17
3RD$1,000WanderLust screenshot
WanderLust★ 2

A-to-B routes through places you'll love

by @coreprinciple
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OpenBMB Prize — Thousand-Token Wood

sponsor prize · OpenBMB
No.04
1ST$2,500Grandpa's Bedtime Stories screenshot
Grandpa's Bedtime Stories★ 6

A WebXR bedtime storybook

by @tyressk
2ND$1,500Aether Garden screenshot
Aether Garden★ 46

A living storybook that grows new tales, one chapter at a time.

by @kavyabhand
3RD$1,000Tianwen screenshot
Tianwen★ 2

A small-model oracle for your biggest questions.

by @liuyd-dev

Special Awards

six builds the judges singled out
No.05
Bonus Quest Champion$2,000Sangue e Grafi screenshot
Bonus Quest Champion
Sangue e Grafi★ 16

Small-model agents put head-to-head on knowledge-graph tasks.

by @cyberandy
Tiny Titan Award$1,500Thousand-Token Theater screenshot
Tiny Titan Award
Thousand-Token Theater★ 3

MiniCPM improv troupe with a hard 1,000-token memory

by @HIMANSHUKUMARJHA
Off-Brand Award$1,500LoFinity screenshot
Off-Brand Award
LoFinity★ 7

A vending machine app that generates endless lofi beats

by @eloigil6
Judges' Wildcard$1,000The Mind of Tashi screenshot
Judges' Wildcard
The Mind of Tashi★ 10

A reflective, small-model character you can sit with.

by @Mandark-droid
Best Agent$1,000Eyas screenshot
Best Agent
Eyas★ 8

AI Security Camera Agent

by @JavRedstone
Best Demo$1,000Forgotten Lily screenshot
Best Demo
Forgotten Lily★ 1

A mystery told in tones. Learn Lily's language.

by @SucksToBeAnik
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Community Awards

chosen by the community & sponsors
No.06
Community Prize · Hugging Face$2,000PitchFight AI screenshot
Community Prize · Hugging Face
PitchFight AI★ 174

An AI founder pressure arena for practicing startup pitches.

by @Aspectgg
Community Choice · NVIDIARTX GPUSmall Talk screenshot
Community Choice · NVIDIA
Small Talk★ 131

An AI-to-AI robot podcast hosted by Reachy Minis

by @GauravGosain
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Still being decided

winners announced next week
7 PENDING

Seven more prizes, across three sponsor programs, are still being judged — the NVIDIA GPU plus two sponsor podiums. We'll stamp the winners into the ledger next week.

To be announced
🖥️
NVIDIA Nemotron Quest
One physical GPU for the standout Nemotron builds.
  • WinnerRTX 5080 GPU
To be announced
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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
To be announced
🌀
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

sponsor prize · one physical GPU for the standout Nemotron build
No.06
WinnerRTX 5080 GPUFigment screenshot
Winner
Figment★ 1

Offline protocol support for field clinics and disaster response.

by @ThomsenDrake
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Community Awards

chosen by the community & sponsors
No.07
Community Prize · Hugging Face$2,000PitchFight AI screenshot
Community Prize · Hugging Face
PitchFight AI★ 174

An AI founder pressure arena for practicing startup pitches.

by @Aspectgg
Community Choice · NVIDIARTX GPUSmall Talk screenshot
Community Choice · NVIDIA
Small Talk★ 131

An AI-to-AI robot podcast hosted by Reachy Minis

by @GauravGosain
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Still being decided

winners announced next week
6 PENDING

Six more prizes, across two sponsor programs, are still being judged — the Modal and OpenAI podiums. We'll stamp the winners into the ledger next week.

To be announced
🟢
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
To be announced
🌀
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