AI & Machine Learning Hackathons in 2026
Explore 4646 AI & machine learning hackathons in 2026. Hackathons focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and generative AI.
Hackathons
50
Avg Prize
$44K
Organizers
64
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Ongoing
Daytona HackSprint w/ Abundant & Geometric, Dublin - October 7, 2026
In Person
Oct 7, 2026daytonaDublin 1, Ireland
Artificial Intelligence
Social Impact
Ongoing
Physical AI Hackathon & Demo Day: Build a Product You Can Hold #SFTechWeek
In Person
Oct 7, 2026Coco WangSan Francisco, California, United States
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
HACK PRADESH 2026 – RVIT HACKATHON
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 8, 2026RV Institute of Technology (RVIT)Andhra Pradesh, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Web Development
Ongoing
AI-Native Startup Hackathon | #SFTechWeek
In Person
Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2026Vin WanfanSan Francisco, United States$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Entrepreneurship
Ongoing
AI HACKATHON 2026 I AI FUTURE MAKERS BOOTCAMP
Online
Oct 2 – Oct 8, 2026OPERION ECOMMERCE & SOFTWARE SDN BHDOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Affinda AI Innovation Challenge
Online
Oct 5 – Oct 8, 2026Enactus MelbourneOnline$1K
Beginner Friendly
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
ImpactHack 2026
Online
Oct 1 – Oct 8, 2026GIS Engineering ClubOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Code and Craft - SSN SNUC Invente '26
In Person
Sep 21 – Oct 8, 2026Shiv Nadar University (SNU), ChennaiChennai, India
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
Adhigamai Inter-College Hackathon 2026
Hybrid
Sep 22 – Oct 8, 2026Adhigam AiDera Bassi, India
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Origins Hackathon Top 5 Demos
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 8, 2026Otis RisingSingapore, Singapore
Blockchain
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Ongoing
Build For Bharat 2.0
In Person
Sep 9 – Oct 8, 2026Chandigarh University (CU), Ajitgarh, PunjabMorinda, India
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Cloud
Ongoing
QuHack Hackathon
Online
Aug 29 – Oct 8, 2026Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), NuzvidOnline$2K
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
HACK PRADESH – RVIT Hackathon
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 8, 2026RV Institute of Technology (RVIT)Chebrolu, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
IoT
Ongoing
Hack the Fork: AI & Food Hackathon
In Person
Sep 20 – Oct 8, 2026National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), SonipatSonipat, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
WCC Launchpad 30
Online
Sep 9 – Oct 8, 2026WeCodeCodersOnline$600
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Model Wars
In Person
Oct 3 – Oct 8, 2026Manipal University (MU), JaipurJaipur, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
women get IT done: Te Toca x WINZ Hackathon
In Person
Oct 1 – Oct 8, 2026Sara ContuZurich, Switzerland
Social Impact
Artificial Intelligence
Diversity & Inclusion
Ongoing
HackNext'26 Series 2.0
In Person
Sep 11 – Oct 9, 2026SNS College of Technology (SNSCT), Coimbatore, Tamil NaduCoimbatore, India$240
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Singularity Hackathon
In Person
Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2026AJ Institute of Engineering and Technology (AJIET), Mangalore, KarnatakaMangaluru, India$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Hack Away Hunger: Food Insecurity Challenge
In Person
Jul 18 – Oct 9, 2026dsmHack.orgJohnston, United States$5K
Social Impact
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Scratch to Hack
Online
Aug 31 – Oct 9, 2026Akal University, Talwandi SaboOnline$120
Cloud
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Datathon 26–27
Hybrid
Sep 15 – Oct 9, 2026PCCOE INNS STUDENT CHAPTERPimpri-Chinchwad, India$360
Edtech
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Ongoing
ProtocolX
In Person
Sep 28 – Oct 9, 2026BMS Institute of Technology and Management (BMSITM), BangaloreYelahanka, India$120
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
IEEE Synapse Hackathon
In Person
Sep 23 – Oct 9, 2026AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune, MaharashtraPune, India$120
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Perceptron Hackathon 2026
In Person
Sep 25 – Oct 9, 2026Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BombayPowai, India
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
VIBEATHON 26
Hybrid
Sep 26 – Oct 10, 2026A.C. Patil College of Engineering Department of Information TechnologyMaharashtra, India$300
Web Development
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Agnitia 2026 : 36 Hours National Level Hackathon
In Person
Sep 7 – Oct 10, 2026Prestige Institute of Engineering, Management and Research (PIEMR), IndoreIndore, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Climate Tech
Ongoing
ML Empowerment Build Challenge 3.0
Online
Sep 5 – Oct 10, 2026ML Empowerment FoundationOnline$38K
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Social Impact
Ongoing
Build with AI: PromptWars
In Person
Feb 15 – Oct 10, 2026TBA
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Innovation
Ongoing
Build Battle
Online
Sep 14 – Oct 10, 2026Frontend ArenaOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
HackDays 2.0
In Person
Sep 15 – Oct 10, 2026Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology (GCET), Greater NoidaGreater Noida, India
Web Development
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
Medha AI ML Hackathon
In Person
Sep 22 – Oct 10, 2026National Institute of Technology (NIT), DelhiAlipur, India$120
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
National Young Programmers Olympiad
Online
Sep 23 – Oct 10, 2026Polaris School of TechnologyOnline$12K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Tech Horizon 2.0 - National Level Hackathon
In Person
Apr 18 – Oct 10, 2026Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus (GNITC), HyderabadHyderabad, India$3K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
IoT
Ongoing
Vibeathon 2026
In Person
Aug 31 – Oct 10, 2026A.C. Patil College of Engineering Department of Information TechnologyKharghar, India
Edtech
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
ForgeHacks Online 2026
Online
Oct 1 – Oct 10, 2026ForgeHacksOnline$1.2M
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
HackNowa Global Hackathon 2026
Online
Sep 10 – Oct 10, 2026Innovation HacksOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Computer Vision AI Hackathon
Hybrid
Sep 22 – Oct 10, 2026E-Cell, IIT BombayMumbai, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
GTA: Hack City
Online
Sep 25 – Oct 10, 2026Campus KonnectOnline$18
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Edge AI Challenge
Online
Sep 26 – Oct 10, 2026Electronics & IoT Club, IIT (ISM) DhanbadOnline
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Edtech
Ongoing
HackMatrix 5.0
In Person
Sep 7 – Oct 11, 2026PCCOE'S GFG STUDENT CHAPTERPimpri-Chinchwad, India$840
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
Techashy 2.0 Hackathon 2026
In Person
Sep 26 – Oct 11, 2026Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) KottayamKottayam, India$727
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Conv_Cup '26: FIFA of Bots
Hybrid
Sep 22 – Oct 11, 2026Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines (IIT ISM), DhanbadDhanbad, India$126
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Build with bharat 4.0
In Person
Sep 6 – Oct 11, 2026CodeverseGreater Noida, India$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cloud
Ongoing
Kurukshetra CTF
In Person
Sep 11 – Oct 11, 2026Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE), PunePimpri-Chinchwad, India$240
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
AppSurd'26: Code.Compile.Chaos
In Person
Sep 22 – Oct 11, 2026Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines (IIT ISM), DhanbadDhanbad, India$102
Mobile Development
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Agora Voice AI Hackathon 2026
Online
Sep 1 – Oct 11, 2026Online$360
Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Development
Web Development
Ongoing
AI Builder Cup 2026
Hybrid
Sep 1 – Oct 11, 2026TBA
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Innovation
Ongoing
Zero to Chat: CometChat Hackathon
Online
Sep 27 – Oct 11, 2026CometChatOnline
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Ongoing
Anna AI OS Founding Builder Challenge 2026
Online
Sep 27 – Oct 11, 2026Talentsec Technology (Hong Kong) LimitedOnline$80K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud