🔥 MiniMax Multimodal Stack Hackathon - SF X B.E.L.L.E, $1000 Cash Prize!
Join us for a full-day hackathon in San Francisco hosted by B.E.L.L.E and MiniMax, where innovation meets execution — with $1,000 in cash prizes and additional tech prizes up for grabs!
💫 MiniMax
The Multimodal Engine for the Agentic Era While others focus on single-mode wrappers, MiniMax provides the full-stack infrastructure for true multimodal application development.
From the ultra-long context and high-performance coding of MiniMax M2.2 to the professional-grade cinematic output of Hailuo Video, our models are built for real-world complexity and agentic workflows. We're coming to San Francisco to challenge the city’s top builders to push our APIs to the limit. Bring your best architecture, your most complex agents, and your vision for a multimodal world.
MiniMax Speech 2.6 — Ultra-Fast, Ultra-Human, Ultra-Smart
⚡Ultra-Fast: <250 ms latency for real-time conversational interactions
💬Smart Text Normalization for URLs, emails, dates, numbers & more
🎙️Full Voice Clone + Fluent LoRA: natural, expressive, effortless
🌍40+ languages with inline code switching
Hailuo Video:
Breakthroughs in movement, expression & physical realism - Smoother, sharper, and more alive.
Best-in-class instruction following
Handles extreme physics (yes, it does acrobatics 🤹)
Native 1080p
Hailuo Start/End Frame: Start where you want. End where you choose.
MiniMax: https://x.com/MiniMax_AI
MiniMax Hailuo Video: hailuoai.video
MiniMax Audio & Music: minimax.io/audio
MiniMax API: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/models-intro
MiniMax Website: minimax.io
🎁 Why You Should Join
Learn cutting-edge technologies & tools in the AI dev world
Build faster and easier than ever with expert guidance
Take home high-quality, bug-free software from the event
💰 Win $1,000+ in prizes
🤝 Collaborate with top builders, mentors & judges from big tech companies and leading AI startups in Seattle
🍕 Enjoy free coffee and lunch for all participants.
🎯 Schedule
09:00 AM - Doors Open & Check-In
10:00 AM - Intro & Challenge briefing
10:15 AM - MiniMax API lightning workshop and Q&A
10:30 AM - Team Formation and Build Sprint!
12:00 PM - Lunch
5:30–7:00 - Submissions & demo expo
8:00–8:30 - Final demos (Top teams)
8:30–9:00 - Awards & closing remarks
🏆 Prizes
🥇 1st Place – $400 cash + $200 MiniMax API Credits
🥈 2nd Place – $300 cash + $100 Minimax API Credits
🥉 3rd Place – $200 cash + $100 Minimax API Credits
🎖️ Best Use of MiniMax Multi-models - $100 cash + $100 Minimax API Credits
🎖️ All winning teams get premium MiniMax Merch (T-shirt & hat)
🛠️ Rules
🎶 Mandatory: Projects must use at least one MiniMax model (Text, Speech, Music, or Video)
🎬 Social Proof: To be eligible for prizes, teams must post a 60-second demo clip to X/LinkedIn tagging @MiniMax and @B.E.L.L.E.
👩💻GitHub/Code: Teams must provide a link to a README or repo for technical verification.
💡 Existing or previously started projects are welcome - no need to build from scratch
👥 Teams of up to 3 people allowed - existing teams allowed
📍 In-person only — this is a hands-on building day
❤️ Respect & inclusion are mandatory — a safe space for bold ideas
🔗 Tech Stack
💸 PLEASE APPLY FOR MINIMAX FREE CREDITS HERE BEFORE THE EVENT
https://forms.gle/nojsxH8YpbiZTHnh9
📊 PLEASE READ BEFORE HACK DAY:
API Documentations https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/models-intro
Judges and Judging Criteria COMING SOON.
Let’s build the future together: fast, reliable, and exciting software powered by AI.
Ready to hack? Let’s go! 🚀
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🧩 About the Hosts
B.E.L.L.E
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