DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Hackathon

​About This Hackathon

​The DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Hackathon is a fully online competition inviting developers to build and ship AI-powered applications using DigitalOcean’s Gradient™ AI tools. Participants can create anything from intelligent agents to full-stack AI products while learning how to deploy scalable machine learning workflows in production.

​This hackathon is open to developers of all experience levels and offers $20,000 in cash prizes, along with DigitalOcean credits and category awards.

​🔗 How to Register and Participate

​All registration, project submissions, rules, and deadlines are managed on Devpost.

​👉 Primary registration and submission link
https://digitalocean.devpost.com/register?flow%5Bdata%5D%5Bchallenge_id%5D=28141&flow%5Bname%5D=register_for_challenge

​Who Should Join
Developers, AI engineers, data scientists, and builders interested in machine learning, cloud infrastructure, and production-ready AI applications.

​What You’ll Build

​• AI-powered applications using DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI
• Projects that demonstrate real-world impact and technical depth
• A working demo with a public repository and short video submission

​Prizes

​• Total prize pool of $20,000
• Cash prizes for top submissions
• Additional category awards and DigitalOcean credits

​👉 Register, view rules, and submit your project on Devpost
https://digitalocean.devpost.com/register?flow%5Bdata%5D%5Bchallenge_id%5D=28141&flow%5Bname%5D=register_for_challenge