hackathon · hybrid

Hack-Nation 7th Global AI Hackathon (Global AI Hackathon 7)

When it actually closes

Safe cutoff

Luma agenda

Stated: “Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 AM ET”
Printed zone: ET
IANA zone: America/New_York
UTC: 2026-10-04T13:00:00Z
Your time: Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM UTC (loading your time zone…)

Prizes

No cash figure published

hack-nation.ai (site config) says "$35k+ in cash and credits" and "$200k+ API credits during the hackathon." Its FAQ says "$35k+ Cash, benefits, and API credits across categories." The Luma page says "$30K+ in cash prizes and API credits across approximately 6–8 AI challenges" plus "$200K+ in AI tools and credits available to participating teams." The top 1% of teams are invited to the Venture Lab: 12 weeks, remote, "$1M+ in startup benefits" (Luma) or "€1M+ startup credits" (site).

Total pool (cash + API credits, split unpublished)
other
$35,000
Headline figure mixes cash and API credits; no official source states the cash share, the per-challenge amounts, or the number of cash prizes

Eligibility

Individuals: unclear

No rules exist. The official description reads: "a 24-hour hybrid AI hackathon for builders, founders, students, researchers, and technical teams across online participation and global hubs"

Checked for one adult entering alone from Nevada, USA. Rules can differ by country, so read the rule quoted here for where you live.

Entry cost

Free to enter

Payout

unknown

unknown. No payout terms exist. Prizes are a mix of cash and API credits; past editions used OpenAI credits. The organizer is Hack-Nation UG, a German company, and its contact is k-wiederhold@web.de. How cash is paid, KYC, and tax forms are not stated.

Rights — what you give up

unknown

unknown. No terms, IP clause or participation agreement is published on hack-nation.ai, the Luma page, or the Devpost page, whose Rules tab is empty.

Gotchas

No official rules, terms, eligibility clause, IP clause, judging rubric or payout terms exist for Hackathon 7 anywhere. hack-nation.ai has no rules or terms route.
All six listed application batches have now closed; Batch 6 closed at noon Sep 26, viewer-local time. Luma still accepts registrations, but each one needs host approval and late applications may not be reviewed before the Oct 3 kickoff.
The headline $35k+/$30K+ mixes cash with API credits. The cash share and the number of cash prizes are unpublished, and a past edition's cash was small ($3,500 for one winner).
The build window is about 21 hours from global kickoff (12 PM ET Oct 3 to 9 AM ET Oct 4). For Nevada that is 9 AM PT Saturday to 6 AM PT Sunday.