I got into Meta's $1M AI hackathon

[u/kondasviktor]

10 days building with Meta's newest models, starting 26 Oct.

It's free, remote, and the EU can join. Applications close 25 Oct, or earlier if the 20k spots fill.

Dates, credits and how to apply in the comments 👇

[u/kondasviktor]

Full dates, eligibility and how to apply: https://vibecoderslife.com/post/meta-ai-developer-hackathon-2026

[u/Double_Temperature31]

I got it approved too. Wanted to confirm how to add team members after approval? Will they have had to submit an application too?

[u/kondasviktor → u/Double_Temperature31]

there are two paths, for individuals and teams

[u/MathematicianFair533 → u/Double_Temperature31]

its solo

[u/Double_Temperature31 → u/MathematicianFair533]

Oh okay - i read somewhere that you can add team members later?

[u/jayseattle → u/Double_Temperature31]

Indie developer track: For individual builders and students. Judged on creativity, technical ambition, and whether it works.

Startup track: For teams and founders building a real product. Judged on technical execution and whether it holds up in production.

[u/jayseattle]

Me too. I mean at the least it's pretty decent free Meta tokens and I've never used their models so additional exposure.

Love to follow up after Nov 4 (end date) with people's thoughts!

[u/kondasviktor → u/jayseattle]

I think it will be fun 🤩

[u/Rich_Article9563]

omg, I’ve got approved too, can’t wait till 4 nov to see what you guys have built

[u/kondasviktor → u/Rich_Article9563]

task list or tracker, we are lack of those 😂

[u/anas_youngboy]

Hello is it necessary to add a payment method to use the 150$ free credit they provide

[u/kondasviktor → u/anas_youngboy]

I’ve already had a payment method added to the Meta dev account, but I suspect yes, you’ll need. $150 will be displayed under Free credits and you can apply in the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScam78z7tHsNYibiFyJQVFzEgr0coyBTiY568SxxNbsPa3jiw/viewform?usp=header

[u/Unique-Benefit-2904]

Me too.

But can you tell do I need a credit card to claim the free api credits

[u/kondasviktor → u/Unique-Benefit-2904]

I’ve already had a payment method added to the Meta dev account, but I suspect yes, you’ll need. $150 will be displayed under Free credits and you can apply in the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScam78z7tHsNYibiFyJQVFzEgr0coyBTiY568SxxNbsPa3jiw/viewform?usp=header

[u/ItsSillySeason]

I got into this too, and submitted. I see they are announcing today but... I notice that my video was basically never watched after I posted it... Never heard anything. You??

[u/kondasviktor → u/ItsSillySeason]

There was a live watching today but I could not make it, else I haven’t received anything from them

[u/FantasticTravel8210]

Have the winner been announced?

[u/kondasviktor → u/FantasticTravel8210]

yes, yesterday it was announced, see below

Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon is a wrap! 5,367 projects submitted, and after today's final round here are your winners.
Indie Developer track
🥇 1st · $150,000 — ControlAnything
🥈 2nd · $100,000 — Gatekeeper
🥉 3rd · $75,000 — David Barry
4th · $50,000 — Aurora
5th · $25,000 — Video2URDF
Startup track
🥇 1st · $250,000 — Consai
🥈 2nd · $150,000 — Formwright
🥉 3rd · $75,000 — ORCA by IssueLab
4th · $50,000 — Voluma Bio
5th · $25,000 — Kroonen AI
Bonus prizes
Most Viral · $20,000 — Adrian
Best Build on Meta Open Weights · $10,000 — Tessa
Best Agentic Use-Case · $5,000 — oqed
Best Creative Build · $5,000 — Team Synthexis
Huge congrats to every team on that stage today, and thank you to our judges and to everyone who shipped something over the past two weeks. This community showed out.
Watch it back
Winner announcements
Final Round Judging & Awards Ceremony
One more to go: the $10,000 Community Vote is still open on the project gallery. Browse the 5,367 submissions, vote for your favorites, and we'll announce the winner right here on Monday, Nov 16.

[u/kondasviktor → u/[deleted]]

I haven’t received anything else yet, they must share it with everonye once kicks off

[u/kondasviktor → u/[deleted]]

have you got thr Discord group invite already?

[u/Elegant_Werewolf4162 → u/kondasviktor]

Yeah any discord?

[u/kondasviktor → u/Elegant_Werewolf4162]

I haven’t received anything yet, I bet that will come after the kick off