Hakatoni su odličan način da isprobate novi alat, napravite nešto za portfolio i, uz malo sreće, osvojite nagradu. Ne morate biti profesionalni programer: uz današnje AI alate za pisanje koda i pojedinci i mali timovi mogu u par tjedana napraviti funkcionalan prototip.
Za odrasle (18+), online
PayPal AI Hackathon. Bilo koji projekt koji spaja PayPal (besplatno testno okruženje) i umjetnu inteligenciju. Nagradni fond iznosi 67.500 USD, podijeljen u 18 novčanih nagrada od 1.000 do 12.000 USD. Rok: 12. 11. 2026. u 21:00. Detalji
Kaggle: Gemma 4 Developer Agent Competition. Googleovo natjecanje u izradi AI agenata koji samostalno pišu kod, s nagradnim fondom od 100.000 USD. Zahtjevnije je i više istraživačkog tipa. Mlađi od 18 godina mogu sudjelovati uz suglasnost roditelja. Rok: 26. 11. 2026. u 00:59. Detalji
Firebase #BuildHybridAI. Napravite AI aplikaciju koja dio posla obavlja na samom uređaju, a dio u oblaku (Firebase AI Logic). Jedna glavna nagrada od 10.000 USD. Prijave od 9. 11., rok 30. 11. 2026. u 23:00. Detalji
Kiroween 2026. Hakaton za Kiro, Amazonov alat za programiranje uz pomoć AI-ja, s nagradnim fondom od 100.000 USD. Za prijavu trebate Kiro ili AWS račun. Rok: 4. 12. 2026. u 23:00. Detalji
Codegeist 2026 (Atlassian). Napravite aplikaciju za Jiru ili Confluence na Atlassianovoj platformi Forge. Oko 120.000 USD u 33 novčane nagrade (od 1.500 do 15.000 USD) i 300 paketa poklona po redu prijave. Rok: 22. 12. 2026. u 21:00. Detalji
Kaggle: Name That LLM. Natjecanje u prepoznavanju koji je AI model napisao određeni tekst. Deset nagrada po 5.000 USD. Mlađi od 18 godina mogu sudjelovati uz suglasnost roditelja. Rok: 7. 1. 2027. u 00:59. Detalji
Za studente i učenike (18+)
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2027. Za studente i učenike od 18 godina, u timovima do četiri osobe. Pobjednik kategorije za projekte u ranoj fazi dobiva 50.000 USD, a svjetski prvak 100.000 USD. Svi prijavljeni timovi dobivaju do 5.000 USD Azure kredita. Rok: 8. 1. 2027. Detalji
Za tinejdžere (13–18)
Checkpoint 1: Games for Good. Potpuno online hakaton za učenike od 13 do 18 godina: zadatak je napraviti igru koja ima neku svrhu osim zabave. Nagradni fond je 11.960 USD (prva nagrada 4.270 USD), a sudjelovanje je besplatno. Održava se od 8. do 10. 1. 2027. Detalji
Hack Club. Neprofitna zajednica za mlade programere od 13 do 18 godina iz cijelog svijeta. U programima „You Ship, We Ship“ napravite projekt, bilježite sate rada i zamijenite ih za opremu, od Raspberry Pija do 3D printera i prijenosnih računala. Programi se izmjenjuju tijekom godine, a do početka studenog otvoren je Cubed, za softverske projekte iz prirodnih znanosti. Hack Club
HONI, Hrvatsko otvoreno natjecanje u informatici. Besplatno online natjecanje u algoritamskom programiranju (Python, C/C++, Java, Pascal): pet kola kroz pet mjeseci, a prvo je održano 24. 10. 2026. Novčanih nagrada nema, ali je odličan trening za informatička natjecanja i olimpijade. HONI / COCI
Swift Student Challenge (Apple). Učenici i studenti izrađuju malu aplikaciju u Swiftu. Za Hrvatsku je donja dobna granica 16 godina, a prijave su obično otvorene u veljači. Najbolji (Distinguished Winners) dobivaju poziv u Appleovo sjedište u Kaliforniji: Apple pokriva smještaj, a za maloljetne pobjednike i put i smještaj jednog roditelja. Detalji
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Hackathons are a great way to try out a new tool, build something for your portfolio and, with a bit of luck, win a prize. You don't have to be a professional developer: with today's AI coding tools, individuals and small teams can build a working prototype in a couple of weeks.
For adults (18+), online
PayPal AI Hackathon. Any project that combines PayPal (free sandbox) with AI. The prize pool is $67,500, split into 18 cash prizes of $1,000 to $12,000. Deadline: 12 Nov 2026, 21:00. Details
Kaggle: Gemma 4 Developer Agent Competition. Google's competition for building AI agents that write code on their own, with a $100,000 prize pool. It's more demanding and research-oriented. Under-18s can take part with parental consent. Deadline: 26 Nov 2026, 00:59. Details
Firebase #BuildHybridAI. Build an AI app that does part of its work on the device and part in the cloud (Firebase AI Logic). One grand prize of $10,000. Submissions open 9 Nov; deadline 30 Nov 2026, 23:00. Details
Kiroween 2026. A hackathon for Kiro, Amazon's AI coding tool, with a $100,000 prize pool. You need a Kiro or AWS account to register. Deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 23:00. Details
Codegeist 2026 (Atlassian). Build an app for Jira or Confluence on Atlassian's Forge platform. About $120,000 across 33 cash prizes ($1,500 to $15,000), plus 300 swag packs for early submitters. Deadline: 22 Dec 2026, 21:00. Details
Kaggle: Name That LLM. A competition to identify which AI model wrote a given text. Ten prizes of $5,000 each. Under-18s can take part with parental consent. Deadline: 7 Jan 2027, 00:59. Details
For students (18+)
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2027. For high school and university students aged 18+, in teams of up to four. The winner of the early-stage track gets $50,000 and the world champion $100,000. Every registered team gets up to $5,000 in Azure credits. Deadline: 8 Jan 2027. Details
For teenagers (13–18)
Checkpoint 1: Games for Good. A fully online hackathon for students aged 13 to 18: build a game that does something beyond entertainment. The prize pool is $11,960 (first prize $4,270), and it's free to join. Runs 8–10 Jan 2027. Details
Hack Club. A non-profit community for young coders aged 13 to 18 worldwide. In its "You Ship, We Ship" programmes you build a project, log your hours and trade them for gear, from a Raspberry Pi to 3D printers and laptops. Programmes rotate through the year; Cubed, for science-themed software projects, is open until early November. Hack Club
HONI, Croatian Open Competition in Informatics. A free online competitive programming contest (Python, C/C++, Java, Pascal): five rounds over five months, the first held on 24 Oct 2026. There's no prize money, but it's excellent training for informatics competitions and olympiads. HONI / COCI
Swift Student Challenge (Apple). Students build a small app in Swift. In Croatia the minimum age is 16, and submissions usually open in February. Distinguished Winners are invited to Apple's headquarters in California: Apple covers lodging and, for winners under 18, travel and lodging for one parent. Details
This article is for information only. Terms and deadlines may change; the rules on the official contest page apply.