DevNetwork · Santa Clara Convention Center and Online · online
DevNetwork [API + Cloud + AI] Hackathon 2026
Why it's flagged 🔥
• $556.34 normalized prize per estimated submission
Decision — what to do today
SPRINT
tight but real (10-14d finish prior 97%)
Prize normalization
| Finish-feasibility at deadline | 97% (10-14d) |
| P(any payout) if competitive entry | 11% (assumes 8-16 slots) |
| Heuristic cash EV | $4,451 |
| Build model | P80 36h effective after 10% reuse (raw 40h) |
| Strategic fit (agent reliability) | 22% |
| Opportunity cost of entering | $900 (36h x $25/h shadow rate) |
| Latest safe start | 2026-08-23 |
Field estimation
| Headline advertised | $39,500 |
| Cash (verified) | $39,500 |
| Credits (compute/API) | — |
| Normalized value | $39,500 |
Score breakdown v0.1
66/100
Grid order (attention) = 66 × (deadline TBA) = 35074.4
Platform-listed prize: $39,500
| expected prize value | 100/100 |
| winnability | 45/100 |
| historical winner quality | no data yet |
| judging tractability | no data yet |
| organizer quality | no data yet |
Known components renormalized · completeness bonus up to +8 · unverified prizes capped at 85.
| Registered | 885 |
| Submission prior | 5% |
| Est. serious field | ~71 projects |
| Norm. prize per est. submission | $556.34 |
| Days left | 13 |