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LaunchHacks V

Why it's flagged 🔥

• $288.11 normalized prize per estimated submission

Decision — what to do today

WATCH

deadline not published

Prize normalization

What they're looking for

Themes: Beginner Friendly · Education · Machine Learning/AI — detailed requirements not published yet, check the official page.

<section class="panel"> <div class="label">Extracted contract </div> <div class="grid2" style="margin-bottom:12px"> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Tracks & prizes</div> <div class="mathnote">none published</div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin:10px 0 6px">Judging</div> <div class=mathnote>not published</div> </div> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Requirement vector</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px"><span class=mathnote>no vector yet</span></div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Originality rules</div> <table class="math"> <tr><td>New project required</td><td><span style="color:#86efac">YES</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Pre-existing code allowed</td><td><span style="color:#fca5a5">NO</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Disclosure required</td><td><span style="color:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</span></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="observed">Extracted by hermes/mimo from official page · deterministically validated · every UNKNOWN is a fact we could not verify, not a guess</div> </section>

Finish-feasibility at deadline	35% (0.35)
P(any payout) if competitive entry	10% (assumes 6-12 slots)
Heuristic cash EV	$1,729
Build model	P80 34h effective after 15% reuse (raw 40h)
Strategic fit (agent reliability)	30%
Opportunity cost of entering	$850 (34h x $25/h shadow rate)

Field estimation

Official event page →

Devpost API · observed 2026-08-22 · eligibility source: platform metadata unverified

Headline advertised	$17,575
Cash (verified)	$17,575
Credits (compute/API)	—
Normalized value	$17,575

Score breakdown v0.1

65/100

Grid order (attention) = 65 × (deadline TBA) = -1

Platform-listed prize: $17,575

expected prize value	100/100
winnability	44/100
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.

The facts

Dates: →
Format: online
Themes: Beginner Friendly, Education, Machine Learning/AI

Registered	1,229
Submission prior	5%
Est. serious field	~61 projects
Norm. prize per est. submission	$288.11
Days left	—