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OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS

Why it's flagged 🔥

• $272.73 normalized prize per estimated submission

Decision — what to do today

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far out; latest safe start 2026-10-19

Prize normalization

What they're looking for

Required: OpenCV 5, AWS

You win with: Technical execution (30%) · Innovation (20%) · Real-world impact (20%) · User experience (10%)

Themes: IoT · Machine Learning/AI · Serverless — 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>• Cloud-Optimized Vision with COOL — <strong>$1,000</strong></div><div>• Agentic Vision with OpenCV 5 — <strong>$1,000</strong></div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin:10px 0 6px">Judging</div> <div>• Technical execution <strong>30%</strong></div><div>• Innovation <strong>20%</strong></div><div>• Real-world impact <strong>20%</strong></div><div>• User experience <strong>10%</strong></div><div>• Documentation and presentation <strong>10%</strong></div><div>• Cloud delivery, reproducibility, and responsible operation <strong>10%</strong></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:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Pre-existing code allowed</td><td><span style="color:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</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	100% (14d+)
P(any payout) if competitive entry	11% (assumes 5-10 slots)
Heuristic cash EV	$1,364
Build model	P80 22h effective after 45% reuse (raw 40h)
Strategic fit (agent reliability)	0%
Opportunity cost of entering	$550 (22h x $25/h shadow rate)
Latest safe start	2026-10-19

Field estimation

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

Headline advertised	$12,000
Cash (verified)	$12,000
Credits (compute/API)	—
Normalized value	$12,000

Score breakdown v0.1

67/100

Grid order (attention) = 67 × (deadline TBA) = -1

Platform-listed prize: $12,000

expected prize value	100/100
winnability	50/100
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: 8/26/2026 → 10/27/2026
Format: online
Themes: IoT, Machine Learning/AI, Serverless

Registered	544
Submission prior	5%
Est. serious field	~44 projects
Norm. prize per est. submission	$272.73
Days left	67