Gradio's "Build Small" hackathon opens on Hugging Face with $40k+ in prizes; registration closes June 3rd

The Hugging Face org for "Build Small" is live, with anchor sponsors OpenBMB, OpenAI, and NVIDIA; small-model constraints, two tracks, bonus-quest badges, and a two-weekend build window.

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Centralizing hackathon submissions on a Hugging Face org reduces friction for AI builders and reviewers, making models and demos easier to discover, test, and share with the community.

Illustration of Gradio's 'Build Small' hackathon on Hugging Face, showing developers collaborating on small-model projects with OpenBMB, OpenAI, and NVIDIA logos.

Gradio has opened registration for the "Build Small" hackathon on Hugging Face, with the organization page live at huggingface.co/build-small-hackathon. Joining the Hugging Face org is mandatory to participate. Registrations close June 3rd, 2026.…

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