Hack Armenia 2026 is a 24-hour AI hackathon where builders come together to solve a real-world challenge using LLMs.

Hosted by AI9 Startup Campus and the Armenia LLM Summer School, the hackathon takes place immediately after the Summer School, bringing together its participants and the broader AI community for an intensive weekend of building.

This year’s theme
Evaluate. Reason. Generalize.

August 8–9, 2026
Starts: Saturday, August 8 at 10:00
Ends: Sunday, August 9 at 13:00
AI9 Startup Campus

What to expect
• 24 hours of building
• One real-world LLM challenge revealed at kickoff
• 60–80 participants forming 15–20 teams of 3–4 members
• Guidance from 8–15 senior AI mentors
• Demo Day in front of an expert jury
• Prizes for the top teams

Don’t have a team? Apply anyway. Strong individual applicants will be matched into teams before the hackathon.

Register now: https://armllm.github.io/2026/hackathon

Applications deadline: July 29, 2026

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