Build Small Hackathon Results: 817 Devs Build 946 Small Model Apps
Gradio · x · 2026-07-11
The results of the Build Small hackathon hosted by Gradio have been officially announced. Over the course of 10 days, the competition attracted 817 developers who submitted a total of 946 applications.
The core rule of the event dictated that all participating projects must be built on small models with no more than 32B parameters. The official recap highlighted 22 highly creative winning projects across various tracks, including practical tools, AI agents, and wildly imaginative experiments.
Related event: Hugging Face Build Small Hackathon Concludes with 22 Winners(4 posts)→
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