about 1 month ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the Impact Forge: Summer 2026 Hackathon gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
about 1 month ago
Impact Forge 2026 is Officially Live! 🚀
Hacking has officially begun! Take the rest of tonight to map out your ideas, assemble your teams, and plan your architecture.
Key Deadline: ⏰ Submissions Due: Sunday, August 16th at 6:00 PM CDT
Make sure to check out #help-support on Discord if you have any questions or need help finding team members. Happy building! 🛠️
about 1 month ago
Featherless.ai Setup & $25 Free Credits (Promo Code: IMPACT26) 🚀
Featherless.ai Setup & $25 Free Credits (Promo Code: IMPACT26) 🚀
Hackathon is officially live! Huge shoutout to Featherless.ai for powering Impact Forge 2026 with access to 40,000+ open-source AI models (serverless, OpenAI-compatible, zero GPU management required).
Here is how to claim your $25 free credit and connect it to your project or coding agents:
1️⃣ Claim Your $25 Credit-
Promo Code: IMPACT26
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Sign up for Feather Per-Request using the hackathon link.
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Apply IMPACT26 at checkout to get $25 of request credits added to your balance (no model size limits, up to 256K context).
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(Note: If the…
about 2 months ago
4 days out — join the Discord, find your team
Hey everyone,
We're at 309 registered builders, and kickoff is Friday. Two things before then.
1. Join the DiscordYou gave us a Discord username when you registered, but a lot of you haven't actually joined the server yet. Everything that matters happens there:
- Your Featherless AI credits. Redemption instructions get posted in Discord before kickoff. 25 credits per participant, 300 for the winning team, with access to 30,000+ open-source models including Kimi k3 and GLM 5.2. If you're not in the server, you'll miss how to claim them.
- The kickoff prompt, Friday 6:00 PM CST.
- Live support…
about 2 months ago
Teams are forming — bring someone with you
Hey everyone,
We're two weeks out from kickoff (Aug 14, 6:00 PM CST) and 121 of you are registered. Two things before then:
1. Find your team. Teams can be 1–4 people. Solo is completely fine, but if you'd rather build with others, our Discord has a team-matching channel: https://discord.gg/n9xUjhWhPs — drop what you want to build and what you're good at.
2. Bring someone. Most of you have a friend who codes and doesn't know this exists. Registration is free and takes about a minute. If everyone here brought one person, we'd double the event.
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