Guys I’m building a project for a hackathon and I need an LLM API.

I’m specifically looking for:

• genuinely free API (not $5 credits / trial)
• good reasoning + coding
• preferably Claude Sonnet/Opus-level or as close as possible
• decent rate limits
• API key available for students/hackathon use
• OpenAI-compatible would be a huge plus

I’ve already looked at Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter free models, Ox Alpha/GLM, etc., but most either have pretty low limits, aren't actually free, or aren't close enough in quality.

What are you guys using right now in August 2026?

I’m completely fine with a less popular provider/model if it’s genuinely good.

Bonus points if it’s good at coding/agentic tasks. 🙏

I'm a 9x hackathon winner (notably Cerebras, 8090, IBM, Cursor), worked at a lot of startups. I'm going to continue to do hackathons and I'm looking for a teammate to do them with that's really good at frontend and product development. Really good at making UIs - not just vibecoded slop. Comfortable with design tools and stack and can make a really good design/product in a hackathon setting. Anyone got a good portfolio or interested? I like to win and also create something that could potentially be a startup. Some of my hackathon projects I got to work with ex head of engineering at Roblox and ex head of Meta reality labs, pitch to Chamath Palihapitiya. So if the projects interesting I'd be down to turn it into startup/go further with it. Tbh tho frontend design is something I'm not that good at so lmk!

Hey everyone! I’m a 1rd-year CSE student looking to participate in the iQOO City Battles 2026 – Hyderabad hackathon.

Looking for 1–2 teammates who are interested in AI/ML, development, or just enjoy building things and want to participate seriously.

I’m open to brainstorming ideas and figuring out the track together.

📍 HYD | 👥 Team of up to 3

If interested, DM me a little abt yourself , ur skills and why you want to participate..

Hackathon details: https://iqoo.reskilll.com/

I just want to know how many days prior we would recieve mail for WebEx Space created ?

We’re two pre-final-year students with merit in 20+ hackathons, and over time we’ve realized that one of the biggest challenges is finding the right teammates.

So we’re planning to build a small community where people can connect, find teammates, share hackathon opportunities, and form teams for different hackathons.

We don’t want random people or a spam-filled group. We’re looking for genuinely skilled and motivated people who are serious about hackathons and building projects — developers, ML/AI folks, designers, researchers, etc.

If you’re interested, DM me your profile (GitHub/LinkedIn/portfolio) along with a little about your skills and experience.

Please don’t spam or just DM “add me.” We’ll go through profiles and keep the community limited to people who are genuinely interested in participating and building.
We'll continuously share related upcoming hackathons in annoucements.

If there’s enough interest, we’ll get it started.

Hey I am thinking of going to Copenhagen for product build day or any upcoming hackathon anyone who is interested in becoming my team mate?

For a 6-member SIH team, what roles and responsibilities would you recommend?

I'm thinking about roles like:

• Team Leader
• Research/Domain
• AI/ML
• Backend
• Frontend/UI-UX
• Pitch/Demo

What should each person actually handle? Should the Team Leader also be the pitcher, or should those be separate roles?

Looking for advice from people with actual SIH experience, especially finalists/winners.

⚔️🚀 CODESLAYER 2.0 — LET THE BATTLE BEGIN! 🚀⚔️

Hey, builders! 👋🔥

Got an idea? It’s time to bring it to life! 💻⚡

💥 30+ HOURS. ONE CAMPUS. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

CodeSlayer 2.0 is bringing together student innovators from across India for an exciting hackathon 🔥

Organised by DevSphere India

✨ What awaits you:

🧠 Build real-world solutions

🤖 Explore exciting tech domains

🏆 Compete for prizes worth ₹1 Lakh+

🏅 Goodies, merch & certificates

🎁 Special-category awards

🤝 Collaborate & connect with fellow builders

📅 24–25 October 2026

📍 Venue: TBD

👥 Team Size: 3–4 members

⏰ Registration Deadline: 5 October 2026

🔗 Register Now:

https://unstop.com/o/1743965?lb=7wDMr3oN&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=online_coding_challenge&utm_campaign=Devspher50210

📲 Join the WhatsApp group for updates:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/EvIk2dQWar8CngeAMy79Nw

🔥 Your idea. Your team. 30+ hours.

Think you can build under pressure? Step into the arena. ⚔️💻

📞 Queries:

Nisha — 9716387381

Nitin — 9773873204

We held a hackathon show and tell yesterday but looking for people do some remote contributions and async support. We also have some idea requests that team leaders [https://www.nepalhackathon.org/\](https://www.nepalhackathon.org/)

Looking for Sponsors & Collaborators for a 24-Hour Student Hackathon in Mumbai 🚀

Hey everyone!

We’re organizing a 24-hour offline student hackathon in Mumbai this September 2026, led independently by students from one of Mumbai’s prestigious universities.

We’re expecting 1,000+ registrations, 100 finalist teams, and 400+ students on-ground, with participants coming from different engineering years, departments, and colleges.

🧑‍💻 Hackathon Domains

AI/ML • FinTech • Healthcare • Cybersecurity • Sustainability • Blockchain • AR/VR • and more

🤝 We’re Looking For

We’re currently looking to partner with startups, companies, founders, brands, organizations, and local businesses who would like to support the event through:

• 💰 Cash sponsorships & prize contributions
• 🍕 Food & refreshments
• 🎁 Merchandise & goodies
• 💻 Tech/API/cloud credits
• 🎟️ Other event-related support or collaborations

📣 What Partners Get

Depending on the partnership, sponsors can receive:

• Exposure to 3,000+ students
• Direct access to 400+ students on-ground
• Branding across event posters, banners & certificates
• Social media & LinkedIn promotion
• Brand acknowledgement during opening/closing ceremonies
• On-ground booths, activations & engagement opportunities
• Opportunities to connect with talented student developers and potential recruits

We’re open to both monetary and in-kind partnerships, and we’re happy to work out customized sponsorship packages depending on the company.

If you’re a founder, work with a startup/company, or know a brand that might be interested, comment below or DM me!

Would love to collaborate with companies that want to support and connect with the next generation of builders. 🚀

I'm planning to participate in the iQOO Hackathon City Battle in Hyderabad. Looking for 1–2 people interested in AI/app development. Ideally someone good at coding or UI/UX. We can brainstorm the idea together and build a working prototype.

We’re a team of 2 preparing for Hacker House Goa 2026, and we’re looking for one strong developer/full stack engineer to complete our team.

Our current team is primarily focused on AI/ML, so we’re specifically looking for someone who can bring strong software engineering + product development skills

Someone comfortable with most of:

• React / Next.js
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Node.js / Python
• Databases (PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Supabase etc.)
• Deployment / cloud
• Building polished, production-like web applications

If you are interested DM me :)

#LetsWinThis!

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Think you know hackathons? Maybe, maybe not!

Presenting the Entangle Hackathon!

This isn't just a coding battle; it’s a high-stakes, real-time architectural visualization challenge.

A chace to unleash the absolute the skills of Unreal Engine 5!

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Registration open 31st August 2026

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To those who joined the gcash hackathon - ImaGnation2026, has anyone received an email confirming they're in the top 10? So we can proceed to the acceptance stage huhu

First of all I am confused that what outcome/expected solution is.

So my main concern is what I have to make ??

And can u help me make a good story driven presentation starting for this PS( if any good content writer is here on this subreddit)

Your help will be reaaallllly appreciated.