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Prizes at HackHive

Win awesome prizes, hacker gear, & swag by competing in one of these challenges and using new APIs.

Prizes at HackHive

Gemini Prize Category Q1 2025 - Q1 2026

Best Use of Gemini API

Google Swag Kits

It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
  • Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
  • Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
  • Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?
ElevenLabs Q4 2025 - Q4 2026

Best Use of ElevenLabs

Wireless Earbuds

Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.

Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!
Solana Q4 2025 - Q4 2026

Best Use of Solana

Ledger Nano S Plus

The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.

Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.
  • Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
  • Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
  • Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!
Presage Q4 2025 - Q4 2026

Best Use of Presage

Fitbit Inspire & Presage Perks

Presage is pioneering the Human Sensing Layer, enabling any application to understand a person’s real-time physical and emotional state. With Presage, you can leverage clinically-proven vital signs, movement, emotion, and/or focus tracking to build a project that gives the standard camera super powers.

Use any of the Presage SDKs to integrate capabilities like real-time heart rate, breathing rate, engagement levels, and facial expressions into your hack with just a few lines of code.
  • Immersive Gaming & Entertainment: Dynamically change game difficulty or story elements based on a player's excitement or focus levels.
  • Contactless Wellness & Fitness: Build a non-invasive app that monitors stress, recovery, or fitness performance.
  • Accessibility & Security: Utilize vital signs for effortless authentication, or to enhance accessibility.
  • Productivity: Design a tool that tracks focus or stress.
Build your next hack with Presage and show us the future of human-computer interaction! Win awesome prizes along for with the following perks from the Presage team:
  • Free refills for Presage Development credits to accelerate you through your next three months of building
  • 30% off all Presage usage charges for your first year after going live
DigitalOcean Q4 2025 - Q1 2026

Best Use of DigitalOcean

Retro Wireless Mouse

DigitalOcean offers a reliable and easy-to-use cloud platform for every stage of your project. Leverage core services like Droplets, Managed Databases, and App Platform to build, deploy, and scale your application effortlessly. Building with AI? DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI enables you to build, train, and deploy machine learning models, including access to GPU infrastructure and serverless inference!

Sign up for DigitalOcean today and get $200 worth of free credits that you can use towards building your next great hack. Build with DigitalOcean's robust cloud infrastructure for a chance to win some great prizes for you and each of your teammates!