Backblaze — Hackathon
Backblaze Generative Media Hackathon: Build with Genblaze on B2
Build the next generation of AI media apps. Generate with Genblaze. Store on Backblaze B2.
Prize Pool
$10.0K
Location
Online
Duration
42 days
Date
Jun 22, 2026 - Aug 3, 2026
About the Hackathon
Build the next generation of AI media apps. Generate with Genblaze. Store on Backblaze B2.
About the challengeCreate the next generation of AI media apps.The Backblaze Generative AI Media Hackathon challenges developers to build apps for AI-generated video, images, audio, and multimodal media workflows usingBackblaze B2 Cloud StorageandGenblaze.Backblaze B2is S3-compatible cloud object storage that helps generative media apps store and serve large volumes of generated assets, metadata, provenance records, thumbnails, logs, and application files as part of the media pipeline. Start building for free with 10GB of included B2 storage, then scale as your media workloads grow.Genblazeis an open source Python SDK from Backblaze for orchestrating generative media workflows across generative media providers such asGMI Cloud,OpenAI, Google, Decart, Runway, Luma, ElevenLabs, Stability Audio, NVIDIA NIM, and others.GMI Cloudgives developers easy access to open source generative AI models for image, video, audio, chat, reasoning, and multimodal workflows, making it easier to prototype and build AI media applications.Build something useful, creative, and production-minded. Show how AI-generated media can move from prompt to pipeline to durable storage on Backblaze B2.Get startedCreate a Backblaze B2 account:Backblaze B2 SignupCreate a B2 bucketfor your generated media, metadata, and app assets.Use the Genblaze SDKand star ⭐ theGenblaze GitHub Repositoryfor examples, updates, and releases.Create aGMI Cloud accountand submit thecredits request form, if eligible. Use of GMI Cloud is optional, and other cloud providers may be used.Build and submityour generative AI media app on Devpost before the deadline.The first270 eligible participantswill receiveGMI Cloud creditsto access generative AI and open source models for image, video, audio, chat, reasoning, and multimodal workflows.To provide feedback on the Genblaze SDK, go to the Issues section of theGenblaze repo, click "New issue," and create a Bug report, Feature request, or start with a Blank issue.
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
$10.0K
Currency
USD
Start
Jun 22, 2026
End
Aug 3, 2026
Duration
42 days
Organized by Backblaze
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Aug 3, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.