The Gemma 4 Good Hackathon
Google DeepMind & Kaggle.
📌 About the Event
The Gemma 4 Good Hackathon is a global competition by Google and Kaggle that challenges developers to use the new Gemma 4 open-model family to solve high-impact, real-world problems. This hackathon emphasizes “AI for the edge” building solutions for places with low connectivity, strict privacy needs, or limited infrastructure. Participants must build applications or specialized models that leverage Gemma 4’s unique features, such as multimodal understanding (text, vision, audio) and native tool use. The goal is to move beyond simple chatbots and create grounded, “agentic” systems that work in the field like offline disaster response tools or personalized tutors.
ℹ️ Event Overview
- Category: Generative AI, Social Impact, and Edge Computing.
- Organizer: Google DeepMind & Kaggle.
- Format: Fully Online.
- Team Size: Max 5 members (Solo entries allowed).
- Effort Level: Very High (Requires a working demo, video, and code).
📅 Crucial 2026 Timeline
- Start Date: April 2, 2026.
- Submission Deadline: May 18, 2026 (11:59 PM UTC).
- Final Results: Typically announced 4–6 weeks after the deadline.
- Status: Active Build Phase (Approx. 13 days left).
🏆 Prize Pool ($200,000 USD Total)
One of the largest AI prize pools on Kaggle, divided across three tracks:
| Main Track ($100k) | Impact Track ($50k) | Special Tech Track ($50k) |
| 1st: $50,000 | Health & Sciences: $10,000 | Cactus (Mobile/Wearable): $10,000 |
| 2nd: $25,000 | Global Resilience: $10,000 | LiteRT (AI Edge): $10,000 |
| 3rd: $15,000 | Future of Education: $10,000 | llama.cpp (Inference): $10,000 |
| 4th: $10,000 | Digital Equity: $10,000 | Ollama (Local Ops): $10,000 |
| Safety & Trust: $10,000 | Unsloth (Fine-tuning): $10,000 |
🎯 Submission Requirements
To be eligible, you must submit a Kaggle Writeup that includes:
- Public Video: A 3-minute YouTube video demonstrating the “wow” factor and the human story behind your app.
- Public Code Repo: Well-documented source code (GitHub or Kaggle Notebook) using Gemma 4.
- Live Demo: A link or files for a functional prototype that judges can test.
- Technical Analysis: An explanation of your architecture, model variants used (e.g., 26B/31B weights or E2B/E4B edge models), and domain adaptation techniques.
⚖️ Evaluation Criteria
- Impact & Vision (40%): How effectively does the project solve a real-world problem?
- Video Pitch & Storytelling (30%): Is the presentation compelling and the vision clear?