Submit by May 18 → https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/gemma-4-good-hackathon

Interested in building AI solutions that actually matter? Join us for an info session where we break down everything you need to know about the Gemma 4 Good Hackathon, a global competition hosted on Kaggle, challenging developers to use Google's latest open model family to drive real-world impact.

Whether you are a seasoned ML engineer or just getting started with AI development, this session is your on-ramp to competing with confidence.

What we'll cover:

During this session, we will walk through the hackathon overview and its five impact tracks, including Health & Sciences, Global Resilience, Future of Education, Digital Equity & Inclusivity, and Safety & Trust. We will also cover the prize structure, which totals $200,000 across the Main, Impact, and Special Technology tracks, as well as submission requirements such as the Kaggle writeup, demo video, code repository, and live demo. We will also discuss how to get started with Gemma 4 models, both locally and in the cloud, and explore team formation opportunities within our GDG chapter.

Why attend?

The deadline is May 18, 2026, which means there is still time to build something meaningful and competitive. This is an opportunity to work on problems that impact real communities, enhance your technical portfolio, and potentially earn recognition on a global stage.

Come with your ideas, your questions, and an open mind. Let's build something good together.

Main Track · $100,000

These prizes are awarded to the best overall projects that demonstrate exceptional vision, technical execution, and potential for real-world impact

Track Awards

• First Prize

  $50,000

• Second Prize

  $25,000

• Third Prize

  $15,000

• Fourth Prize

  $10,000

Impact Track · $50,000

The Impact Track will award prizes that drive impact in the following areas:

Track Awards

• Health & Sciences

  Bridge the gap between humans and data. Build tools that accelerate discovery or democratize knowledge.

  $10,000

• Global Resilience

  Build the systems of tomorrow—from offline, edge-based disaster response to long-range climate mitigation—that anticipate, mitigate, and respond to the world’s most pressing challenges.

  $10,000

• Future of Education

  Reimagine the learning journey by building multi-tool agents that adapt to the individual and empower the educator through seamless integration.

  $10,000

• Digital Equity & Inclusivity

  Break down barriers through linguistic diversity, intuitive interfaces, and tools that help close the AI skills gap.

  $10,000

• Safety & Trust

  Pioneer frameworks for transparency and reliability, ensuring AI remains grounded and explainable.

  $10,000

Special Technology Track · $50,000

These five prizes recognize outstanding technical achievement using specific tools and frameworks within the ecosystem. Projects are eligible to win both a Main Track Prize and a Special Technology Prize.

Track Awards

• Cactus

  For the best local-first mobile or wearable application that intelligently routes tasks between models.

  $10,000

• LiteRT

  For the most compelling and effective use case built using Google AI Edge’s LiteRT implementation of Gemma 4.

  $10,000

• llama.cpp

  For the best innovative implementation of Gemma 4 on resource-constrained hardware.

  $10,000

• Ollama

  For the best project that utilizes and showcases the capabilities of Gemma 4 running locally via Ollama.

  $10,000

• Unsloth

  For the best fine-tuned Gemma 4 model created using Unsloth, optimized for a specific, impactful task.

  $10,000

Submit by May 18 → https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/gemma-4-good-hackathon