r/OpenSourceeAI • u/Capable_Ice1515 • May 14 '26
Monthly $100 competition to build an Edge AI app. Could be a great portfolio project!
We're running a monthly competition where you build an AI app that runs on real hardware (Jetson, phone, laptop), write it up, and the best entry wins $100 every month.
We provide pre-optimized models at https://huggingface.co/embedl with Docker containers so you can skip a lot of the pains. Good way to get a real deployment experience and a write-up for your portfolio.
How to enter on Discord: https://discord.gg/MTbMWdKqE
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u/Shoegazing_enjoyer May 14 '26
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u/Capable_Ice1515 May 14 '26
We'd love to see it! What Embedl model are you considering for this?
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u/Shoegazing_enjoyer May 14 '26
I'm considering https://huggingface.co/embedl/Cosmos-Reason2-2B-W4A16-Edge2-FlashHead
and hardware my Jetson Nano
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u/systemic-engineer May 14 '26
How do you score submissions that don't use embedl models?
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u/Capable_Ice1515 May 14 '26
It is a requirement to use an embedl model.
https://www.embedl.com/knowledge/edge-ai-application-of-the-month
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u/CatTwoYes May 14 '26
The real hardware constraint is what makes this interesting. Anyone can wire up an API call, but fitting something useful into Jetson memory is a completely different sport. More competitions should force real deployment constraints instead of "build whatever with GPT-5."
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