You’ve arrived at stage 1 of ā€œHack Apertusā€. Welcome!

ThisĀ Online hackathonĀ is an invitation to spend just over two weeks building withĀ Apertus, Switzerland's fully open LLM. FromĀ 1–16 October, builders everywhere gather online to push Apertus 1.5 further.

If you care about open and trustworthy AI that anyone can use, this is your place.

You'll work with both theĀ 8B and 70B 1.5 models, backed by our partnersĀ CSCS andĀ Phoeniqs and experiencedĀ mentorsĀ alongside you. Everything you ship stays open and reusable.

The winner teams advance to the Grand Finals on 14.05.2027 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, where you'll compete for the Main «Hack Apertus» Award.

Step 1: Get familiar with below information

Step 2: Join Discord & Devpost Step 3: Find team members (Solo – 5) Step 4: Start building on 1 OCT ā€˜26, 12:00 CEST Step 5: Submit on 16 OCT ā€˜26, 12:00 CEST on our website

General Information

[Registration on Devpost](https://hackapertus.notion.site/Registration-on-Devpost-6d6b4fec112a827586b401bee7161bf4)

šŸ’” FAQ

Schedule

Online sessions

Communication Channels

How to team up

šŸ¤Ā Code of Conduct

Challenges: Track 1. Apertus Readiness

Challenges: Track 2. Apertus Adoption

Resources & Tools

Hackathon Partners

Mentors

Jury & Awards

How to Submit a Project


Recordings & Slides


Great projects will pop up here after 24 Oct ā€˜26.šŸ˜‡

On-Site Hackathons

šŸ“…Ā Hacks in Liebefeld, Zurich, Basel, Lausanne, St.Gallen

Registrations open step-by-step here on sprintd: https://app.sprintd.org/series/hack-apertus