September 24 & 25, 2025

Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN

$299

$499

RALLY 2025

Vibe Coding
Competition

The Vibe Coding Competition, the first ever of its kind, brings the energy and creativity of hackathons into a high-stakes competition with $10K awarded to the winning team.

Applications Open April 22
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Competition
Details

Inspired by the format of "Chopped," teams of 1-3 members will be challenged to build an original coding project from scratch within 18 hours. The competition is designed to challenge participants, encouraging innovation, execution, and collaboration under pressure.

Key Dates & Competition Timeline

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  • Thursday, May 22: Applications Close
  • Friday, June 20: Selected Teams Notified
  • Wednesday, September 24 @ 12:00pm: Competition Starts
  • Thursday, September 25: Top 3 Finalists Presentations/Demos

Contest Format

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  • Challenge Creation: Prior to the event, a panel of experts will define the coding challenge or themes. Participants will receive challenge details at kickoff.
  • Judging Panel: A diverse group of experienced developers, founders, and product designers will assess entries based on the criteria outlined.
  • Live Demonstration & Winner Selection: Teams will present their projects in a high-energy, demo-style showdown, followed by winner announcements.

Disclaimer: RALLY and its associated personnel reserve the sole discretion to modify, substitute, or cancel any aspect of the Vibe Coding Competition, including but not limited to prizes, judging criteria, winner decisions, and event details, at any time and for any reason.

Rules & Criteria

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  • Each team consists of 1-3 participants.
  • Up to 12 teams will be chosen to compete (total of 36 people)
  • All participants must be in person in Indianapolis to compete
  • ~18 hours to complete and deploy the project.
  • All code must be written from scratch during the competition.
  • Final projects must be publicly accessible and deployed on a live environment or device (for mobile apps).
  • Participants may leverage AI tools but must disclose their usage.
  • While AI-assisted development is permitted, drag-and-drop or low-code/no-code solutions are prohibited..
  • Judging Criteria (6 Judges + 1 Ringmaster):
    • Innovation & Creativity – How original and unique is the project?
    • Functionality – Does it work as intended?
    • Code Quality – Clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.‍
    • Execution – How polished and deployable is the final product? ‍
    • Presentation – How well does the team articulate their work?

Disclaimer: Rules & Criteria may be revised at any time at the sole discretion of all related RALLY competition hosts and investors. These Rules and Criteria supersede any other written or verbal conversations or representations.

Build Your Team & Apply

The application opens on April 22 and closes on May 22.
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