Sea x OpenAI Regional Codex Hackathon Malaysia

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Sea x OpenAI Regional Codex Hackathon Malaysia
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The Malaysia stop of Sea and OpenAI's Regional Codex Hackathon series: a one-day build on Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, themed "Solving Unmet Needs with AI". For builders already shipping production code with AI coding tools. Up to 40 pre-formed teams of 3–4; every member applies via the official Google Form by Nov 6 (Luma registration alone is not enough), with results from Nov 18. Directions: autonomous and adaptive AI, AI-native products and operations, and deep domain AI. Prizes are OpenAI API credits ($30K/$15K/$5K), plus a year of ChatGPT Pro for every member of the top five teams.

Status
Deadline
2026-11-06
Starts
2026-12-05
Who
Professionals (Engineers and founders already shipping production code with AI coding tools; pre-formed teams of 3–4, each member submits the official Google Form with the same team name (Luma alone doesn't count); up to 40 teams, selected on application quality)
Level
Advanced
Prize
OpenAI API credits (not cash): $30K / $15K / $5K; 1-year ChatGPT Pro for every member of the top 5 teams
Size
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Format
In person · Kuala Lumpur · International
Location
Kuala Lumpur
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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介:东南亚互联网公司 Sea 和 OpenAI 的区域 Codex 黑客松马来西亚站,⁠‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌⁠在吉隆坡用 Codex 一天做出解决真实需求的产品,主题「Solving Unmet Needs with AI」。

看点:三个方向——能长期自主可靠运行的 Agent、AI 原生的产品和运营、深入垂直行业的 AI;只收已经熟练用 AI 编程工具写生产代码的开发者,不是入门工作坊;最多 40 队、每队 3—4 人,每人单独填官方 Google 表单(只在 Luma 报名不算),11 月 18 日起陆续通知结果;17:00 代码冻结,两轮评审,前五队上台路演;同系列新加坡、泰国站已收录

奖金:OpenAI API 额度(非现金),第一 3 万美元、第二 1.5 万美元、第三 5,000 美元;前五队每人一年 ChatGPT Pro

截止日期:2026年11月6日(周五)申请截止(马来西亚吉隆坡,线下)

活动日期:2026年12月5日(周六)8:00—21:00(吉隆坡时间,与北京时间相同),吉隆坡文华东方酒店

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