League podium · Dec 1
Finish on top of the leaderboard
Top 3 by total points. To claim a League prize, finish at least 5 Academy courses.
01$2,5001st place
02$1,5002nd place
03$1,0003rd place
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$10,000+ in prizes
Sep 1 – Dec 1, 2026
Individual participation only
AMD AI League
Six Matches. One leaderboard. Build on AMD, earn points and compete for prizes.
LIVE NOWMatch 4 · Intelligent Web Information Retrieval
$100 GPU credits + DeepLearning.AI Pro when you join
What you can win
Win at every stage of the League
Compete for the overall League podium, win individual Matches, lead referrals and build toward an official AMD credential.
3 more Matches to win
$5001st place · cash
$2502nd place · AMD GPU credits
$100Top 50 valid submissions · GPU credits each
Closed Matches remain open for points, but prizes only apply while that Match is live.
Bring builders with you
$1,0001st place
$6002nd place
$4003rd place
Ranked by qualified friends who join through your link and finish at least one Academy course.
Official AMD credential
ROCm™ Certified
ROCm™ Certified
Associate
Earn an industry-recognized AMD ROCm™ certification — a verifiable credential for your resume and LinkedIn through the ROCm certification path.
Shareable digital badge · issued via Credly
ROCm™ · HIP · PyTorch · Profiling · AI + HPC deployment
Bronze0+
Silver1,000+
Gold2,500+
Platinum4,000+
Legend5,500+
One person takes one League cash prize. Place on both boards and you keep the higher one. Match prizes stack on top.
How to earn points
Everything counts toward one total
Courses, matches, friends and community all add to the same score. Learning and inviting score from day one, so you never wait for the next match.
Onboarding
Start here, +300Claim your $100 AMD GPU credits+100
Finish your first AMD AI Academy course+100
Complete your AMD profile+50
Join the lablab DiscordRequired for Match participationRequired
Join the AMD Discord+50
Community
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×Learn on AMD AI Academy
Course milestonesComplete 5 courses+500
Complete 10 courses+500
Complete 20 courses+500
Complete 25 courses+500
Become ROCm™ Certified Associate+500
Your first Academy course counts toward the 5, 10, 20 and 25 course milestones.
Invite friends
No limitFriend joins through your referral+50
Friend finishes their first Academy course+100
Friend submits a Match+100
Total per qualified friendup to +250
Play matches
Every 2 weeksMatch 2+1,200
Match 3+1,500
Match 4+1,800
Match 5+2,100
Match 6+2,400
Build, share and help
Small bonusPublish an open-source project+200
Publish a blog post or tutorialTag lablab and AMD, max 2 per month+100
Share your League progress on LinkedInTag AMD and lablab, max once per week+10
Discord: answer / like / accepted answerLikes max 20 points per week+5 / +2 / +50
Points update every Friday with activity through Wednesday. Referral points pay when your friend's activity is verified on their AMD account.
Why join
Build. Learn. Prove it.
AMD GPU access, focused learning and an official credential.
01
Build
100$
AMD GPU credits
Build on real AMD GPUs
Eligible new ADP members get credits to build on AMD infrastructure.
02
Learn
1mo
DeepLearning.AI Pro
Learn, then apply it
One month of Pro to support your Academy courses and Matches.
03
Prove
ROCm™ Certified Associate
Earn an AMD credential
Earn a verifiable AMD credential for your professional profile.
Duration and format
One League. Six matches.
Onboarding, courses and invites run throughout the League. Matches run on a rolling schedule, with the final Match ending November 14 so there is time to conclude the League before December 1. Join any day, solo.
SepOctNov
Academy coursesPoints any day
Invite friendsPoints any day
Onboarding+300 one-time
Match 1Get Started With AMD
Match 2Optical Character Recognition
Match 3Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Match 4Intelligent Web Information Retrieval
Match 5AI-Powered Code Repository Repair
Match 6Can Your AI Master the Unknown?
Live matchMatch 4: Intelligent Web Information Retrieval is LIVE.Match 3 is closed for prizes but remains open for points. Final Match ends Nov 14 · League concludes by Dec 1 · Keep earning points through Academy courses, referrals, build/share activities and Discord until the League ends.
Getting started
Start with Onboarding
Onboarding: Get Started With AMD
Open throughout the League. Complete the onboarding steps to earn your first 300 points and claim your AMD Developer Cloud credits. Free, sign in with AMD.
- Sign up with AMD
- Claim your $100 AMD GPU credits
- Finish your first AMD AI Academy course
- Complete your AMD profile
- Join the lablab Discord
- Join the AMD Discord
+300points
Sign up with AMD
Prizes in every match
$500 cash for 1st$250 AMD GPU credits for 2nd$100 GPU credits for each of the top 50
Missed one? Closed matches stay open for points, without prizes.
Match 1Closed · points only
Get Started With AMD
Connect your AMD account, claim available credits and complete an introductory AMD tutorial. No project build is required for this onboarding Match.
View match details →Match 2Closed · points only
Optical Character Recognition
Build an application that accepts an image and uses a vision or vision-language model to recognize and report the text it finds.
View match details →Match 3Closed · points only
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Build a container that answers questions from a mixed-document corpus and returns the exact files each answer comes from.
Download the starter kitMatch 3 resources View match details →Match 4Live
Intelligent Web Information Retrieval
Build an AI agent that can navigate websites, understand a natural-language request and accurately retrieve the specific information a user needs.
View match details →Match 5Coming soon · Nov
AI-Powered Code Repository Repair
Build a multi-agent AI system that analyzes code, detects defects and proposes fixes with minimal human intervention.
View match details →Match 6Coming soon · Nov 10–14
Can Your AI Master the Unknown?
Build an intelligent agent that learns an unfamiliar strategy game, navigates hidden maps and completes missions efficiently while minimizing compute and inference tokens.
View match details →
Live leaderboard
Who's winning
FAQ
Questions
I joined in September. What happens to my points?
Every point you earned stays. Your total carries over 1:1 and nobody loses a rank.
Can I join now?
Yes. Join any day. Courses and invites score from day one, and the cash goes to the top 3 by total points, so there is no head start that locks you out.
Do I need my own AMD hardware or cloud credits?
No. You do not need your own AMD hardware, AMD Developer Cloud credits, or Fireworks API credits to take part in a Match. GPU infrastructure is provided through the hackathon notebook environment.
How do I access the GPU infrastructure?
Go to notebooks.amd.com/hackathon and sign in with your AMD Developer Program SSO credentials. Press “Launch Notebook” to start a JupyterLab session on a GPU node, wait for it to become ready, then open it. The first redirected session URL is single-use and short-lived, so each time you return, open a fresh tab and start again from notebooks.amd.com/hackathon instead of bookmarking the redirected URL.
How does the daily GPU time quota work?
GPU sessions are capped at 3 hours of running time per day, and the quota refreshes every 24 hours. An idle session still consumes your quota because the timer measures how long the pod exists, not how long you are actively typing. When you stop working, press “Turn-off Session” so you do not use quota unnecessarily.
Where should I save my files so they persist?
Each user gets around 25 GB of persistent storage. Check the name in your redirected notebook URL before saving: if it contains “jupyter-hack-***”, save persistent files under /persistent — files under /workspace will not survive quota exhaustion or session shutdown. If the URL contains “rgapi-hackathon-***”, save persistent files under /workspace — files stored elsewhere will not persist. Only files within the correct persistent location, up to about 25 GB, survive when the session is turned off or the quota is exhausted.
I'm a beginner. Is this for me?
Yes. Start with Onboarding and the Academy courses. Matches get more technical as the League progresses, while the Academy courses help you build the skills to take them on.
How do I get AMD certified?
The League highlights ROCm™ Certified Associate as the main AMD credential. Complete the certification requirements to earn the credential and add it to your professional profile.
How do Referral Leaders work?
Share your referral link. A friend counts once they join and finish at least one AMD AI Academy course. The 3 builders with the most qualified friends on Dec 1 win the referral prizes. Your friends also earn you points on the main leaderboard.
I missed a match. Can I still do it?
Yes. Closed Matches remain playable for points only. Prizes go only to submissions made while the Match is live.
Can I still earn points after the final Match ends?
Yes. The final Match ends on Nov 14, but the League continues through Dec 1. You can keep earning points through AMD AI Academy courses, referrals, open-source projects, approved blogs or tutorials, League progress posts and eligible Discord activity until the League concludes.
Can I have more than one account or refer myself?
No. One account per person. Self-referrals and fake accounts are removed with their points.
Can I play in a team?
No. Individual participation only. Every builder earns points on their own account.
