About the Event
BatchIn is partnering with Boston Tech Week to host a 3-day hackathon at the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab). Whether you're a student at Harvard/MIT or a developer in the Boston area, this is your chance to build cutting-edge AI applications powered by GLM-5.1 and DeepSeek V4 via a single BatchIn API.
GLM-5.1 currently leads SWE-Bench Pro among open-source models and supports up to 8-hour autonomous coding sessions. DeepSeek V4 (1T MoE) will be available in the event environment as soon as access opens.
Tracks
Track 1: GLM-5.1 Agentic Engineering
Build the best project using GLM-5.1 for long-horizon autonomous coding, agent planning, and multi-step execution.
Track 2: DeepSeek V4 Reasoning Pipeline
Build the best reasoning and batch pipeline using DeepSeek V4 through BatchIn's API, optimized for quality, throughput, and reliability.
Prizes
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 🥇 1st Place | $500 API Credits |
| 🥈 2nd–3rd Place | $300 API Credits each |
| 🏅 4th–5th Place | $200 API Credits each |
| 🎖️ 6th–10th Place | $100 API Credits each |
Total Prize Pool: $2,000 in API Credits
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Day 1 (May 26) — 10:00 AM | Opening ceremony & team formation |
| Day 1 — 11:00 AM | Workshop: Getting Started with BatchIn API |
| Day 1 — 12:00 PM | Hacking begins 🚀 |
| Day 2 (May 27) — All day | Hacking + mentor office hours |
| Day 3 (May 28) — 2:00 PM | Project submissions due |
| Day 3 — 3:00 PM | Demo presentations |
| Day 3 — 5:00 PM | Judging & awards ceremony |
Judges
- Andy Wang — Co-founder & CEO, BatchIn. Former infrastructure engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems and AI deployment.
- Prof. David Chen — Associate Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University. Researcher in large language model efficiency and deployment optimization.
- Dr. Sarah Liu — Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT CSAIL. Specializes in AI agent architectures and multi-step reasoning systems.
FAQ
Q: Who can participate? A: Anyone! Students, developers, researchers — all skill levels welcome. You must form teams of 1–4 people.
Q: Do I need to bring my own hardware? A: No. All inference runs on BatchIn's cloud. Bring your laptop and ideas.
Q: Is it free to participate? A: Yes. Registration is free. Meals and drinks provided.
Q: Can I start building before the event? A: You can brainstorm and plan, but all code must be written during the hackathon.