Announcing AWS AI League 2026 Championship

Today, AWS announces the AWS AI League 2026 Championship, expanding its flagship AI tournament with new challenges and doubling the prize pool to $50,000 for builders to compete and innovate. AI League transforms how builders use AWS AI services through gamified competition centered on solving real world business challenges. The program provides participants with a quick orientation, then focuses on tournaments with two challenge tracks: the Model Customization challenge using [Amazon SageMaker AI](https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker-ai/) to fine-tune foundation models for specific domains, and the Agentic AI challenge using [Amazon Bedrock AgentCore ](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/agentcore/)to build intelligent agents that can reason, plan, and execute complex tasks. Enterprises can apply[ ](https://pages.awscloud.com/AWS-AI-League-2025%5FApplication.html)to host internal tournaments and receive AWS credits, creating environments where teams collaborate and compete while building AI solutions relevant to their specific business needs. Individual developers can participate at AWS Summits, testing their abilities against peers while working directly with AWS AI services. For more information about the AWS AI League and how to participate, please visit the [AWS AI League page](https://aws.amazon.com/ai/aileague).