Sea and OpenAI bring Regional Codex Hackathon to Malaysia with over RM200K in API credits up for grabs
- ID
- 34442
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 12 Oct 2026, 5:49 PM
- Fetched
- 12 Oct 2026, 6:15 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/10/12/sea-and-openai-bring-regional-codex-hackathon-to-malaysia-with-over-rm200k-in-api-credits-up-for-grabs/
- Source URL
- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 6.0
- Created
- 12 Oct 2026, 6:16 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersai_ml_learnersai_agent_userssaas_startup_founders
What happened
Sea and OpenAI announced the Malaysian leg of their Regional Codex Hackathon Series for Saturday, 5 December 2026 at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. The one-day, 13-hour event will select 40 teams—developers, university students, startups, and technology builders—to build AI tools under the theme “Solving Unmet Needs with AI” using OpenAI Codex and GPT-6 Astra, with Sea and OpenAI mentors on site. Prizes include US$30,000, US$15,000, and US$5,000 in OpenAI API credits, plus ChatGPT Pro subscriptions, as part of an APAC series that started in Singapore and continues to Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Why it matters
Malaysian builders can compete for OpenAI API credits and direct Sea/OpenAI mentorship; the US$30,000 first prize is specifically API credits, so it may matter more to teams already prototyping with OpenAI models than to those needing cash funding. Check eligibility and registration details before committing, because the excerpt does not list a deadline or application link.
Discussion angle
Since the top prize is OpenAI API credits rather than cash or equity, would this hackathon change your decision to prototype on OpenAI Codex/GPT-6 Astra, or is the real value the Sea/OpenAI mentorship and local team network?