Pieter Levels Launches 2026 Vibe Jam: $20K Grand Prize, 90% AI-Written Code Required, Sponsored by Cursor

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Pieter Levels announced the 2026 Cursor AI Vibe Coding Game Jam with real cash prizes ($20K gold, $10K silver, $5K bronze) and a May 1 deadline. The rules require at least 90% of code to be AI-written (up from 80% in 2025), games must be web-accessible with no login, and multiplayer is preferred. The 2025 edition attracted 1,170 submissions; this year's event is co-sponsored by Bolt and Cursor. The competition has become a de facto benchmark for what AI-generated software can achieve in consumer-facing quality, with Three.js remaining the recommended engine.