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Google AI Studio Multi-Modal Challenge Contest Rules

Here's the updated contest rules with the corrected landing page link:

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Title: Google AI Studio Multi-Modal Challenge Contest Rules
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Description: Contest Rules for Google AI Studio Multi-Modal Challenge
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Contest Announcement

Google AI Studio Multi-Modal Challenge

Sponsored by Dev Community Inc.("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the DEV Community Inc. General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: Google AI Studio Multi-Modal Challenge
Entry Period: The Contest begins on September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on September 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM PDT (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Additional Eligibility Requirements: In addition to all eligibility requirements and exclusions detailed in our General Contest Official Rules, this specific challenge includes the following restrictions:

Territories and regions excluded per Official Rules:
Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Venezuela, Yemen.

Additional territorial exclusions for this challenge:
Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LNR).

Additional participant exclusions for this challenge:

  • Government institution employees
  • Google employees

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the applet using the submission template provided on the Contest Page.
  • An applet built on Google AI Studio
  • Deployment using Cloud Run
  • Implementation of at least one multi-modal functionality (Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash image/video/audio understanding, Live API, Imagen, or Veo)
  • "Learn Google AI Studio" tutorial submissions do not qualify

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award three winners based on the following criteria:

  • Use of underlying technology
  • Multi-modal implementation quality
  • Usability and User Experience
  • Creativity and innovation

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Winners (3) will each receive:

  • $1,000 USD Gift Card or Equivalent
  • Exclusive DEV Badge
  • 6-month DEV++ Membership
  • A gift from the DEV Shop

Participant Winner (who submits a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile