Sources we trust first
We prioritize official organizer pages, rules documents and first-party announcements when verifying competition details. When only secondary information is available, we label or qualify the information accordingly.
For each fact we use the strongest source available, in this order:
- Official rules, terms or registration conditions.
- The official competition website or registration page.
- An official announcement or press release from the organizer.
- The organizer’s official social media accounts.
- A credible secondary source, such as established press.
- Community posts and aggregators — used only as leads, never as proof on their own.
When a newer official source contradicts an older one, the newer source wins, and we note the change.
How a listing is verified
Every listing carries one of four verification states:
- Verified official — key details were checked against the organizer’s own source.
- Verified secondary — details come from a credible secondary source because no official source was available; the page says so.
- Needs recheck — the listing is due for review or a detail may have changed.
- Source unavailable — the official page could not be reached; the listing may contain historical information.
We never fill a missing fact with a guess. An unknown prize, deadline time or eligibility rule stays marked as not confirmed. A competition cannot be published until its official link, status, eligibility, verification state and last-verified date are recorded.
Eligibility and event location are recorded separately: where an event takes place does not decide who can enter.
How often listings are rechecked
A listing is due for review 30 days after it was last verified, and sooner as its deadline approaches. Deadlines, eligibility, prizes and entry fees are rechecked most often because they change most often. Each contest page shows the date it was last verified.
Corrections and updates
If you find outdated or incorrect information, use Report an Update and include an official source where possible. We may revise listings when new evidence becomes available.
Academy articles show an updated date only when their guidance materially changes — not when a typo or a link is fixed.
How competitions are selected
We list competitions that are relevant to people creating with generative AI and that have a verifiable organizer and official source. Organizers can submit a competition; submission does not guarantee publication.
Sponsored placements
AIContestList does not accept payment to list, rank or feature a competition. If that ever changes, paid placements will be labelled Sponsored and explained on this page first.
Prompt Library records
Prompts are shown next to the image they produced. Model and version are listed only when they were recorded at generation — never guessed from how an image looks. When a prompt or image comes from someone else, its page names the creator, source and license as far as they are known.