World AI Open-Source Challenge Concludes in Hangzhou as Six Champions Vie for Top Prize

The World Open-source AI Challenge (GOAI) concluded its final stage on the morning of September 23 at the Hangzhou Cloud Valley Center, hosting the GOAI DAY grand prize roadshow and award ceremony.

This year’s challenge drew 12,279 participating teams from 91 countries and regions worldwide, from which 70 outstanding teams advanced. Six champion teams, selected across four tracks — New Intelligent Foundation, Unbounded Applications, Frontier Exploration, and Embodied Future — and six competition units, took to the stage to compete for the one-million-yuan grand prize. The ceremony also showcased the full awards presentation, highlighting the “Hangzhou sample” of AI open-source ecosystems moving from technical exploration to industrial application.