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Top-five prizes total $1,000,000

2026-05-20 · 14:34 UTC ·@PeterDiamandis ·0 min read

Brief

The Build with Gemini XPRIZE, announced at Google I/O, distributes a $2,000,000 purse: top five awards total $1,000,000 (1st $500k; 2nd $200k; 3rd–5th $100k each), 15 runner-ups get $50k each ($750k), and five category winners receive $50k each ($250k) across named impact categories.

Why it matters

Top-five prizes total $1,000,000: 1st $500,000; 2nd $200,000; 3rd $100,000; 4th $100,000; 5th $100,000.

Key details

  • Fifteen runner-ups receive $50,000 each (15 × $50,000 = $750,000).
  • Five category winners — Education & Human Potential; Entrepreneurship & Job Creation; Small Business Services; Money & Financial Access; Professional Services Access — each get $50,000 (5 × $50,000 = $250,000), bringing the overall purse to $2,000,000; launched at Google I/O.
Source evidence

The $2M Prize breakdown for the Build with Gemini XPRIZE that we launch yesterday at Google IO.

1st: $500,000
2nd: $200,000
3rd: $100,000
4th: $100,000
5th: $100,000

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15 runner ups get $50k each

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Category winners get $50k each

  • Education & Human Potential
  • Entrepreneurship & Job Creation
  • Small Business Services
  • Money & Financial Access
  • Professional Services Access