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Mohamed Amine Terbah

Join the Redis AI Challenge: $3,000 in Prizes!

July 23, 2025

We are so delighted to partner with Redis for a new DEV challenge!

Running through August 10, the Redis AI Challenge is all about showing how Redis can power the next generation of intelligent, real-time applications. Whether you're passionate about AI or eager to explore what Redis can do beyond caching, this challenge has a path for you.

We have two prompts this challenge, giving you two chances to win from a $3,000 prize pool! Flex your creativity, build an impressive project for your portfolio, and show us what you can create with the speed and power of Redis.

Our Prompts

Real-Time AI Innovators

Build an innovative AI-powered application using Redis as your real-time data layer. We want to see you go beyond simple chatbots and explore high-impact use cases like vector search-driven recommendations, semantic caching to optimize LLM performance, or real-time feature streaming for ML workflows. Show us how Redis accelerates the future of AI.

AI Innovators Submission Template

Beyond the Cache

Redis is more than just a cache—it's a powerful, multi-model platform. For this prompt, show us what Redis can really do. Build an impressive application that leverages Redis for capabilities like being a primary database, full-text search, real-time streams, or pub/sub.

Beyond the Cache Submission Template

Prizes

We will have one winner for each prompt (2 winners total). Each winner will receive:

All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile.

How To Participate

To get started, choose one of the prompts above and use the corresponding submission template to publish your post on DEV.

Your submission must use Redis, and all code must be open source.

We encourage you to explore the latest features in Redis 8 to make your project stand out. Submissions that go above and beyond by creatively combining multiple Redis capabilities will be highly regarded by our judges!

  • No credit card is required to participate. The free tier on Redis Cloud is sufficient to build your project.
  • Redis Cloud is available globally, but some regions (e.g. China) may experience limitations.

Please review our judging criteria, rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules, such as eligibility requirements.

Need Help?

We encourage all participants to join the Redis Community Discord to connect with their team and others building with Redis!

Helpful Links

You can also follow the Redis team right here on DEV:

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Redis

Redis is an open source, in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache and message broker. It supports data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, geospatial indexes and streams.

Important Dates

  • July 23: Redis AI Challenge begins!
  • August 10: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PDT
  • August 17: Winners Announced

We can’t wait to see what you build! Questions about the challenge? Ask them below.

Good luck and happy coding!