Official Rules

Open to anyone 18 or older (or younger with explicit guardian consent) able to legally receive cash prizes in their country. Koe employees, contractors, judges, and immediate family are not eligible for cash prizes.

You must have an active Koe account and submit your entry through the Koe submission form.

• Video must be created primarily with Koe AI.
• Video must be 30 seconds to 2 minutes long.
• Video must include the official koe.sh watermark for the full duration.
• Video must be posted publicly on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or X.
• Title, description, or caption must include "Made with Koe AI."
• Post must include the official challenge link.
• Creator must own or have rights to the music/audio used.
• No copyrighted characters, celebrity impersonation, NSFW, hateful, or illegal content.
• Watermark cannot be removed, hidden, cropped, blurred, or covered.

All entries must display the official koe.sh watermark, visible and unobstructed, for the full duration of the submitted video.

• Bottom-right corner.
• Small but readable. White or semi-transparent.
• Present for the entire video.
• Cannot be removed, hidden, cropped, blurred, or covered by overlays.

Removing, hiding, cropping, or obscuring the watermark disqualifies the entry.

You must own or have full rights to the music/audio used. That means original songs, properly licensed tracks, or royalty-free music with a clear license trail. Don't submit using copyrighted songs you don't have rights to.

Submissions must not contain copyrighted characters, real celebrity impersonation, NSFW content, hateful content, or anything illegal. Koe may reject any entry at its sole discretion.

Total prize pool: $100,000. One entry can win in multiple categories.

Scoring weights:

• 60% — Judge score
• 20% — Audience vote
• 20% — Koe team score

Criteria: Storytelling, Visual quality, Music-video fit, Originality, Effective use of Koe, Shareability.

Audience Choice is decided purely by public votes and views. All other categories use the weighted score above.

By submitting, you grant Koe a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display your submission on the Koe site, social channels, ads, and marketing materials, with creator credit. You retain ownership of your work.

If you opt in, your project may be remixable as a public Koe template. Opt-in is off by default.

Winners will be notified by email and must respond within 14 days to claim. Cash prizes are paid by bank transfer or an equivalent method available in your country. Taxes are the winner's responsibility. Koe may require a signed eligibility affidavit and W-9/W-8BEN where applicable.

Entries that violate these rules — including watermark violations, content violations, rights violations, or attempts to game audience voting — will be disqualified. Koe's decisions are final.

Submissions are currently open. The deadline to submit an entry is June 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific. Late entries will not be considered.

Judging begins the day after the deadline. Winners will be announced on the challenge page and in the official Koe Discord within four weeks of the submission deadline.

Koe may update these rules to keep the challenge fair. Material changes will be communicated on this page. Questions? [email protected].