TEN Dev Challenge 2025
Join Developers Worldwide to Build Conversational AI
Build the Next Generation of Real-Time Voice AI
What's This All About?
The 15-day TEN Dev Challenge 2025, hosted by TEN Framework, centers on real-time engagement and Conversational AI, inviting developers worldwide to shape the next generation of voice-interaction products. From voice companionship to smart homes to enterprise services, we look forward to discovering new voice-driven scenarios. Join us in exploring practical applications for voice agents!
Smart Homes
Voice-controlled smart home devices
Voice Companionship
AI companions and virtual assistants
Enterprise Services
Voice-powered business solutions
TEN Framework
An open-source framework for conversational voice AI agents
Enables developers to quickly build real-time voice agents (with abilities of vision and others), making it easy for developers to experiment, integrate large language models, STT, TTS and create reusable extensions
Real-Time
Low-latency voice interactions
Multi-Modal
Voice, vision, and text capabilities
Extensible
Create reusable extensions
AI-Powered
Integrate LLMs, STT, TTS easily
Toolkit
Challenge Overview
Participants must build their projects using the open-source TEN Framework. You can integrate a wide range of technologies and hardware, such as ASR, LLMs, TTS, SIP, and ESP32 to create innovative voice-interactive applications.
Examples include:
Service Agents: Voice-powered customer service, smart eldercare helpers
IoT & Hardware: Voice-controlled smart home devices
Emotional Companions: AI live streamers, virtual companions
Technologies You Can Use
Prizes & Awards
💰 USD 11,000 Total Prize Pool
TEN Voice Innovation Award - First Place (1 team)
TEN Voice Innovation Award - Second Place (1 team)
TEN Voice Innovation Award - Third Place (2 teams)
TEN Technical Award (1 team)
For projects using TEN VAD or Turn Detection features
🎪 RTE Conference Showcase
All winning projects will have the opportunity to be showcased at the RTE Conference.
👑 Community Ambassador Program
Winners will also be given priority consideration to become TEN Framework Community Ambassadors, with access to exclusive ambassador benefits.
📋 Prize Eligibility
• To be eligible for the "TEN Voice Innovation Awards" (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes), your project must be built primarily on the TEN Framework.
• Projects that only use the TEN VAD or Turn Detection features will only be considered for the "TEN Technical Award".
Event Timeline
Registration Opens
Registration opens: Sept 4
Submissions Open
Submissions open: Sept 12, 00:00 PDT (07:00 UTC)
Deadline
Registration & submissions close: Sept 26, 23:59 PDT (Sept 27, 06:59 UTC)
Winners Announced
Winners announced: Oct 15, 2025
Online Workshops: TBA
Throughout the submission period, we'll be hosting several online workshops to offer technical support on our official TEN Discord channel.
How to Participate
Sign Up
Sign Up - Register on lu.ma and join our official Discord channel to stay updated.
Build
Build - Create your project using the open-source TEN Framework.
Submit
Submit - Send us your project, documentation, and a demo before the deadline here.
Your submission should include:
Project name & description
Team info & contact details
A breakdown of the features developed using the TEN Framework(TEN VAD/TTD)
A demo video, a link to the live experience, etc.
Project Eligibility
Open to All
Open to all. You can compete as an individual or in a team of up to five members.
Team Formation
Team Formation. You can form a team beforehand or find teammates on our Discord channel.
Build with TEN
Build with TEN. All projects must be built on the TEN Framework.
Original Work
Original Work. All submissions must be original work, free of any legal or copyright issues.
Previous Winners Note
Projects that have previously won a prize at a TEN event are not eligible to compete again. However, you can submit a new version of the project if you make significant feature additions or major upgrades to the original.
Discord Community
Join us on the official Discord channel
If you have any questions about the competition, you can ask in our official Discord community or send an email to developer@theten.ai.
Find Teammates
Connect with other developers and form teams
Technical Support
Get help with TEN Framework implementation
Latest Updates
Stay updated with announcements and workshops
Ready to Build?
Join TEN Dev Challenge 2025 and reshape the future of human-AI interaction with real-time voice AI.