Ask your AI agent to make a video with HeyGen Video 1.0 through HeyGen MCP, edit it however you want, and enter the HeyGen Video Contest. $20K+ in cash and credits across nine prize categories, judged on creativity, craft, story and Video 1.0. Entries close December 1, 2026.
You already ask your AI agent to write code, draft emails and sort out your week. Now ask it for something you'll actually want to watch.
The HeyGen Video Contest is open. Connect HeyGen MCP to your AI agent, ask it to make your video with HeyGen Video 1.0, then finish it however you want. Cut it tight, layer on motion graphics, add captions, make it look like nothing else in the feed. Best video wins.
Prizes cover nine categories, from product ads and short skits to the single best cinematic shot.
How it works
If you can describe a video, you can make one. All it takes is an idea and the agent you already use every day.
1. Connect HeyGen MCP. It works with ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor and any other MCP client. Setup takes a few minutes: heygen.com/mcp.
2. Ask for Video 1.0. Tell your agent to make the video with HeyGen Video 1.0, then describe what you're picturing: the scene, the mood, the pacing, the moment that makes it land. Go back and forth until it's right, the same way you'd work through anything else with your agent. Video 1.0 is built on MiniMax H3.
3. Finish it your way. Bring the footage into whatever editor you like, HyperFrames included. Trim it, sequence it, add type and motion. That's where a lot of the craft will show.
Prizes
Judges score every entry on creativity and concept (35%), craft and finish (25%), storytelling (20%) and how well the Video 1.0 footage carries the piece (20%). There's a lane for every kind of maker: the marketer with a product ad in their head, the storyteller with a skit sitting in their notes, the editor who lives for the perfect cut, and the visual thinker chasing one unforgettable shot.
- Most Viral goes to the most organic X views 72 hours after posting, among entries the judges score 70/100 or higher.
- Audience Choice is a public vote among the finalists, Dec 4 to Dec 8.
- Weekly Spotlights pick 3 entries each on Nov 13, Nov 20 and Nov 25.
The top 20 entries also get 3 months of Hailuo premium, and the top 50 get HeyGen credits and Comfy credits (up to $5K in total). Each person can win one cash category prize, plus Spotlights, Most Viral or Audience Choice.
What counts
Make it fifteen seconds or five minutes. A product ad, a short story, a skit, an explainer, something nobody has a category for yet. The rules are about the footage, not the format.
- At least 70% of your video has to be HeyGen Video 1.0 footage made through HeyGen MCP, from your own HeyGen account during the contest.
- Edit however you like: titles, motion graphics, captions, color, sound design. The other 30% can be title cards, screen recordings or footage you filmed yourself.
- No footage from other AI video models, in any amount.
- Running longer than about 2:20? X caps uploads there without Premium, so post a trailer cut on X and link the full film. Judges watch the full film.
- Up to 3 entries per person.
Who can enter: anyone 18+, open worldwide in countries where PayPal can pay you (exclusions apply). A paid HeyGen plan is required.
How to enter
Three steps, and you have until Dec 1 at 11:59 pm PT to finish them.
1. Make it. Create your video with HeyGen Video 1.0 through HeyGen MCP, then edit it however you like.
2. Post it on X. Share your video with #HeyGenVideoContest in the first line, tag @HeyGenMCP, and follow @HeyGenMCP. Your entry only counts with all three. Quoting our contest announcement from @HeyGen works too.
3. Submit it. Fill out the form here. You need both the X post and the form.
Partners and judges
Three partners are backing the contest with judging, prizes and credits.
- MiniMax has a judge on the panel and gives the MiniMax Award, plus Hailuo premium for the top 20.
- Runware presents the three runner-up prizes.
- Comfy has a judge on the panel and gives up to $5K in Comfy credits to top entries.
The rest of the panel is one judge from the Video 1.0 team, one from the MCP team and one outside creator.
Key dates
- Opens: Tue Nov 10, 6:30 am PT
- Closes: Tue Dec 1, 11:59 pm PT
- Finalists: Thu Dec 3
- Audience Choice vote: Dec 4 to Dec 8
- Winners announced: Thu Dec 10
Rules and entry form
Full details, see the official rules. Follow @HeyGenMCP for updates and Weekly Spotlights.
The HeyGen Video Contest is sponsored by HeyGen. A paid HeyGen plan is required to enter. Open to individuals 18+ (or the age of majority where they live) in countries where PayPal can pay them, excluding the countries, regions and US states listed in the official rules. Void where prohibited. This is a contest of skill: judges choose the winners using the criteria above. Prize values, eligibility and full terms are in the official rules. Not sponsored, endorsed or administered by X Corp., OpenAI, Anthropic or Anysphere.
