Ask your AI agent to create a video with HeyGen Video 1.0 through HeyGen MCP, edit it as you like, and enter the HeyGen Video Contest. Over $20,000 in cash and credits across nine prize categories, judged on creativity, craft, storytelling and use of Video 1.0. Entries close 1 December 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 now open. Connect HeyGen MCP to your AI agent, ask it to create your video with HeyGen Video 1.0, then add your own finishing touches. Keep the edit sharp, add motion graphics and captions, and make it stand out in the feed. The best video wins.
Prizes span nine categories, from product adverts and short sketches to the best individual cinematic shot.
How it works
If you can describe a video, you can create it. All you need 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. Ask your agent to create the video with HeyGen Video 1.0, then describe what you have in mind: the scene, the mood, the pacing and the key moment. Refine it together until it feels right, just as you would with any other task. Video 1.0 is built on MiniMax H3.
3. Finish it your way. Bring the footage into your preferred editor, including HyperFrames. Trim it, arrange the sequence, add text and motion. This is where your craft comes through.
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 room for every kind of creator: the marketer with an idea for a product advert, the storyteller with a sketch in their notes, the editor looking for the perfect cut, and the visual thinker pursuing one unforgettable shot.
- Most Viral goes to the entry with the most organic views on X 72 hours after posting, among those awarded 70/100 or higher by the judges.
- Audience Choice is decided by a public vote among the finalists, from 4 to 8 December.
- Weekly Spotlights select 3 entries on each of 13 November, 20 November and 25 November.
The top 20 entries also receive 3 months of Hailuo premium, and the top 50 receive HeyGen credits and Comfy credits (up to $5,000 in total). Each person can win one cash category prize, as well as Spotlights, Most Viral or Audience Choice.
What qualifies
Make it fifteen seconds or five minutes. A product advert, a short story, a sketch, an explainer, something nobody has a category for yet. The rules are about the footage, not the format.
- At least 70% of your video must be HeyGen Video 1.0 footage created through HeyGen MCP, using your own HeyGen account during the competition.
- Edit however you like: titles, motion graphics, captions, colour, sound design. The other 30% can be title cards, screen recordings or footage you filmed yourself.
- No footage from other AI video models, however little.
- Longer than about 2:20? That’s X’s upload limit without Premium, so post a trailer on X and link to the full film. The judges will watch the full film.
- Up to 3 entries per person.
Who can enter: anyone aged 18 or over, worldwide, in countries where you can receive payments through PayPal (exclusions apply).
How to take part
Three steps to complete by 11:59 pm PT on 1 December.
1. Create it. Create your video with HeyGen Video 1.0 using HeyGen MCP, then edit it as you like.
2. Post it on X. Share your video with #HeyGenVideoContest in the first line, tag @HeyGenMCP and follow @HeyGenMCP. Your entry is only valid if you do all three. You can also quote our competition announcement from @HeyGen.
3. Submit your entry. Complete the form here. You must submit both the X post and the form.
Partners and judges
Three partners are supporting the competition with judging, prizes and credits.
- MiniMax has a judge on the panel and presents the MiniMax Award, with Hailuo premium for the top 20.
- Runware presents the three runner-up prizes.
- Comfy have a judge on the panel and award up to $5K in Comfy credits to the best entries.
The rest of the panel is one judge from the Video 1.0 team, one from the MCP team and one outside creator.
Dates to note
- Opens: Tue 10 November, 6:30 am PT
- Closes: Tue 1 December, 11:59 pm PT
- Finalists: Thu 3 Dec
- Audience Choice vote: 4 to 8 December
- Winners announced: Thu 10 December
Entry form and competition rules
For full details, see the official rules. Follow @HeyGenMCP for updates and Weekly Spotlights.
The HeyGen Video Contest is sponsored by HeyGen. Open to individuals aged 18 or over (or the age of majority where they live) in countries where they can receive payments via PayPal, excluding the countries, regions and US states listed in the official rules. Not valid where prohibited by law. This is a skill-based competition: judges select the winners using the criteria above. Prize values, eligibility requirements and full terms are set out in the official rules. Not sponsored, endorsed or administered by X Corp., OpenAI, Anthropic or Anysphere.
