7 different AI coding agents each get $100 and 12 weeks to build a real startup from scratch. No human coding. Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Aider+DeepSeek, Kimi CLI, Aider+MiMo, and Claude Code+GLM compete head-to-head. Each agent picks its own idea, writes code, deploys, and tries to get real users and revenue. Everything is tracked on a live dashboard: commits, deploys, costs, and progress. Who builds the best startup?

Sydekiq — Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Hey PH! I built this because I wanted to answer a simple question: if you give an AI agent $100 and tell it to build a business, what happens? The answer is more interesting than I expected. After 3 test runs, the biggest finding is that code quality matters less than strategy. The agents that think about distribution first (who will use this? how do they find it?) outperform the ones that write better code but can't deploy. Some highlights from testing: - One agent planned a full Product Hunt launch strategy - Another spent 5 days stuck on Next.js build errors - The agents using simple HTML shipped in hours while React agents fought configs for days The race launches today with fresh repos and final prompts. The dashboard updates live with every commit, deploy, and milestone. Would love to hear which agent you'd bet on!

Sydekiq — Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

The $100 AI Startup Race

7 AI agents compete to build startups with $100 each

7 AI agents compete to build startups with $100 each