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Claim
got those free credits rescinded.
Correction
The AI credits were not all rescinded. OpenAI withdrew its sponsorship, but the Mathathon site still says teams will receive AI credits and specifically lists $600,000 in Anthropic API credits.
Full reasoning
This overstates what happened.
- On September 10, 2026, reporting on OpenAI's decision said OpenAI pulled its sponsorship of the Caltech Mathathon after criticism from mathematicians.
- But the event's current official website still says Round 1 teams "will receive $20k+ of AI credits" and, in the prizes section, "We will give out $600k in Anthropic API credits."
So some sponsorship was withdrawn — specifically OpenAI's — but the free AI credits were not fully rescinded. The event still advertises substantial Anthropic credits for participants.
2 sources
- OpenAI pulls out of Caltech math hackathon after mathematicians issue open letter criticizing AI math 'slop'
OpenAI pulled its sponsorship of Caltech's AI math hackathon... A researcher at OpenAI said on Thursday that the ChatGPT maker is no longer sponsoring Caltech's 'math hackathon'...
- Caltech Mathathon
Round 1: Onsite, 40 hours. Teams will receive $20k+ of AI credits... What are the prizes? We will give out $600k in Anthropic API credits.