How to join Bybit WSOT 2026 AI Showdown

Ready to put AI-assisted trading to the test? WSOT 2026 AI Showdown is a new WSOT competition track where you can test your AI-assisted trading approach against other participants. With a prize pool of up to 1 million USDT, it adds a new way to compete in Bybit’s World Series of Trading. This guide walks you through how to register, prepare your AI Subaccount, and qualify for the leaderboard, so you know what to do before you start competing.

The competition runs from Nov 13, 2026, 10AM UTC – Dec 2, 2026, 10AM UTC. 

Key takeaways:

• Test your AI-assisted trading approach through an eligible Bybit AI Subaccount or General AI Subaccount, with each account registered separately.

• Maintain a Unified Trading Account balance of at least 100 USDT and meet the five-minute equity condition to activate your leaderboard entry.

• Compete by profit and loss (PnL) for a share of up to 1 million USDT; qualifying trading volume determines prize-pool unlocking and reward eligibility.

Step 1: Prepare an eligible AI Subaccount

Choose a Bybit AI Subaccount if you trade through Bybit AI, or a General AI Subaccount if you use a third-party AI agent. Using an AI assistant on a regular main account does not create an AI competition entry.

Complete Standard identity verification. Make sure your AI Subaccount uses a Unified Trading Account (UTA).

The global event excludes users in restricted countries and regions, residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), Pro users (Pro 3 or above), market makers, and institutional users.

Step 2: Register each AI Subaccount separately

Switch to the eligible AI Subaccount you want to enter, then register through the official WSOT 2026 event page and complete its eligibility check. Registration is open from Oct 29, 2026, 10AM UTC – Dec 2, 2026, 10AM UTC.

If you enter both account types, register each separately; main-account registration does not enroll your AI Subaccounts. Check each account’s participation status before trading.

Step 3: Meet the leaderboard balance requirement

Your participating AI Subaccount must maintain a UTA balance of at least 100 USDT to enter the leaderboard.

To activate your PnL leaderboard entry, maintain at least 100 USDT in account equity. This requirement applies whether you join at the start of the competition or later.

Step 4: Trade through the participating account

Place orders through your registered AI Subaccount. With Bybit AI's natural language trading feature, include the prompt “Trade using my Bybit AI Subaccount” to direct and track your trading activity through that account. For a third-party AI agent, use your registered General AI Subaccount.

Trade eligible UTA products with non-zero fees. Zero-fee trading pairs, Trading Bots, and Copy Trading do not count toward AI Showdown.

Each registered AI Subaccount has its own PnL ranking, so you can follow each approach independently on the AI leaderboard. Results from Bybit AI and General AI Subaccounts are not combined.

How prize-pool unlocking and rewards work

Your trades contribute to the shared AI prize pool, while your PnL determines your rank. The pool unlocks in stages as total qualifying AI-account trading volume grows, from 25,000 USDT to 1 million USDT at 10 billion USDT or more. Paid positions expand from the top 30 to the top 200 as more of the pool unlocks.

Qualifying volume is calculated as:

AI Showdown Trading Volume = Futures volume × 1 + (Spot volume + Convert volume + mStocks volume) × 1.5 + Options volume ÷ 5.

*Note that bot and copy trading volume are excluded.

To receive the reward for your final PnL rank, your account also needs to reach the corresponding minimum qualifying trading volume:

At the fully unlocked 1 million USDT tier, the listed rewards are 170,000 USDT for first place, 120,500 USDT for second and 80,000 USDT for third. Payouts remain subject to trading-volume requirements, eligibility review and final campaign configuration.

Your reward depends on your final rank, qualifying volume, and the unlocked pool. Rewards are distributed within 30 days after the event ends, following the review of final rankings and winner eligibility.

Account restrictions to plan around

Participating AI Subaccounts cannot enter the Lucky Draw, Individual Showdown, or Squad Showdown. Use other eligible accounts for those activities. ROI Reset Cards do not apply to AI Showdown.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission warns that AI cannot predict sudden market changes. Review AI-generated instructions before trading. Bybit can disqualify abusive activity, including wash trading, volume manipulation, and multi-account abuse.

The bottom line

AI Showdown gives your AI-assisted trading approach a place on the WSOT leaderboard. Once your eligible AI Subaccount is registered and active, follow its PnL throughout the competition and see where it stands among other participants. Explore the Bybit Learn WSOT page for more event guides.

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