AI and digitalization grants for SMEs in Hungary
From 1 September 2026, Budapest-based micro and small businesses can apply to the DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 call: HUF 3-12 million, with support intensity up to 90%, for digitalization developments. AI is eligible in the call as a subscription service. In addition, AI EDIH Hungary offers SMEs a free AI assessment, and a technology loan is available through MFB.
The next step is the AI opportunity assessment: from HUF 500,000 + VAT.
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Three options are open for Budapest SMEs right now. DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26: submissions from 1 September 2026, HUF 3-12 million, up to 90% support for micro and small businesses. AI EDIH Hungary: free AI assessment and training, rolling, no submission deadline. The MFB GINOP Plusz-1.4.4-24: technology loan, currently open. The official calls are published at palyazat.gov.hu.
AI is not a supported development goal on its own in the C-26 call. LLM subscriptions are eligible, however, under the paid cloud services development goal, at a net unit cost of HUF 14,400 per user per month. Ads promising "90% AI grants" typically leave this restriction out.
The C-26 budget is HUF 2 billion. The budget of the previous B-26 call (for areas outside Budapest) was exhausted quickly. The end of the submission window will be known from the official call; preparation — eligibility check, digital intensity score at kkvdigital.dkf.hu, development goals drawn up — is worth starting before the opening.
What is open right now?
DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 — digitalization for Budapest SMEs
Submissions open on 1 September 2026. HUF 3-12 million, up to 90% de minimis support for profit-oriented micro and small businesses (up to 49 employees) with a Budapest site. AI is eligible as a subscription service under the paid cloud services development goal. The official call is published at palyazat.gov.hu.
AI EDIH Hungary — free AI assessment and training
Free AI assessment and training for SMEs, provided as de minimis aid. Available on a rolling basis, with no submission deadline.
MFB technology loan — GINOP Plusz-1.4.4-24
Technology loan, currently open, available to Budapest-based businesses as well. For financing digitalization and technology developments.
What has closed
DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/B-26, GINOP Plusz-1.2.4-24 and -25, and the website development call of the Demján Sándor Program have closed; no new applications can be submitted to them. Current status can be checked at palyazat.gov.hu.
How we help you prepare
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AI opportunity assessment — from HUF 500,000 + VAT
We review your processes and deliver a prioritized list: what each automation brings, what it costs, and how fast it pays back. The written plan also serves as input for the grant's development goals.
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Grant use-case planning
We match the assessment output to the call's eligible costs: which development goals can be selected, what fits as a subscription service, and what falls outside the call. The submitted development plan is built on the text of the call.
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Implementation and operations
A small proof of concept is ready in 2-3 weeks; most projects go from kickoff to production in 6-12 weeks. Source code, models, and data remain yours.
Why Leventech
A complete team from one source
A project manager, senior developers, and an AI DevOps engineer take the project from assessment to production.
EU AI Act and GDPR built into development
Risk classification at project start, data protection in the design. We have experience implementing high-risk AI systems as well.
Our team has built production systems for 13+ years
46+ completed projects, 96% client satisfaction. What we build, we also operate and maintain.
Common questions
Three options are live: DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 for Budapest-based micro and small businesses (submissions from 1 September 2026, HUF 3-12 million, up to 90% support), the free AI assessment and training from AI EDIH Hungary, and the MFB technology loan (GINOP Plusz-1.4.4-24). The official calls are published at palyazat.gov.hu.
As a subscription service, yes. AI is not a supported development goal on its own. LLM subscriptions are eligible under the paid cloud services development goal, at a net unit cost of HUF 14,400 per user per month.
Profit-oriented micro and small businesses with up to 49 employees and a Budapest site. Support is provided as de minimis aid. A digital intensity score, measured at kkvdigital.dkf.hu, is required at submission.
The submission window starts on 1 September 2026; its end is set by the official call. The budget is HUF 2 billion, and the budget of the previous B-26 call (for areas outside Budapest) was exhausted quickly — arrive at the opening with a finished plan.
DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/B-26, GINOP Plusz-1.2.4-24 and -25, and the website development call of the Demján Sándor Program have closed. No new applications can be submitted to them. Current status can be checked at palyazat.gov.hu.
The AI opportunity assessment (from HUF 500,000 + VAT) delivers a prioritized list of automatable processes with cost and payback estimates. Building on it, we match the development goals to the call's eligible costs. A full team carries the implementation: a project manager, senior developers, and an AI DevOps engineer.
Still have questions?
The C-26 submission window starts on 1 September 2026
We check whether you are eligible and which development fits the call.
What would you automate in your business?
Tell us briefly about the task. We will reply by email to arrange an initial conversation.
The next step is the AI opportunity assessment: from HUF 500,000 + VAT.
What happens after you send?
In the first conversation we review the task, your existing systems and the outcome you need. Then we discuss whether a detailed assessment would help. We provide a proposal before any paid work.
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