AI and digitalization grants for SMEs in Hungary

The DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 call gives Budapest-based micro and small businesses HUF 3-12 million, with support intensity up to 90%, for digitalization developments. Submissions were suspended on 2 September 2026 because the support requested had reached 130% of the budget. 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.

Discuss your process From assessment to implementation

The next step is the AI opportunity assessment: from HUF 500,000 + VAT.

Updated: 2026-10-22

Two options are open for Budapest SMEs right now. AI EDIH Hungary: free AI assessment and training, rolling, no submission deadline. The MFB GINOP Plusz-1.4.4-24: technology loan, currently open. Submissions to DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 (HUF 3-12 million, up to 90% support for micro and small businesses) were suspended on 2 September 2026. 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. C-26 submissions opened on 1 September 2026 and were suspended from 17:00 the next day. The submission deadline set in the call is 18:00 on 27 October 2026; the call's status is announced in notices on palyazat.gov.hu.

Grants and funding for SMEs

DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 — digitalization for Budapest SMEs

Submissions opened on 1 September 2026 and were suspended from 17:00 on 2 September because the support requested had reached 130% of the budget. 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

1
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.
2
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.
3
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

Two options are open: the free AI assessment and training from AI EDIH Hungary, and the MFB technology loan (GINOP Plusz-1.4.4-24). Submissions to DIMOP Plusz-1.2.6/C-26 for Budapest-based micro and small businesses (HUF 3-12 million, up to 90% support) were suspended on 2 September 2026. 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.

Not at the moment. Submissions opened on 1 September 2026 and were suspended from 17:00 on 2 September because the support requested had reached 130% of the HUF 2 billion budget. The submission deadline set in the call is 18:00 on 27 October 2026, but submissions have been closed since the 2 September suspension. Current status can be checked at palyazat.gov.hu.

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.

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