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The X PRIZE is a series of monetary prizes for revolutionary breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. The first X PRIZE was proposed by Dr. Peter Diamandis -- the Ansari X PRIZE was a ten million dollar prize for a private spacecraft capable of reaching the edge of space.

The term X PRIZE may refer to any of the prizes:

• The Ansari X PRIZE, the original X PRIZE competition to create a private spaceflight vehicle
• The Archon X PRIZE, genomics competition to create a device to sequence 100 human genomes within 10 days or less
• The Automotive X PRIZE, engineering competition to create a fuel efficient clean car
• The Wirefly X PRIZE Cup, "live" air & space expo featuring space-related competitions and rocketry.
• The X PRIZE Foundation

• Disambiguation pages