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On June 11, 2023, io.net launched with a straightforward idea. AI workloads need more compute than centralized hyperscalers can ever deliver, and the solution would be a decentralized network of GPUs, not another mega data center, that turns underutilized capacity into on-demand infrastructure. Three years later, we’ve fundamentally changed the AI compute market. io.net is now the largest decentralized GPU network in the world. Thousands of GPUs distributed globally, with $8 million in enterpri
Three years ago, we started io.net with a simple, powerful belief that the infrastructure behind AI shouldn't be in the hands of a few giant corporations. Today, we're taking a huge step toward making that vision a reality. As we celebrate our third anniversary, we're excited to announce the official launch of the Incentive Dynamic Engine (IDE). It's a new way of thinking about our tokenomics that ties the supply of $IO directly to how much people are actually using the network. We'll be perman
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See AllOn June 11, 2023, io.net launched with a straightforward idea. AI workloads need more compute than centralized hyperscalers can ever deliver, and the solution would be a decentralized network of GPUs, not another mega data center, that turns underutilized capacity into on-demand infrastructure. Three years later, we’ve fundamentally changed the AI compute market. io.net is now the largest decentralized GPU network in the world. Thousands of GPUs distributed globally, with $8 million in enterpri
Three years ago, we started io.net with a simple, powerful belief that the infrastructure behind AI shouldn't be in the hands of a few giant corporations. Today, we're taking a huge step toward making that vision a reality. As we celebrate our third anniversary, we're excited to announce the official launch of the Incentive Dynamic Engine (IDE). It's a new way of thinking about our tokenomics that ties the supply of $IO directly to how much people are actually using the network. We'll be perman
The DePIN use case for AI and ML compute is pretty straightforward: physical infrastructure networks make efficiency gains when supply-side coordination moves on-chain. With DePIN, no single operator provisions compute hardware and takes on all of the capital risk. Instead, decentralized networks incentivize distributed participants, from GPUs and storage nodes to wireless radios and sensors, to deploy resources and receive compensation by way of token economics. Amongst Layer 1s, Solana has em
TL;DR * A LoRA fine-tune on a 7B model costs under $10. * A 70B QLoRA run costs $15–30. * Full fine-tuning a 70B on 8 GPUs for a day costs $200–300. * If your actual spend is materially higher, the gap is almost certainly the GPU pricing layer, not the job itself. Fine-tuning a large language model costs anywhere from $3 to $3,000. Model size, GPU tier, and whether you're running LoRA adapters or attempting a full-weight update are all factors that can impact pricing. The reality is tha
Wondera cut AI training costs 75% and scaled to 200,000 users in 4 months using io.net's decentralized GPU infrastructure, launching 3 months ahead of schedule.
Your GPU data center investment framework. Compare TCO for cloud, colo, & workstation, including power, cooling, ROI, and hidden costs.
Your 2026 guide to building a purpose-built GPU cluster for AI. Includes TCO, vendor-agnostic benchmarks, hardware selection (H100/MI300X), and rollout plan.
Z.ai's GLM-4.7-Flash (30B MoE) is live on io.intelligence. Get the strongest 30B model for coding & reasoning with best-in-class performance-per-dollar.
Complete technical guide to decentralized compute: benchmarks, cost calculator, compliance checklist, and step-by-step migration from AWS/GCP.
Your 2026 guide to building a purpose-built GPU cluster for AI. Includes TCO, vendor-agnostic benchmarks, hardware selection (H100/MI300X), and rollout plan.
Complete technical guide to decentralized compute: benchmarks, cost calculator, compliance checklist, and step-by-step migration from AWS/GCP.
Learn what a GPU cluster is, how it differs from multi-GPU servers, and use our cost calculator to decide if you should build or rent one.
Discover io.net's Incentive Dynamic Engine (IDE): an adaptive tokenomics model bringing sustainable economics and predictable stability to decentralized GPU compute.
New io.net study shows consumer GPUs (RTX 4090) can cut AI inference costs by up to 75% for LLMs, enabling a sustainable, heterogeneous compute infrastructure.
Blockchain promised to solve centralization, but focused on wrong problems. DePIN networks like io.net finally deliver real value through affordable GPU access.
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Gensyn is well-known as the GPU solution for "research-first" and "protocol-first" AI developers. Built atop a custom Ethereum rollup, Gensyn is pioneering something genuinely novel: a fully decentralized, trustless network for machine learning computation, where workloads are verified and coordinated across any device on the planet. By any device, it could be consumer laptops, enterprise data center GPUs, gaming hardware, or even a Mac Mini with Apple Silicon chips (M1, M2, and M3), all without
Render Network has built a compelling reputation as the GPU solution for "creative-first" and "research-first" developers. With a decentralized marketplace for GPU compute, native support for Blender and Cinema 4D, and an expanding AI inference layer through its Dispersed subnet, Render Network is a strong fit for 3D artists, VFX studios, and AI/ML teams looking for cost-effective alternatives to centralized cloud providers. Render Network does this all without managing any raw compute infrastru
Over the recent months we have seen both AI providers and hyperscalers go offline for several hours. Production workflows stalled almost immediately. Customer service bots went dark, code pipelines froze, and engineering teams struggled to come up with emergency plans most of them hadn’t prepared for. Every time there is an outage with a compute provider or massive AI company, there is an important question that isn’t answered when the service comes back online: if these providers can't guara
Most developers don't fail at distributed GPU training because they select the wrong model architecture. On the contrary, they misstep when provisioning the wrong cluster and GPU mix, wrong interconnect topology, and wrong scaling strategy. To add insult to injury, they’ll burn $4,000 in three hours trying to figure what the heck went wrong. This quick guide exists so you can avoid this mess. When we published a GPU cluster quick-reference card on X earlier this quarter, it became one of our
18 production-ready AI agents for NLP, market data, & automation on io.intelligence. Consolidate your AI stack with one API.
Together AI is known for its reputation as the GPU solution for "research-first" developers. Featuring polished, serverless inference APIs and managed fine-tuning pipelines, Together AI is a good fit for AI/ML teams transitioning from open-source models to production endpoints, all without managing raw infrastructure. Whereas legacy hyperscalers focus on general-purpose compute and boutique clouds serve academics with SSH-and-go simplicity, Together AI is aimed at the technical mid-market. It h
Does this sound familiar? A new Web3 network launches. It issues tokens to attract early contributors. People pile in. The token price climbs. The project looks healthy. Then the market turns. Token price drops. Contributors turn away. And the network shrinks. Fewer contributors also means less utility, which means less demand, which means the price drops more. And this same pattern continues, until there's not much left beside a whitepaper and some ghost validators. io.net’s new tokenomics i
AI Is running in the dark. It's time to turn on the lights. Let’s say you have a truly innovative idea and the team to launch the next great AI project. But, when you sit down to get started you immediately hit a wall. The compute you need is controlled by a handful of hyperscalers. They limit access, set prices that are opaque and unaffordable, and force you into enterprise contracts designed for companies ten times your size. The decisions that are affecting the infra you need to succeed are
RunPod has a reputation for being the GPU solution for the "instant-deploy" developer. Its intuitive "Pods" and robust serverless GPU offerings make it a good fit for startups and hobbyists who frequently prototype. Whereas legacy providers focus on enterprise contracts and academic researchers stick to boutique clouds, RunPod captured the mid-market by mastering serverless GPU compute and container-based flexibility. Its reputation is built on "FlashBoot" technology (sub-200ms cold starts) and
AI infrastructure was built for humans. And it comes with human barriers and limitations. Enterprise logins, KYC verification, approval workflows, and admin portals all require a person at the keyboard. Someone needs to sign up, authenticate, pay, and manage all of these services. And that someone has always been a human, until now. io.net is changing this. Agent Cloud uses an MCP library to remove the need for a human in the equation, marking a genuine turning point in how autonomous AI system
Lambda Labs is know as the home for the "SSH-and-go" developer. With its academic simplicity and pre-configured deep learning stacks, Lambda Labs has positioned itself as a gold standard for researchers in need of a GPU cloud solution. But, the game is changing. In 2026, with production models demanding thousands of synchronized GPUs and global inference footprints, this centralized boutique cloud model is being pushed to its limits. AI developers are up against a new reality: the so-called "P
The AI landscape of 2026 is now more of a battle of over infrastructure instead of a clash of models. For many AI/ML developers, CoreWeave has been the reliable "specialized" choice for NVIDIA hardware. However, as the "Power Wall" of 2026 makes electricity and high-density data center space more precious than the chips themselves, many startup and enterprise teams are searching for alternatives that offer both better availability and more affordable pricing. So, if you’ve been priced out by Co