Complete comparison of GPU vs CPU for AI: deep learning performance, hardware cost, TCO, and ideal use cases. Choose the right processor for your training and inference workloads.
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.
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.
KayOS, an AI startup, achieved 5x developer power with io.net. Learn how their 2-person team cut compute costs by 60% ($2.5k to $1k/month) using io.intelligence.
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AI training teaches models to recognize patterns. AI inference applies those models to make predictions. Learn the differences, costs, and optimization strategies in io.net’s complete guide.
Complete comparison of GPU vs CPU for AI: deep learning performance, hardware cost, TCO, and ideal use cases. Choose the right processor for your training and inference workloads.
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.
Blockchain promised to solve centralization, but focused on wrong problems. DePIN networks like io.net finally deliver real value through affordable GPU access.
KayOS, an AI startup, achieved 5x developer power with io.net. Learn how their 2-person team cut compute costs by 60% ($2.5k to $1k/month) using io.intelligence.
Complete comparison of GPU vs CPU for AI: deep learning performance, hardware cost, TCO, and ideal use cases. Choose the right processor for your training and inference workloads.
Unified Chat is the single, intelligent AI workspace that unifies every model and tool. Auto-routes for optimal quality and cost. End fragmentation.
Complete financial framework for GPU infrastructure decisions. Cost modeling, ROI analysis & budget optimization for AI companies.
Model deployment connects trained ML models to users, yet most stall due to cloud costs and vendor lock-ins. Decentralized platforms cut costs 90%.
io.net is leveraging smart contracts on the Solana blockchain to automate GPU rentals, payments, and resource allocation for transparent decentralized computing.
Blockchain promised to solve centralization, but focused on wrong problems. DePIN networks like io.net finally deliver real value through affordable GPU access.
io.net surpasses $20M in verifiable on-chain revenue, proving decentralized GPU infrastructure can compete with AWS and GCP on cost, performance, and real-world adoption.
Forget AWS's $37/hour GPU costs. Decentralized networks deliver the same power for 50-70% less, turning idle gaming rigs into AI supercomputers.
IO Intelligence is an AI-powered optimization system for decentralized computing that monitors, predicts, and optimizes GPU workloads automatically.
BC8 creates AI-generated images from text prompts using io.net's decentralized GPU network for faster, affordable image generation with free credits.
Specialized AI agents leverage DeFi and blockchain technology to create autonomous financial systems, powered by io.net's decentralized GPU infrastructure.
Nesa blockchain hosts 1,000+ AI models with io.net's decentralized GPU network, creating trustless AI infrastructure to compete with Big Tech.
Allora Network partners with io.net to scale DeAI platform using decentralized GPUs, enhancing ML training and predictive modeling capabilities.
Filecoin partners with io.net to expand beyond storage, letting providers monetize unused GPUs for compute while strengthening both networks.
Mira partners with io.net to scale AI verification infrastructure, using decentralized compute to maintain 97-98% accuracy for 400k+ users daily.
New Retrieval Engine from io.net transforms enterprise knowledge management with citation-backed AI responses from trusted document sources.
Learn how IO Worker lets users monetize idle GPUs/CPUs by renting computing power for AI training, earning cryptocurrency rewards based on hardware quality.
Real-world case studies show how AI startups, researchers, and businesses leverage io.net's decentralized GPU network for faster, cost-effective computing.
io.net is leveraging smart contracts on the Solana blockchain to automate GPU rentals, payments, and resource allocation for transparent decentralized computing.
io.net is utilizing the Solana blockchain for instant GPU payments, smart contract automation, and secure, decentralized cloud computing transactions.