io.net

io.net is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) that aggregates GPU computing power from data centers, crypto miners, and individual contributors into a unified platform for AI and machine learning workloads. Built on Solana, io.net creates a distributed GPU cloud that's significantly cheaper than centralized providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. The protocol addresses one of the most pressing bottlenecks in the AI industry: GPU scarcity. As demand for AI training and inference compute has exploded, access to GPUs has become extremely expensive and supply-constrained. io.net solves this by aggregating underutilized GPU capacity from diverse sources — gaming rigs, crypto mining farms, independent data centers — into a coherent compute platform accessible through a simple interface. io.net's GPU clusters can be deployed for a variety of AI workloads including model training, fine-tuning, inference serving, and batch processing. The platform supports popular ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, and users can deploy workloads through a web dashboard, CLI, or API. Clusters can scale from a single GPU to thousands, with pricing that's typically 70-90% cheaper than centralized cloud providers. The network uses Solana for its settlement layer, tracking compute contributions, managing payments, and distributing IO token rewards. Solana's speed and low costs make it ideal for the high-frequency micropayments required in a compute marketplace. GPU suppliers earn IO tokens for providing compute, while consumers pay in IO or USDC for resources. Security and reliability are managed through io.net's proof-of-compute verification system, which validates that GPU suppliers are providing the compute they claim. The network also supports geographically distributed clusters for redundancy and lower latency. Verified clusters from reputable data centers are flagged for workloads requiring higher reliability guarantees. io.net has rapidly grown its supply side, aggregating hundreds of thousands of GPUs into the network from contributors worldwide. The protocol represents a significant bet on the decentralization of AI compute — if successful, it could fundamentally change how AI companies access and pay for GPU resources, shifting power from centralized cloud monopolies to a decentralized marketplace.