Node owners

Your Idle Computer, Paid In USDC

A small tray app runs open models when your machine would otherwise sit idle. Every token it serves earns you a share of what the developer paid, sent to your wallet in USDC.

Download for macOS Will my machine work?

macOS 13 Ventura or later. Windows and Linux are next.

How it works

Four Steps, Then It Runs Itself

  1. Install the app

    It lives in your menu bar or tray and uses Ollama under the hood. Nothing to port-forward.

  2. Link your wallet

    The app shows a short code; approve it here with your wallet. The app never touches your keys.

  3. Benchmark

    A quick test measures memory and speed, assigns a tier and suggests the models that fit.

  4. Earn per token

    Set limits and a schedule — only when idle, only at night — or pause any time.

Hardware

Tiers, From Your Benchmark

Usable memory is your GPU's VRAM, or about 70% of unified memory on Apple Silicon. Bigger models pay more per token.

TierUsable memoryServesExample
S+ Top44 GB+70B modelsMac Studio 64 GB+, 2× RTX 3090
S20–44 GB24B–32BRTX 4090, Mac 32–48 GB
A11–20 GB8B–14BRTX 4070 Ti, Mac 16–24 GB
B6–11 GBUp to 8B, embeddingsRTX 3060, RTX 4060
CUnder 6 GBBackground batch jobsOlder laptops

Phones aren't supported. Models also need a minimum speed (about 15 tokens/s) to serve live chat.

Payouts

How You Get Paid

The math

You earn 70% of the price of every token you serve, times a reliability multiplier between 0.5× and 1.1× based on uptime, speed and spot-check results.

earnings = price × tokens × 70% × reliability

If your machine fails partway through an answer, you're still paid for the tokens it delivered.

The rules

  • Paid in USDC on Base, straight to your wallet
  • Earnings unlock after a 7-day review period
  • Withdraw once you have $10 or more available
  • A tax form (W-9 or W-8BEN) is required before your first payout

Honest expectations

Earnings depend on demand for the models your machine can run, and on how often it's online. Open models are cheap per token, so a single desktop earns modest amounts. Check your electricity cost against the earnings estimate the app shows you before you leave it running.

Operator rules

You'll see prompts pass through your machine: never log, store or share them. The network sends hidden test prompts to confirm each node runs the model it claims. Nodes that fail them get less traffic, then get banned.

Get Set Up Early

Connect your wallet now. When the app ships, linking your machine takes one code.

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