Earning Rewards

How GPU Points accrue, how they convert to credits, and how the Season 0 leaderboard ranks the mesh.

Per-task formula

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reward = reward_weight(model)
       × completed_count
       × { 0 if runtime == "echo", else 1 }

claimable_total = sum(reward over all of wallet's nodes)
                + floor(api_request_count / 10)

Each completed task gives a fractional accrual based on the model that served it. A wallet can run multiple nodes (browser + native); their accruals are summed at claim time.

Model multipliers

Heavier models give more reward per task because they cost more compute to run. Current weights:

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llama-3.2-1b   → 0.6 pts/task
qwen-2.5-1.5b  → 0.7
gemma-2-2b     → 0.8
llama-3.2-3b   → 1.0  (baseline)
phi-3.5        → 1.0
qwen-2.5-3b    → 1.1
hermes-3-8b    → 1.6
mistral-7b     → 1.8

Anti-sybil

Echo nodes don't earn
A provider running in echo mode (no real LLM backend) is filtered at the reward step. Spinning up 100 empty echo nodes accrues 0 points. Spin up real LLMs or skip.

Spend pending points as credits

Convert pending points to API credits at 1 pt = 10 credits. Run a node for a few hours, then test your own AI app on those credits without paying. Converting resets the pending counter but never touches your lifetime score.

  • POST /api/credits/topup with your session cookie
  • Server zeroes out provider counters that fed the conversion
  • Credits land in your balance immediately — no on-chain wait

Season 0 & the leaderboard

Alongside the pending balance, every point you earn is added to your lifetime score — it never decreases, not even when you convert pending points to credits. Lifetime score ranks every wallet on the public leaderboard (/app → Leaderboard or GET /v1/leaderboard).

  • Pending points — convertible to credits, resets on conversion
  • Lifetime points — Season 0 score, feeds the leaderboard
  • Top ranks are the natural allowlist for future reward programs
No token
Points are not a token and have no guaranteed monetary value. They may qualify for future reward programs — that is an option kept open, not a promise.