GPU
Rent attached to a bundle. Idle mining into ABA when free.
Supply · Agent + Dashboard live on sandbox
SANDBOX LIVE
Maximum income. Hardware always busy.
The Provider Agent is built for full utilization, the same idea as running an Akash provider or a Homenode, but any idle hour keeps earning. Rent CPU, RAM, GPU and storage through the Console when buyers show up. When GPU or CPU would sit idle, mine the most profitable coin and auto-convert it into ABA. No ABA is minted as a compute subsidy. Buyers pay with ABA wallets at the start.
Full utilization
Rent first. Mine what would be idle.
Every rentable resource should earn. Demand fills the machine through the Console. Idle GPU and CPU do not go dark. Storage and RAM earn on rental only.
PATH 1 · CONSOLE
Rent slices and add-ons
Buyers pay ABA for the base bundle (CPU+RAM+ephemeral disk), optional GPU, optional persistent storage, and optional IP lease. Price set by your listing or the market. Settlement takes a 3% protocol fee (1% staker, 1% burn, 1% treasury).
PATH 2 · IDLE
Mine GPU and CPU → ABA
When no paid job needs that GPU or CPU, the Agent mines the most profitable coin, auto-converts the proceeds, and pays you in ABA. Protocol cut is 12% (88% reaches you as ABA; 4% stakers, 4% treasury, 4% burn). Conversion is automatic so hosts always earn the network asset.
Console rental + add-onsABAbundle · GPU · disk · IP
Idle mining path88%GPU · CPU only
Worked example (illustrative, not a promise): an idle GPU mines $10 of the most profitable coin before conversion. After the 12% cut, about $8.80 is auto-converted to ABA for the host. A paid rental can stack base compute plus persistent storage and an IP lease as separate ABA lines, then the 3% Console fee applies. Exact amounts depend on hardware and market rates.
What each resource does
Base slice, priced add-ons, idle mining.
Listings expose vCPU + RAM + disk together, with GPU optional. Buyers can also request persistent volumes and IP leases. You price those lines in the Provider Dashboard. Idle GPU/CPU still mine into ABA when free.
CPU + RAM
Core of every slice. CPU can idle-mine; RAM earns on rental only.
Ephemeral disk
Included in the base lease. Not a separate SKU.
Persistent storage
Optional add-on (HDD/SSD/NVMe class). Earns only when rented.
IP lease
Optional dedicated IPv4 add-on. Extra ABA income when buyers need static IPs.
VPS / dedicated
KVM/cgroups later; GPU MIG on datacenter cards where available.
Fixed supply, zero inflation
Income from utilization, not from minting.
Many DePIN designs mint tokens to subsidize hosts. Abakos does not. Provider ABA comes from Console rentals or from mining proceeds auto-converted into ABA. ABA has zero inflation: validators and stakers are paid from protocol fees and the staker share of the mining and Chat cuts.
DESIGN TARGET
Why this matters
If hosts were paid by minting ABA for idle hardware, supply would grow whether or not anyone bought compute. Rentals and buyback keep earnings tied to external value while the Agent keeps utilization high.
Provider comparison
The same machine hour, paid differently elsewhere.
Vast.ai / Akash
You get paid for the rental. Idle GPU/CPU hours are mostly waste unless they happen to be serving inference.
Homenode
Monetizes idle consumer GPUs, but only when they serve AI inference demand.
Generic PoW mining
Block rewards mint on a schedule whether or not anyone rented useful capacity.
Abakos
Rent CPU, RAM, GPU and storage when demanded; idle-mine GPU/CPU into ABA any time. Agent + Dashboard maximize income.
Two ways to provide
From a single card to a full data center.
Independent host
Run the Provider Agent and open the Provider Dashboard now: point a miner at the sandbox and earn ABA by verified shares. Bundle rentals arrive with the Console.
Compute partner
Data centers and GPU cloud operators bring many machines at once, with uptime terms and a dedicated technical contact.
Provider path
From Agent install to full utilization.
Phase 1
Install Agent + Dashboard
Run the Provider Agent, connect to the public sandbox, register hardware, and open the Provider Dashboard.
Phase 2
List bundles + add-ons
Set CPU, RAM, disk, optional GPU, optional persistent storage and IP lease prices. The Console matches rentals automatically when you are the cheapest qualified option.
Phase 2
Idle mine
When GPU or CPU would sit free, the Agent mines the most profitable coin and auto-converts it into ABA.
Launch
Operate
Track utilization, rentals, mining buyback, uptime and reputation in the Provider Dashboard.
No job-hunting required
Once your listing is active, you do not do anything to "get" a job. The matching engine picks the cheapest active, sufficiently-reliable listing for each incoming job automatically. Go inactive any time and routing stops until you are back.
Bringing 50+ GPUs or a data center?
Compute partners get a dedicated integration contact, minimum-capacity terms and priority placement. Skip the waitlist and email us directly with your available hardware. The waitlist below is for individual hosts listing a machine or two.
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