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Akash Network

GPU marketplace · Tier 1 · API Live

Seeded record — this provider has not yet been through the independent verification pass. Treat every claimed/unverified field below as unconfirmed.

Identity

CategoryGPU marketplace
Tier1
Record statusUnverified
First tracked2026-08-24
Last checked2026-08-24
Last changed2026-08-24
Websitehttps://akash.network

Akash Network is a decentralized compute marketplace where inference workloads run in user-deployed containers/pods across independent providers, commonly referenced as a cheaper-than-cloud option for hosting open models. Because deployments are user-defined rather than a single fixed product, there is no one provider-wide API endpoint to probe the way there is for a hosted-inference gateway. The `x_handle` above (`@akashnet_`) is flagged by the roster itself as best-effort; confirm before citing.

API

FieldValueGradeNote
OpenAI-compatibleUnverifiedInference is hosted in user-deployed containers/pods; there is no single fixed provider-wide API surface to probe.
EndpointUnverified
StatusliveClaimed
ModelsUnverifiedSelf-hosted/hosted open models framed as cheaper-than-cloud; the specific model catalog varies by deployment.
AccessUnverified

Privacy

FieldValueGradeNote
MechanismDecentralization (no SPOF)ClaimedDecentralized, user-controlled compute marketplace; no confidentiality-specific (TEE/MPC/encryption) mechanism claimed.
Attestation independently verifiablefalseN/A
Zero-retentionUnverified

Scale

FieldValueGradeNote
Tokens/dayUnverified
ARR estimateUnverified
Pricing publishedUnverified

On-chain

FieldValueGradeNote
TokenAKTClaimed
Self-dealing flagN/A

Change log

  • 2026-08-24record: seeded from provider roster v1.0 (Unverified) (source)

The change log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full feed via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. [roster] docs/decentralized-inference-provider-roster.md (2026-08-24)
  2. [website] https://akash.network (2026-08-24)
  3. [x-account] https://x.com/akashnet_ (2026-08-24)

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