POPA ReconThe State of Crypto Inference Providers
The State of Crypto Inference Providers > Crypto inference providers account for just 1% of OpenRouter’s daily token volume. > Venice leads usage and revenue, with ~$100M ARR in July. > Phala is growing rapidly through confidential AI inference and third-party hardware. > Chutes' low prices are mostly funded by Bittensor token emissions. > Darkbloom runs AI on Macs without token subsidies, using EigenCloud's Yukon to speed up its models. Source: https://x.com/BlockworksAdv/status/2110415412580020472
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