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A Quick Look At Players In the DePIN Compute Space
Nicolai Søndergaard
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Key Takeaways
8 min read

  • Top GPU Rental Players: Projects like Render, Aethir, Golem, io.net, and Fluence lead in decentralized GPU rentals, each focusing on niches like AI, gaming, and digital rendering.

  • Mixed Market Trends: Despite recent price declines, older tokens are still positive year-over-year, with smart money rotating out of the sector but general interest holding steady.

  • Strategic Partnerships: Key collaborations, such as Aethir with io.net and Render with Stability AI, are driving innovation and expanding computational capabilities.

  • Funding & Growth: Aethir has raised the most capital ($148M), while others like Render and io.net also secured substantial funding to scale operations.

  • Unique Strengths: Projects stand out—Render for digital content, Aethir for gaming, io.net for AI, and Fluence for cost-effective, serverless architecture.

The Players & Prices

There are several players in the GPU rental and compute space with the focus this time being on the following selection:

Project NameTickerMkt cap $Price Oct. 8thSocials
Render NetworkRENDER2,041,385,838$5.29https://x.com/rendernetwork
Golem NetworkGLM328,505,468$0.32https://x.com/golemproject
AethirATH251,161,268$0.059https://x.com/AethirCloud
FluxFLUX196,664,760$0.52https://x.com/RunOnFlux
io.netIO175,556,019$1.85https://x.com/ionet
CudosCUDOS76,326,522$0.01https://x.com/CUDOS_
FluenceFLT14,155,145$0.26...