Blockchain-based inference exchange and payment rails for AI agents
Build an exchange that lets developers or agents discover, route to, and purchase model inference directly from model hosts, while using blockchain for inference transactions and future agent payments.
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Problem: A routing intermediary makes it convenient to connect to models, but model hosts can increasingly provide direct exchange-based access to inference and reduce the need for an additional routing layer.
For: Developers, enterprises, and autonomous agents that need to acquire inference from multiple model providers without relying on a separate routing intermediary.
Examples
- OpenRouter: described as having massive transaction volume because users want an easy way to connect to models.
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