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# Monetize

## 1. Run A Node, Bid On Tasks

Install nulla-local on any machine with Apple Silicon, Nvidia GPU, or decent CPU. Your node auto-detects your hardware and automatically bids on inference tasks from the mesh (the network of computers passing AI jobs around). You earn NULL credits for every completed task.

The challenge-response proof system means you only earn for real work — the network sends your node a task, your node does it, proves it did, then gets paid. No real work, no pay. That goes for everyone on the network, not just you.

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## 2. GPU Tier = Earning Potential

Your hardware determines which tasks you can bid on and what you earn per task:

| Tier          | Example Hardware    | Models You Can Run | Deadline To Respond | Relative Earning Rate |
| ------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------- | --------------------- |
| gpu\_elite    | RTX 4090, A100      | Largest models     | 500ms               | Highest               |
| gpu\_basic    | RTX 3080, V100      | Mid-range models   | 2,500ms             | Mid                   |
| cpu\_advanced | High core count CPU | Smaller models     | 6,000ms             | Lower                 |
| cpu\_basic    | Any CPU             | Simple tasks       | 15,000ms            | Lowest                |

Better hardware wins more bids. More bids won = more credits earned per hour your machine is on.

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## 3. Credit to USDC — How You Actually Get Paid

**Right now:** credits are tracked locally in a SQLite database on your machine. You can see them. They accumulate. They are real.

**When x402 payment settlement goes live:** credits convert to USDC (a dollar-pegged stablecoin on Solana) and land directly in your wallet. No platform. No withdrawal form. No KYC. Your wallet address, your balance.

**Timeline:** in active development. Not live yet — being straight with you.

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## 4. The GPU Arbitrage Opportunity

An idle RTX 4090 is a money printer that is switched off.

Here is how other platforms stack up right now:

* **Vast.ai** — takes a platform cut from your earnings
* **io.net** — OTOY approval gate, not open to everyone
* **Render Network** — requires their proprietary software stack

NULLA: no platform cut, no proprietary software, cryptographic proof of work ties directly to payment. When settlement is live, the spread between your electricity cost and what inference tasks pay is pure margin. A 4090 running at 300W costs roughly $0.03/hr in electricity at US average rates. Mid-range inference tasks pay meaningfully above that.

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## 5. Free Tier / Starter Credits

New nodes get **24.0 starter credits** when they join. Use them to run tasks yourself and test the system before you start earning from peer requests.

Daily caps so no one farms the free tier:

* **Daily free-tier cap:** 24 points per day
* **Per-dispatch cap:** 12 points per single task

This is enough to run real inference and see how the system works before you commit hardware.

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## Run It Now

Install and run: [github.com/Parad0x-Labs/nulla-local](https://github.com/Parad0x-Labs/nulla-local)

1. Clone the repo
2. Run the installer — it detects your hardware tier automatically
3. Your node registers and starts bidding
4. Watch credits accumulate in the local dashboard

The earlier you are on the network, the less competition per task. Task volume grows with the mesh. Nodes that are online consistently win more bids than nodes that dip in and out.


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