Questions
FAQ
Quick answers on money, privacy, models, running a node, and decentralization.
Is this real money?
The network is live on Arbitrum One mainnet, and jobs settle in real $QAIS on-chain. $QAIS is not yet traded on any DEX or CEX and has no liquidity pool — it changes hands only via direct OTC arrangements with the operator at a $0.01/QAIS reference price.
Are my prompts private?
Prompts and outputs are processed in memory and never persisted — only hashes and scores are stored. About 5% of jobs are re-run on oracle infrastructure for verification, and a verification anomaly can trigger an on-chain dispute against the provider.
What models can I use?
Whatever the connected nodes serve right now (e.g. gemma3:4b, llama3.2, qwen3). GET /v1/models lists what is live.
How do I get an API key?
The operator issues them — ask in the project channel or open a GitHub issue. Self-serve signup is coming.
What do I need to run a node?
Node 22.13+, Ollama with a model pulled, and a few minutes. A prebuilt release runs without building from source. You acquire $QAIS by direct arrangement (there is no faucet), stake it, and keep some ETH for Arbitrum One gas while you earn for every token you serve.
How is cheating prevented?
Layer-B structural checks on every job, Layer-A semantic re-sampling on ~5%, a 5-dimension reputation score, staking with slashing, and FAST-track disputes. Cross-node output hashing is deliberately NOT used — temperature 0 is not deterministic across GPUs.
Is it decentralized?
Partially. Today a single trusted gateway does matching and settlement; its worst case is bounded — it can only settle at signed prices, never steal deposits. The P2P mesh, on-chain auction, and decentralized oracle are the Phase-4 roadmap.