# Nosana

> Affordable GPU Rental for AI Inference at Scale

Nosana is a Solana-based decentralized GPU grid platform that connects GPU owners with AI users, providing cost-effective and sustainable computing resources.

Nosana is a decentralized GPU grid platform built on the Solana network. It enables GPU owners to monetize idle hardware by renting it out to AI users for inference workloads. By leveraging globally distributed idle GPUs, Nosana aims to provide cost-effective and efficient access to GPU resources, offering up to 85% lower costs than traditional public clouds. The platform promotes peer-to-peer computational sharing and contributes to a more sustainable computing environment by utilizing spare computing power.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-06-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Nosana

## Products

- [Nosana Grid Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Nosana): Nosana Network is a Solana-based decentralized GPU grid platform that connects GPU owners with AI users, providing cost-effective and sustainable computing resources. (DePin, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [Nosana token (NOS)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Nosana): NOS is the utility token of the Nosana Network, a Solana-based decentralized GPU grid platform. It is used to pay for GPU power, stake to earn rewards and secure the network, and participate in governance votes to determine how network resources are allocated. The token secures the network via staking, where stakers earn NOS rewards while providing collateral to ensure network security. (Utility)

## Links

- [Blog](https://nosana.medium.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.nosana.io)
- [Main](https://nosana.io)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://nosana.io/brand)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/nosana_ai)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/nosana-ai)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/NosanaCompute)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@NosanaAI)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nosana)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/nosana-ci)

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
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