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One-liner

Archipelag.io is a distributed compute network that routes AI Cargos to nearby community-operated hardware.

Short description

Archipelag.io connects people who need compute with people who already have it. Consumers submit AI Cargos, and the network routes them to a nearby Island: someone's gaming PC, workstation, or phone. The Island runs the job in a sandboxed container, streams results back, and earns credits for the work. A coordinator service handles placement, dispatch, and billing.

Extended description

Archipelag.io is a distributed compute network where anyone can contribute GPU, CPU, or neural engine resources and earn credits, while consumers get AI inference served from hardware that might be down the street rather than in a data center three time zones away. The platform supports LLM chat, image generation, and general inference Cargos, with Islands ranging from gaming PCs with discrete GPUs to iPhones running small models on-device. For models too large for any single device, Multi-Island Compute automatically forms pipelines across multiple Islands — a 70B model can run across four laptops, and batch jobs fan out to dozens of Islands in parallel. A reputation system called karma tracks Island reliability, and a compute exchange sets prices through supply and demand. The network is currently in open beta, with all credits and earnings virtual through June 2026.