📡Morpheus Compute Marketplace
The Morpheus Compute Marketplace is where decentralized AI becomes accessible to everyone. It connects people who need compute power with providers who supply it, all coordinated by smart contracts. Instead of a centralized service, requests and responses flow directly between users and providers in a peer-to-peer system.
Why Decentralized Compute Matters
Decentralized compute matters because it breaks the dependency on centralized providers who control access, pricing, and availability of AI infrastructure. In a decentralized system, anyone can contribute resources and anyone can use them, creating a more open, resilient, and competitive market. This model reduces single points of failure, keeps costs fair through transparent incentives, and ensures that innovation is not limited by the decisions of a few large players. It’s about shifting power from closed platforms to an open network where compute is a shared, community-driven resource.
Design
At the center of the marketplace are the Compute Node contracts, which:
Register providers and the models they host
Match consumers with available providers
Secure connections through encryption and verifiable on-chain logic
To participate, both sides use a Proxy-Router — a lightweight software package that connects to the contracts and manages communication. Once a session is established, the consumer sends requests directly to the provider’s model and receives responses without any middleman.
For people who don’t want to run a node, there’s the API Gateway. that is free during Beta testing. This gateway:
Provides a simple API key for access
Abstracts away the complexity of contracts and routers
Powers integrations, lite clients, and apps like the Morpheus Chat App
Providers benefit by making their models available and earning rewards. Consumers gain flexible access to compute, with pricing based on session time instead of tokens. A reputation system ensures that reliable providers — with strong uptime, speed, and track record — are matched more often.
For those interested in more technical details, see:
💬 If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the dedicated channel on Discord.
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