Overview
Akash Network is a decentralized cloud computing marketplace providing access to underutilized GPU compute. It uses a blockchain-secured infrastructure to offer GPU resources at significantly lower costs than traditional cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Coreweave. The architecture involves a network of providers who contribute compute resources and users who deploy applications. It's optimized for AI and data workloads, enabling real-time AI inference, generative AI applications, machine learning training, and large language model deployment. Akash leverages its utility token (AKT) for GPU transactions and supports censorship-resistant, permissionless cloud services. It offers seamless migration with drop-in API compatibility and global scale via distributed datacenters, focusing on high performance and low latency AI inference.