Test Compute lets users run small CPU test jobs without paying upfront and is meant for onboarding, not sustained production usage.

GPU benchmarking, node reputation, monitoring, and queueing policies work together to improve compute reliability over time. Benchmarked nodes receive a verified badge on the environments selection page and leaderboard tables, which increases demand; unreliable nodes are filtered out, and orchestration avoids poor environments selection choices.

Yes. But we keep it simple. Ocean Network uses Alchemy's wallet-based identity to secure access, sign transactions, and track rewards, yet you do not need to manage complex keys yourself. You can register with any email address or via Google Account and have the wallet created for you.

Ocean Network does not auto-assign your job to random machines. You pick the node or compute environment you want based on resource price limits and current availability, then submit the job to that specific resource. If it is busy, your job waits until that node becomes available. The dashboard shows availability and max duration per environment, so you can choose predictable compute up front

Jobs run in a dedicated, ephemeral container that is torn down after execution. Assets are encrypted, and decryption is governed by Ocean Protocol smart contracts, not the node operator. You can also run on trusted Ocean Nodes and choose the node or environment you want based on benchmarks and history, giving you more control over where your data is processed.

COMPY tokens are compute credits used inside Ocean Network to pay for pay-per-use compute jobs. New users can also receive COMPY Complimentary Credits, which can be spent on compute within the network.