Compute is the resource you spend in order to get your code to run, like model inference, embeddings, fine tune model runs, and data processing. Decentralized compute means that resource comes from many independent machines in a P2P compute network, so your job can run on distributed GPU or CPU capacity and return outputs. With Ocean Network, you select the Ocean Node and resources you want, submit the job, and get results back without managing servers, using a serverless style workflow across that distributed capacity.

We use a pay-per-use model with an escrow protection mechanism, meaning you pay for compute only when jobs are actually running, not for idle capacity. What this means for you: only good things. With Ocean Network, there’s no stress about being conservative with time estimates. You can safely overestimate your job duration or escrow cap, because you’ll only ever be charged for jobs that complete successfully. No wasted budget, no penalty for playing it safe.

Payments follow a pay-per-use escrow mechanism. Funds are held in an escrow and are released only after the job is marked as completed Payment Options: -USDC deposits on Base Network

The Ocean Network dashboard shows live resource availability per node and environment, so you can pick where to run your compute job. You can see what capacity is free versus in use, like GPU, CPU, memory, and storage, plus environment limits like max job duration and runtime details. Use it as a quick reality check before you submit so your job matches the resources you selected.

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Ocean Nodes collectively form the Ocean Network. They are the workers that execute containerized compute jobs, enable Compute-to-Data, store and index data, and support peer-to-peer communication. Ocean Network is a decentralized ecosystem that enables resource sharing, monetization, and AI compute across the nodes.