Cluster Protocol

What Cluster Protocol does

Cluster Protocol operates a unified AI infrastructure layer deployed on Base blockchain, combining serverless inference across 500+ open-source models, a tokenized data marketplace with IPFS storage and ERC-721 NFT ownership, distributed GPU compute provisioning, and the x402 payment protocol and ERC-8004 agent identity standard for autonomous AI agent settlement. The gateway exposes a single OpenAI-compatible REST API and a Python SDK (pip install cluster-sdk) with no subscriptions or minimums, backed by Privy authentication, PostgreSQL/Redis infrastructure, and OpenZeppelin-based UUPS-upgradeable smart contracts on Base mainnet.

Its flagship end-user product, CodeXero, is a browser-native "vibe coding" IDE that runs a full Node.js runtime via WebContainer in the browser and converts natural language prompts into deployed on-chain EVM applications, including compiled Solidity, frontend hosting, and Base wallet-gated deployment. The platform reports 300,000+ connected wallets, 25,000+ dApps deployed, and 3+ billion AI tokens processed through its infrastructure. A June 2026 integration with Phala Network adds hardware-enforced confidential inference with cryptographic attestation, positioning the stack for enterprise and regulated-data workloads.

Revenue mechanics are usage-based: per-token inference billing, a 10% protocol commission on tokenized dataset sales (with 85% to creators and 5% to referrers enforced at smart-contract level), GPU compute fees, and the native ClusterToken ($CP) economy. Distribution is entirely self-serve through API, SDK, and CodeXero, augmented by channel partnerships with Cwallet and UXLINK that extend reach to millions of end users. Customer base spans Web3 builders, AI agent developers, data contributors, and a handful of named integrators including ATT Global, InsightX, and UXLINK, though no revenue or ARR is disclosed.

Name

Cluster Protocol

Legal name

Cluster Protocol

Website

https://clusterprotocol.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cluster Protocol provides unified AI infrastructure on Base blockchain combining 500+ model inference, a tokenized data marketplace, and the CodeXero browser-native IDE, serving Web3 builders, AI agents, and data contributors via self-serve API access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized AI Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized GPU/AI Compute Networks (training/inference, GPU renting, model hosting) (FSAPALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Deployment, Automation & DevOps (build pipelines, contract deployment tools) (FSAPABAH), RPC / Node API Infrastructure Providers (FSADAKAD), Oracles, Data Feeds & Attestations (price feeds, randomness, proofs) (FSAPAAAI), Interoperability & Integration Middleware (ERP/core banking connectors, messaging, APIs, cross-chain to permissioned) (FSAPAIAL)

Keywords

• Decentralized AI infrastructure
• AI inference API
• Web3 developer tools
• Tokenized data marketplace
• No-code dApp builder

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. AI Inference API: Per-token billing for inference calls across 500+ models via unified OpenAI-compatible API. No subscriptions, no minimums, no lock-in. x402 pay-per-request for autonomous agents, balance system for regular users with USDC/ETH deposits.
2. Data Marketplace Commission: ERC-721 NFT marketplace for datasets with automatic revenue split: 85% to dataset creator, 10% to protocol treasury, 5% to referrer. Split enforced at smart contract level and cannot be circumvented.
3. GPU Compute Provisioning: GPU compute provisioning for custom model hosting and fine-tuning, with output served through the unified inference API. Revenue from compute allocation and training job execution.
4. ClusterToken ($CP): Native protocol token on Base for inference payments, dataset purchases, compute provisioning, staking, and governance. Token serves as primary economic layer across the ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cluster Protocol operates a unified AI infrastructure layer on Base blockchain that delivers serverless inference across 500+ open-source models via a single OpenAI-compatible API and Python SDK, paired with a tokenized data marketplace (ERC-721 NFTs on IPFS), GPU compute provisioning for fine-tuning, and the x402 micropayment protocol for autonomous AI agents. Its flagship end-user product, CodeXero, is a browser-native vibe coding IDE that lets non-technical users generate, compile, and deploy onchain EVM applications and Solidity smart contracts from natural language prompts, with no subscriptions or coding required.

Product overview

Cluster Protocol is a unified AI infrastructure layer on Base comprising multiple interconnected products: Cluster Protocol (core infrastructure) providing serverless inference across 500+ models, tokenized data marketplace with IPFS storage and ERC-721 NFT ownership on Base, GPU compute provisioning, and agent primitives (x402 payments, ERC-8004 identity). CodeXero is the flagship application layer built natively on this infrastructure—a browser-native vibe coding IDE that lets anyone deploy fully on-chain EVM applications from natural language prompts, consuming Cluster's inference, data, and compute natively. Cluster Hub serves as the unified web dashboard for builders, developers, data creators, agents, and enterprises to manage API keys, usage analytics, and dataset operations. The Python SDK provides programmatic access to all infrastructure capabilities. Everything settles on Base with x402 enabling autonomous agent payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CodeXero: Browser-native vibe coding IDE for EVM ecosystem that enables anyone to create and deploy fully on-chain applications using a natural language prompt.
• Cluster Hub

Products and services

• Cluster Protocol Platform Unified AI infrastructure layer on Base providing serverless inference across 500+ open-source models, tokenized data marketplace with IPFS storage and NFT-based ownership, GPU compute provisioning, x402 payment rails for autonomous agents, and the ERC-8004 agent identity standard, designed for developers and enterprises building AI-powered onchain applications.
• CodeXero Browser-native vibe coding IDE for the EVM ecosystem that lets anyone create and deploy fully on-chain applications from natural language prompts, powered by Cluster's decentralized AI infrastructure and WebContainer-based Node.js runtime, compiling Solidity to bytecode and deploying via connected wallet with no subscriptions or coding required.
• Cluster Hub Unified web dashboard for the Cluster Protocol ecosystem serving builders, developers, data creators, agents, and enterprises, providing API key management, usage analytics with per-model/per-day breakdown, balance management, creator dashboard for dataset earnings, and dataset management tools, with Privy-based authentication supporting email, Google, and wallet login.
• Tokenized Data Marketplace On-chain marketplace where datasets are uploaded, stored on IPFS, minted as ERC-721 NFTs on Base, and transacted through smart contracts with automatic 85% creator / 10% treasury / 5% referrer revenue split, supporting NLP, computer vision, medical, financial, and domain-specific training data with four-tier access control.
• GPU Compute Provisioning & Fine-tuning Distributed GPU capacity for custom model hosting and fine-tuning, with a five-step workflow selecting base models from a 500+ catalog, configuring training data and parameters, and automatically deploying results as production-ready inference endpoints on the unified API.
• Verifiable Private Inference (Phala TEE Integration) Enterprise-grade verifiable AI inference service backed by Phala Network's Trusted Execution Environment using Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing, returning cryptographic attestation headers (x-phala-receipt-sig, x-phala-compose-hash) on every response to prove prompts were processed inside sealed enclaves, satisfying GDPR Article 32 requirements.
• Python SDK (cluster-sdk) Python client library installable via 'pip install cluster-sdk' that provides a unified interface for inference, data marketplace, and on-chain queries, handling authentication, retries, streaming, and error handling for developers building AI agents and applications on Cluster Protocol.
• ClusterToken ($CP) Native ERC-20 protocol token on Base used for inference payments, dataset purchases, compute provisioning, staking, and governance across the Cluster Protocol ecosystem, serving as the primary economic layer of the platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3+ billion AI tokens processed through platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability13 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, core customer, strategic distribution, product integration, distribution partner, core data partnership, agent integration, api integration, future integration, rwa infrastructure and infrastructure partner.

• Phala Networkcore infrastructureTechnology or Integration · 17 June 2026Integration of Phala's TEE-backed inference endpoints into Cluster's model catalog. Provides hardware-level privacy guarantees through Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing with cryptographic attestation on every response. 5-15% performance overhead for verifiable privacy.
• ATT Globalcore customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026ATT Global uses Cluster as AI and payments layer for onchain advertising. Cluster inference for analytics stack, x402 endpoint for screen/agent payments, CodeXero as advertiser onboarding rail for deploying campaign dApps and token-gated promotions.
• UXLINKstrategic distributionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026Partnership connects Cluster's AI infrastructure and CodeXero build layer to UXLINK's social distribution stack (55M+ registered users, 110K+ Telegram groups). UXLINK social growth APIs integrated inside CodeXero; social data accessible through Cluster's tokenized data marketplace.
• InsightXproduct integrationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Integration of InsightX's agent-native market data into Cluster's ecosystem. InsightX agents access Cluster's serverless inference, verified market data enters Cluster's tokenized data marketplace, builders use CodeXero to create custom market frontends.
• Cwalletdistribution partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 May 2026Partnership connects Cluster and CodeXero builders to Cwallet's distribution infrastructure (60+ chains, millions of users). Launch Pool, Lucky Box, and task-based mini app campaigns provide user acquisition and engagement. Cross-community reach through Cwallet's CMC and CoinGecko distribution relationships.
• easy.funproduct integrationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Partnership brings Cluster's AI infrastructure to easy.fun's onchain trading arena. easy.fun APIs accessible inside CodeXero for building trading dashboards, leaderboard analytics, copy-trading tools. AI agents for active traders consuming easy.fun data layer.
• Pundi AIcore data partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026End-to-end decentralized AI training stack combining Pundi AI's data economy (122,000+ datasets, 28,000+ contributors, 4.5T+ Dataset Tokens) with Cluster's GPU compute network. Pundi AI's tokenized datasets discoverable in Cluster's marketplace.
• ChainAwareagent integrationTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2026Integration of ChainAware's Web3 agents (wallet_detector, wallet_marketer, onboarding_router) as skills and APIs within CodeXero. 31 pre-built battle-tested Web3 agents for growth, targeting, and on-chain intelligence accessible to CodeXero builders.
• Ant.funapi integrationTechnology or Integration · 11 April 2026Ant.fun's perpetual trading APIs integrated inside CodeXero environment. Builders can create custom workflows, tools, and interfaces around Ant.fun's trading primitives without building the entire stack themselves.
• Noos Networkfuture integrationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026Exploration of how Cluster's orchestration layer coordinates AI workloads with Noos' Proof of Agentic Contribution (PoAC) mechanism for verifiable agent work attribution and reward distribution. Agent coordination and reward infrastructure alignment.
• Astra Novafuture integrationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2026Partnership supports Astra Nova's AI-native gaming ecosystem through Cluster's infrastructure layer. BlackPass engagement layer (quests, rewards, loyalty) serves as collaboration surface for ecosystem campaigns and engagement loops.
• 4AIproduct integrationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partnership explores how builders can create around 4AI's agent marketplace (Agent Hub, Agent Space for multi-agent orchestration) through CodeXero. Agent discovery and coordination integrated with prompt-driven product creation.
• UnifAIfuture integrationTechnology or Integration · 30 March 2026Exploration of how UnifAI's agentic DeFi layer can be surfaced inside CodeXero. UnifAI's autonomous operation, dynamic tool discovery, and unified API for DeFi automation accessible through prompt-driven creation environment.
• AI Seerproduct integrationTechnology or Integration · 27 March 2026AI Seer's verification and authenticity APIs integrated inside CodeXero. Builders can access verification capabilities for research tools, fact-checking flows, media analysis, and information products where trust matters.
• RAX Financerwa infrastructureStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Partnership explores how RAX Finance's RWA layer for AI infrastructure (GPU resources, data-center capacity, energy infrastructure) can integrate with CodeXero. RWA-native AI infrastructure dashboards and tokenized compute applications as future outputs.
• Filecoininfrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationFilecoin anchors decentralized storage and compute at the protocol layer for Cluster Protocol's infrastructure. Partnership provides decentralized data persistence for tokenized datasets.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Gensyn: Decentralized protocol for ML training compute with cryptographic verification of work done across distributed nodes. Comparable to Cluster in that both target verifiable, decentralized AI compute, though Gensyn is more focused on training and verification of training jobs while Cluster is broader (inference, data, IDE).
• Akash Network: Decentralized cloud marketplace (built on Cosmos) that lets providers lease compute capacity via a reverse-auction marketplace. Highly comparable to Cluster's GPU compute provisioning and broader 'open compute' positioning, with overlapping AI/ML workload use cases and a similar token-incentivized marketplace model.
• Render Network: Decentralized GPU compute network that rents out idle GPUs primarily for 3D rendering and increasingly for AI inference. Comparable to Cluster because both sell distributed GPU capacity and token-based pricing for compute-heavy workloads, and both target developers integrating via API/SDK rather than consumer end users.
• Phala Network: TEE-based confidential compute network providing attested off-chain computation for AI and general workloads. Phala is both a partner (powers Cluster's verifiable inference) and a direct peer, since it offers its own TEE-backed AI inference endpoints competing for the same privacy-sensitive workloads.
• io.net: Solana-based decentralized GPU network purpose-built for AI/ML training and inference, aggregating consumer and data-center GPUs. Directly comparable to Cluster's decentralized AI compute layer, with a similar focus on serving AI workloads and an OpenAI-compatible API surface.
• Ritual: Crypto-native AI infrastructure protocol building an 'infernet' for onchain AI inference and model hosting. Closely comparable to Cluster's positioning as an AI-inference layer with onchain settlement, agent primitives, and token-based access to models.

Broad incumbents

• Replit: Browser-based IDE and deployment platform with AI-assisted code generation and one-click publishing. Comparable to CodeXero (Cluster's flagship) as a vibe-coding/no-code-to-prod surface, though Replit is centralized and much broader in scope (general software, not Web3/onchain-first).
• Together AI: Well-funded AI cloud platform offering serverless inference, fine-tuning, and dedicated GPU clusters across 200+ open-source models via an OpenAI-compatible API. Direct functional analog to Cluster's inference gateway, but operates as a centralized provider with much larger scale and enterprise traction.

Emerging players

• Nillion: Privacy-preserving decentralized compute network for AI and data workloads using blind computation and TEE techniques. Comparable to Cluster in its focus on confidential/verifiable AI compute, with overlapping target customers in privacy-sensitive AI deployments.
• Aleph Cloud: Decentralized cloud and supercompute network (built on Substrate/CosmWasm) offering compute, storage, and indexing resources via token payments. Comparable to Cluster's API-first infrastructure approach and token-based billing for decentralized compute and storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClusterProtocol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clusterprotocol

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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