Glossary

Key terms used throughout the OpenGPU documentation.

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A

AI Agent An autonomous program that acts on behalf of a participant (client or provider) to optimize decisions like bidding, pricing, and task attempts.

C

Client A participant who publishes Sources and Tasks to the network, paying providers for computational work.

Client App Web application at client.opengpu.network for publishing sources and tasks.

Controller Protocol contract handling access control and task publishing permissions.

D

Delivery Method How task completion is determined: First Response (speed-based) or Manual Confirmation (price-based bidding).

E

Escrow Payment held in the Vault protocol contract until task completion, protecting both clients and providers.

F

First Response Delivery method where the first provider to submit a valid response wins the full task payment.

M

Management dApp Web application at management.opengpu.network for monitoring and account management.

Manual Confirmation Delivery method where providers bid with suggested payments and clients choose which response to confirm.

Master A wallet that controls provider operations without holding provider private keys (non-custodial).

N

Nexus Core protocol contract orchestrating sources, tasks, and provider registration.

O

$OGPU Native coin of OpenGPU Network used for payments, staking, gas, and governance.

OpenGPU Applications Tools connecting to the network: Client App, Provider Suite, SDK, Management dApp.

OpenGPU Blockchain L1 EVM-compatible chain handling settlement and security.

OpenGPU Ecosystem The complete system: Network + Applications + External products.

OpenGPU Network The infrastructure layer: Blockchain + Protocol.

OpenGPU Protocol Smart contracts and interfaces governing the task marketplace.

P

Provider A participant who contributes GPU resources to execute tasks and earn $OGPU.

Provider Suite Desktop application for GPU owners to join the network as providers.

R

Relay External product providing API-based AI services using OpenGPU as infrastructure. Docs at docs.relaygpu.com.

S

SDK Python library for programmatic access to OpenGPU Network.

Slashing Penalty mechanism that reduces a provider's staked $OGPU for misbehavior.

Source An execution environment defined by Docker configuration, requirements, and constraints. Clients publish Sources; providers register for them.

Staking Locking $OGPU as collateral to participate in the network.

T

Task A computational job published to a Source with payment and expiry time.

Terminal Protocol contract managing provider-master relationships and hardware registration.

V

Vault Protocol contract handling payments, staking, and escrow.