9. Summary Comparison Tables

CAPEX & OPEX Comparison

Metric	Centralized xAI 100k Cluster	GNUS.ai Decentralized Network
CAPEX Investment	~$6 billion upfront (hardware, data centers, cooling, etc.)	Minimal—nodes provided by end users; software CAPEX ≈ $2M total
Compute Cost (Hourly)	$1.75 per chip × 100,000 chips = $175,000 per hour	$0.005 per node × ~6.7 million nodes = $33,500 per hour
Annual Compute Cost	~$1.53 billion/year	~$293 million/year (paid as a pass-through to node operators)
Electricity & Cooling	~$61 million/year	Borne by node operators (negligible to GNUS)
Network & Storage Costs	~$100 million/year	Minimal—local and distributed storage
Total Annual OPEX	~$1.7 billion/year	True OPEX for GNUS: $2–$10 million/year

Profitability and Token Economics

Metric	Centralized xAI Cluster	GNUS.ai Decentralized Network
Hourly Payout/Charge	$1.75 per chip	$0.005 per node
Compute-Level Profit Margin	~10% (i.e., $0.175 per chip per hour)	Genius Ventures: 10% commission + 10% token burn
Annual Gross Processing Value	~$1.53 billion for compute (with high CAPEX/OPEX)	~$293 million distributed in tokens
Annual Profit Captured (GV)	~$153 million total (compute–level)	~$29.35 million via commission and burns
Conversion Fees (if converting)	N/A (typically internal accounting)	3.5% (2.5% + 1% on token-to-USD conversion)
Effective Payout if Converted	Based on contract pricing	$293 million × 0.965 ≈ $282.7 million total USD value
Incentive to Hold Tokens	Not applicable	Deflationary mechanism may increase token value (e.g., from $3.40 to $25.80 over 1 year)