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)

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