GaiaNet
GaiaNet — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).
GaiaNet — an AI/Inference / DePIN / Infra project on Ethereum, token (symbol: GAIA).
Disclaimer
Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.
TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)
- What it is: a “GenAI Agent Network” network/platform with nodes, specialized LLMs and tools (embeddings, vector DB, prompts, function calls — per the litepaper/docs).
- Who it’s for: developers and users who need AI agents/inference and a distributed infrastructure.
- Why onchain/token: onchain is used for the network’s economic model (staking/accounting/DAO — claimed); the GAIA token — for payments/staking/governance (per the docs).
How it works (very briefly)
- The user does: runs a node or uses the AI agents/models in the ecosystem.
- The system does: distributes computation/inference across the nodes and keeps track of incentives.
- The user gets: access to AI inference/agents and results.
- Where the blockchain is: Ethereum (the GAIA token and the onchain economy).
- Token role (if any): payments, staking, governance.
Quick links: AI thesis fit
Project passport
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project name | GaiaNet |
| Also known as (aliases) | GAIA |
| Logo (logo) | ../assets/184_gaianet_logo.ico |
| Token symbol (ticker) | GAIA |
| Category | AI/Inference | DePIN | Infra |
| Primary chain (chain) | Ethereum |
| Type | EVM |
| Network status | mainnet |
| Consensus (consensus) | PoS (Ethereum) |
| Launch date (launch_date) | — |
| Project status (status) | active |
| Token (standard) | ERC-20 |
| Token contract | 0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81 |
| Token model (token_type) | utility (staking + governance) |
| Max supply | 1,000,000,000 GAIA (fixed), decimals: 18 |
| Issuance | fixed |
| Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) | a token for payments, staking (including with slashing — claimed), governance |
| Governance | DAO (as claimed) |
| Admins/keys | — |
| Audit | — |
| Bug bounty | yes (bounty program) |
| Team (team) | — |
| Funding (investors/funding) | — |
| AI component (ai_component) | LLM/agents + inference nodes |
| Use‑case (use_case) | decentralized AI inference/agents |
| DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit | 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis |
| DecAI Fit component summary | 2 / 2 / 3 / 2 |
| Last verified | 2026-02-11 |
Links (links_*)
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://www.gaianet.ai/ |
| Docs | https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/ |
| GitHub | https://github.com/gaianet-ai/gaianet-node |
| Releases / Changelog | https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases |
| Whitepaper | https://docs.gaianet.ai/2.0.0/whitepaper |
| Roadmap | — |
| Security advisories | https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/security/advisories |
| Explorer | https://etherscan.io/token/0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81 |
| X | https://twitter.com/gaianet_ai |
| Discord | https://discord.com/invite/gaianet-ai |
| Telegram | https://t.me/Gaianet_AI |
| Medium | https://medium.com/@Gaianet.ai |
| Audit report(s) | — |
| Bug bounty | https://developer.gaianet.ai/getting-started-as-a-developer/apply-for-a-bounty |
| CoinGecko (profile, reference) | https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/gaia-3 |
| CoinMarketCap (profile, reference) | https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/gaianet/ |
General project overview
GaiaNet describes an infrastructure for AI agents/LLMs with nodes and tools (vector databases, embeddings, prompts, etc.). The documentation covers the nodes/domains mechanics and an economic model with a token (including staking and slashing — as a claimed element).
AI component of the project
- What is real AI here? AI inference/agents and an environment for working with specialized LLMs (described in the docs/litepaper).
- What is truly onchain? the GAIA token and the onchain economy (staking/accounting).
- Why is a token needed? payments, incentives for nodes, governance.
- Red flags (based on the information found): inference quality metrics/benchmarks are not recorded in this card.
DecAI Fit component summary
- DecAI Fit: 3/6 — medium alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis
| Component | Level | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI reality | medium | 2 |
| Onchain necessity | medium | 2 |
| Token necessity | high | 3 |
| Evidence | Tier‑1 present | 2 |
Details
AI reality
AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)
- AI_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): the AI features are described as the current architecture (AI_1/AI_4), not only an intent.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are functional and architectural descriptions.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)
- AI_1 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): a network/platform for AI agents and specialized LLMs (inference, tools for RAG/vectors/functions).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are specific AI features/components.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)
- AI_2 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): a public demo/example that can be reproduced via a link is not recorded in this card.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): without a demo we do not raise it.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)
- AI_3 (decision): 0
- Metrics: —
- Context (version/date/how measured): —
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): quality metrics were not found.
- Conflict note (if any): —
AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)
- AI_4 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): the docs describe the architecture of nodes and domains, support for the OpenAI API spec, and tools (embeddings/vector DB/prompts/function calls).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is a technical description of the components.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Onchain necessity
OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)
- OC_1 (decision): 1
- Chain: Ethereum
- Addresses/identifiers: 0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token and the supply/decimals parameters are verifiable.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)
- OC_2 (decision): 1
- What useful logic is onchain: the onchain economy (staking/incentives) for the network nodes is described as part of the system.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the onchain role beyond the token is described in the documentation.
- Conflict note (if any): —
OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)
- OC_3 (decision): 0
- “Replace the blockchain” test: in this card there is no strict proof of OC_3, so 0.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — —
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): insufficient justification.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Token necessity
TK_0 — no token (1/0)
- TK_0 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): the GAIA token exists.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token is verifiable onchain.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)
TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)
- TK_1 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): the token is used as a payment instrument/medium of exchange in the network (per the documentation).
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): the payment role is described.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)
- TK_2 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): staking and slashing for participants/nodes are described as an element of security/incentives.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): incentives/collateral are described.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_3 — governance (1/0)
- TK_3 (decision): 1
- Claim (one line): DAO/governance is mentioned as part of the model.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): governance is claimed.
- Conflict note (if any): —
TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)
- TK_4 (decision): 0
- Claim (one line): the token is built into payments/staking/governance; replaceability is not proven.
- Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/
- Why sufficient / why not (one line): per the description, it performs protocol functions.
- Conflict note (if any): —
Evidence (table)
| Tier | Source | What it proves |
|---|---|---|
| Tier‑1 | https://docs.gaianet.ai/litepaper/ | AI architecture and the token’s role |
| Tier‑1 | https://etherscan.io/token/0x2EE7097BfdD98fCE2AC08A1896038a7cd9aaEd81 | onchain facts about GAIA |
| Tier‑1 | https://github.com/gaianet-ai/gaianet-node | node/infrastructure code |
| Tier‑1 | https://developer.gaianet.ai/getting-started-as-a-developer/apply-for-a-bounty | bug bounty |
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