Welcome to Lium
Lium is a decentralized GPU rental marketplace built on Bittensor Subnet 51. Providers contribute GPU resources to a global pool; renters access those resources on demand; validators keep everyone honest by scoring GPU performance and distributing TAO rewards fairly.
Pick your audience
Choose the section that matches what you're here to do:
| Audience | I want to… | Start here |
|---|---|---|
| Providers | Contribute GPU resources and earn TAO | Providers → |
| Validators | Run validation, score providers, maintain integrity | Validators → |
| Renters | Rent GPU compute for ML / data workloads on lium.io | Renters → |
| Developers | Build with the Lium API or CLI | Developers → |
Agent access
This site is agent-native:
- Every page is reachable as
<page-url>.md(e.g./providers/quickstart.md). - Send
Accept: text/markdownto any page URL to get raw markdown. - AI agents can use the
/mcpendpoint (search+read_pagetools). /llms.txtand/llms-full.txtare at the site root per the llmstxt.org spec.
What is Bittensor Subnet 51?
The Lium compute subnet on Bittensor is a decentralized network where providers contribute GPU resources to a global pool. Users rent these resources for computational tasks — machine learning, data analysis, inference, training — and the system ensures fair compensation for providers based on the quality and performance of their GPUs through the Bittensor validation mechanism.
- Providers: Provide GPU resources, evaluated and scored by validators.
- Validators: Securely connect to provider machines to verify hardware specs and performance.
- Renters: Rent computational resources through the lium.io platform.
- Bittensor: The decentralized blockchain where compensation is managed and paid out in $TAO.
Contact and support
- Discord: Dedicated channel
- Email: support@lium.io
- GitHub: Datura-ai/lium-io