SUPERFLUID LABS / PROJECT 001
What if the computers we already have could work together to make large AI models more accessible?
Barter explores API access to large models using contributors’ spare compute.
Explore the idea ↓The proposed API would give a developer one place to send a model request, without managing contributor machines directly.
Conceptual architecture. Illustrative machine count; not a live system.
The first goal is to split a model across contributors’ machines and serve correct responses through an API. That premise is still being tested.
A development prototype, with the core distributed inference premise still to prove.
A sufficient-memory reference test passed. A matched 2 GiB control failed on memory, showing the test’s memory budget binds.
TestedA correct response from a model split across independent machines remains unproven. This is the next technical milestone.
In researchThe intended audience includes developers, students, AI researchers and small teams. Reliability, economics and demand still need validation.
To validateResearch status: 5 November 2026. The tested model fits a sufficient-memory host; the control establishes a budget constraint, not a model too large for one machine. No public API or contributor enrollment is available.
Project Barter is a research prototype from Superfluid Labs exploring API access to large AI models through contributors’ spare compute. Distributed inference correctness, reliability and economics are still being validated.
No. Barter is a development prototype. Public API access has not launched.
Contributor onboarding is not open. Hardware requirements, network requirements and contributor payments remain under development.
Yes. Project Barter is the new name for Warren, which was earlier called KILN. It is now a project under Superfluid Labs.
The intention is to charge for API usage, pay contributors and retain a share to support the project. Pricing and contributor rewards have not been finalized.
Project Engine Room explores connected gyms where verified workouts could earn credits for AI use through Barter. Its energy recovery and rewards are separate flows; the integration is a concept, not an available service.