Distributed Inference Network Darkbloom Partners with OpenRouter, Hits $102K ARR
gajesh · x · 2026-08-22
Darkbloom, a distributed inference network, announced a partnership with OpenRouter, becoming the first private distributed inference provider on OpenRouter's paid tier.
Key Metrics:
- Served 4.5 billion tokens
- Reached $102K ARR
- Network currently has 250 online Mac machines
- Average earnings per machine: $120-200/month
Usage Tip: Users with idle Macs can join the network to earn; recommended model to run is Gemma 4 26B.
Related event: Darkbloom's Mac Compute Network Hits $100K ARR After Going Paid(3 posts)→
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