Darkbloom Mac Network: $102K ARR Serving 4.5B Tokens via Distributed Inference
gajesh · x · 2026-08-22
Darkbloom is a distributed inference network built from idle Mac computers, now serving as a paid provider on OpenRouter.
Key stats:
- 250 Macs are currently online on the network.
- 4.5 billion tokens served in total.
- $102K ARR achieved.
- Owners earn an average of $120-200 per machine per month.
This demonstrates the potential of using personal devices to form a new inference layer. The author suggests running the Gemma 4 26B model.
Related event: Darkbloom's Mac-Based Distributed Inference Network Tops $100K ARR(5 posts)→
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