io.net vs Nosana: which should you pick in 2026?
Head-to-head on the facts that decide the purchase: real prices in the provider's own unit, minimum, KYC, proof, payment and terms - every number sourced in the linked reviews.
Short answer: Nosana wins overall (6/10 vs 5.3/10). Facts checked 2026-09-24.
 io.net |  Nosana | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score (0-10) | 5.3 | 6 |
| Vertical | GPU / AI compute | GPU / AI compute |
| Type | GPU network | GPU marketplace |
| Price from | unknown | $0.048 per GPU/hr |
| Minimum | unknown | unknown |
| KYC | not documented | not documented |
| Proof | partial | none published |
| Payment | USDC, IO · fiat | NOS |
| Contract term | unknown | unknown |
| Maintenance / fee | unknown | unknown |
| Operator | io.net | Nosana |
| Facts checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 |
// Score breakdown
Nosana leads on economics (+1.5), contract terms (+1).
why 5.3/10?
why 6/10?
// io.net at a glance
A broad, well-funded stack with genuine Intel TDX confidential-compute attestation, but it publishes no consumer price table and its quiet, utility-questioned token economy makes cost evaluation impossible without an account.
++ What works
- Real hardware attestation via Intel TDX on H100/H200/B200 (confidential tier)
- Broad product range: clusters, VMs, containers, bare metal, inference, training
- Prepaid IO Credits are simple (1 credit = 1 USD); card and crypto accepted
- Hourly Proof-of-Work and Device Reliability Score for standard supply
-- What to watch
- No public price table; rates only via authenticated APIs (io.net/pricing is 404)
- Token-denominated supply economics (IO ~$0.15, mcap ~$59M on 2026-09-24)
- Community reports worker onboarding was paused and the subreddit is nearly dormant
- Historical criticism of inflated/aggregated GPU-count claims
// Nosana at a glance
A genuinely transparent, cheap self-serve marketplace with a live price table and a named Dutch entity, but reachable high-end capacity is effectively nil and the network is still subsidising supply to bootstrap demand.
++ What works
- Publishes a live GPU price/availability table (RTX 4090 $0.40/hr observed 2026-09-24)
- Self-serve with dashboard, API, CLI, TypeScript SDK and MCP
- Named Netherlands entity (Nosana BV) with clear host requirements
- Open-source positioning and active community recaps
-- What to watch
- High-end GPUs (A100/H100/Pro 6000) show zero available hosts at capture
- Supply is largely consumer GPUs; network still bootstrapping (bonus campaign)
- No hardware TEE / proof-of-compute
- Host path is Linux-only with strict 1-GPU-per-PC rule
// FAQ
Which is cheaper, io.net or Nosana?
Nosana publishes a price (from $0.048 per GPU/hr); io.net does not publish a comparable figure - and unknown is not free. Compare only the same unit before concluding anything.
Which is more verifiable, io.net or Nosana?
io.net publishes the stronger proof signal; Nosana relies more on operator claims.
Which needs less KYC, io.net or Nosana?
At least one provider does not document its KYC policy - treat it as unknown, not as "no KYC".
Which has the longer track record?
Nosana has the longer track record (since 2021).
Scores and facts: meta-reviews with dated sources - io.net · Nosana. Method: how we verify. More: all providers compared.