Whitepaper v1.0 — March 2026

DeRouter: The Decentralized AI Access Layer

A decentralized protocol that unlocks the world's idle AI compute. Millions of AI subscribers pay for capacity they never fully use. DeRouter lets them share that surplus and earn, while giving developers access to frontier AI models at a fraction of the cost — all settled on-chain, in real time.

The Opportunity

AI is the defining technology of this decade. Yet access remains deeply inefficient.

$10B+

Annual AI subscriptions

<30%

Average utilization

$7B+

Wasted compute / year

On the other side, developers, startups, and teams in emerging markets are priced out of frontier models. Claude Opus costs $75 per million output tokens. The barrier to building with the best AI isn't talent — it's cost.

DeRouter bridges this gap. We turn every AI subscription into a node in a global compute marketplace.

How It Works

Providers share their idle AI subscriptions and earn passively. Connect your wallet, authorize your Claude or Codex account in one click, and the protocol handles everything. You earn 85% of every request routed through your account, paid in USDC to your Solana wallet.

Seekers access the same frontier models at up to 97% off official pricing. A single API key, drop-in compatible with Claude Code and Codex CLI. No migration. No new SDK. Just set an environment variable and go.

Provider earns~$40/month from a $20 subscription

Seeker pays$0.35/M vs $15/M official

SettlementOn-chain USDC, every 60s

Protocol Overview

Seekers ──→ DeRouter Relay ──→ Providers ──→ AI APIs │ Solana Settlement (USDC, 60s batches)

Matching

Reputation-weighted, load-aware, with session stickiness for multi-turn conversations

Settlement

On-chain Solana program, 85/15 split enforced at the smart contract level

Security

Isolated containers, TLS fingerprinting, wallet-bound proxy IPs

Reputation

On-chain scoring — the more you serve, the higher your priority

DeRouter Token (DRT)

DRT is the coordination layer of the DeRouter ecosystem.

Governance — Vote on protocol parameters — fee rates, supported models, matching rules

Provider Staking — Stake DRT to boost matching priority. Better providers earn more, stake more, get matched more.

Seeker Discounts — Hold DRT to unlock tiered fee reductions (5% / 10% / 15%)

Revenue Share — Staked DRT earns a proportional share of protocol fees

Ecosystem Grants — Fund integrations, developer tools, and community growth

Distribution

Community & Ecosystem40%

Team & Advisors20%

Investors15%

Protocol Treasury15%

Liquidity10%

Revenue Flow

Platform fee (15% of all transactions)

DRT Stakers60%

Protocol Treasury (DAO)25%

Team Operations15%

Roadmap

Phase 1: Foundation

Live

Real-time provider matching with reputation-based routing
Hosted provider containers (Claude + Codex)
On-chain USDC settlement (60-second batches)
Web dashboard for providers and seekers
Drop-in compatibility with Claude Code and Codex CLI

Phase 2: Growth

Solana Mainnet launch with real USDC settlement
DRT Token Generation Event
Provider staking for matching priority
Multi-model expansion — Gemini, Mistral, open-source
Developer SDK — Python & TypeScript client libraries
Self-hosting mode — run your own provider node

Phase 3: Decentralization

DAO governance — on-chain voting for all protocol parameters
Decentralized relay network — multiple independent operators
Cross-chain settlement — EVM L2s, Ethereum, beyond Solana
Open matching engine — third-party matchers can compete
TEE tier — trusted execution for enterprise privacy
SLA bonds — on-chain latency and uptime guarantees

Team

DeRouter is built by engineers from Google and TikTok with deep expertise in distributed systems, blockchain infrastructure, and AI platform engineering.

The Airbnb of AI compute — where surplus becomes income, and access becomes universal.

Share your AI subscription. Earn while you sleep.

Start Providing