How it works

Auton connects compute consumers, providers, and liquidity participants through on-chain forward markets and an OpenAI-compatible gateway.

Browse markets

Open the marketplace and filter by futures or capacity contracts. Each listing shows a locked rate, spot reference price, expiry, supported models, and minimum purchase size. Savings vs spot are displayed upfront.

Lock a rate

Purchase forward balance with USDC. Your tokens represent locked-rate compute capacity tied to a specific contract tier — e.g. DeepSeek Forward through July 2026 at $0.14/M. Balances appear in your dashboard and deduct only when you consume inference.

Route inference

Create an API key in the dashboard. Point any OpenAI-compatible client at the Auton gateway with your key as a Bearer token. Requests proxy through OpenRouter-compatible routing; usage logs track token consumption against your forward balance.

Settle on-chain

Futures settlement fees flow to the treasury. Half burns $AUTO on the open market; half goes to stakers in USDC. Providers who fulfill capacity commitments earn settlements — boosted to 80% payout when staked. Verifiers who breach SLA get slashed.