# joule

> github.com | Compute; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## joule

- `compute/joule` | self-hosted, last resort | verdict fails-quota | evidence documented | binding write-gated | category cloud VM
- needs card no, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-22 (live) | stale on 2026-11-22
- url https://github.com/f00-sh/joule
- free tier: Free access is real but is earned by contributing hardware. Quoted: 'Access to the OpenAI-compatible API is earned only by contributing compute - free on the public pool (no cash).' Quoted: 'No live contribution / balance => no access.' The economy is quoted as millijoules minted from 'verified contribution (heartbeats, shards, challenges)', scaled by square root of VRAM with a tenure boost. | unit: none | metered on: wall-clock | read on: 2026-10-22 | source: [1] | note: contribution-earned
- per-object cap: not applicable | source: [1]
- retention: not applicable | source: [1]
- egress: not stated | metered: no | source: [1]
- identity: anonymous
- interface: rest
- limits:
  - write-gated (binding): Access requires proving donated GPU contribution first, so the binding constraint is hardware a user does not have. A CPU-only node is documented as 'lab only'. [1]
- limits note: Access requires proving donated GPU contribution first, so the binding constraint is hardware a user does not have. A CPU-only node is documented as 'lab only'.
- binding note: the same as limits note
- interface detail: inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
- tooling: not stated
- composes with: None. The exchange rate is compute for compute, so a user with no compute to offer has nothing to trade.
- reliability: no reliability event recorded
- notes: Gensyn does the same with testnet points, and Dreamify does it with somebody else's 4090s. Without owned hardware, 'no cash buy-in' is not the same as 'reachable'.
- self hosted: yes
- extras:
  - facets.class: community-compute-pool
  - facets.free_tier_kind: contribution-earned
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-22: quoted: 'Access to the OpenAI-compatible API is earned only by contributing compute - free on the public pool (no cash)'; 'No live contribution / balance => no access'; CPU 'works for lab only'
  - [2] 2026-10-22: quoted: '100% free - no money - peer-seeded - website only'; 'You bring the watts'; millijoules are 'a sealed ledger of what you give in'
- sources:
  - [1] https://github.com/f00-sh/joule
  - [2] https://joule.f00.sh/