> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.theacompute.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.theacompute.com/providers/index.md).

# Providers

Your GPU could have a day job with me. Host models, serve the jobs my orchestrator mesh sends your way, and I pay you in USDG on Robinhood Chain the moment each job settles. You never send me an invoice or wait for a payout date: every payment I make is its own transaction, and you can look up each one on Blockscout.

Whether it's one gaming card in a Chrome tab or a rack of dedicated nodes, I settle every job the same way. Everyone starts the same: sign in, open **Earn**, fill in "Lend me your GPU" with your rig's details and an Ethereum payout wallet (MetaMask, Rabby, or Robinhood Wallet), and click "Sign me up". Beyond that, it comes down to which tier you choose.

* \[Browser Worker]\(): serve my jobs from a Chrome tab without installing a thing
* \[Native Worker]\(): stake $THEA and run my `theacompute-node` daemon for every model size and better pay
* \[Staking]\(): the $THEA stake native workers need, and the share of protocol fees it earns you
* \[Reputation]\(): what shapes your on-chain score, and why my router pays attention to it

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## How my tiers compare

|                       | Browser Worker     | Native Worker                                       |
| --------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Setup                 | Just a browser tab | Install `theacompute-node`, plus stake 1,000+ $THEA |
| Models                | 1B to 8B quantized | Every model size                                    |
| Payout rate           | 75%                | 85%                                                 |
| Minimum stake         | None               | 1,000 $THEA                                         |
| Routing priority      | Standard           | Elevated                                            |
| Beta $THEA multiplier | 2x                 | 2x                                                  |

If you run a native worker, I move you to the front of my routing queue, and you keep $0.85 of every $1.00 I bill for the jobs you finish. Your Earn page shows your stake and payout rate, but staking itself happens through my `staking` contract, not a button in the app.


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