# Akash is \~4-5x Render's usage

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2023-12-19
- **Theme:** GPU Economics — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/
- **Source:** Akash Network founder Greg Osuri - Building a Decentralized Computing Marketplace (Crypto Nuggets)
- **Watch at:** 00:23:10 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwpAQjvSxRE&t=1390s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/2023-12-19-akash-is-4-5x-render-s-usage-kfgu/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Akash is \~4-5x Render's usage," Akash Network founder Greg Osuri - Building a Decentralized Computing Marketplace (Crypto Nuggets), 19 Dec 2023, 00:23:10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwpAQjvSxRE&t=1390s

## Quote — verbatim

> Akash is four or five times larger in terms of usage when compared to the Render.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His estimate from Render's on-chain ERC-20 payouts (~$1M/month to providers at ~1% utilization); he flags it's inference from public data since Render is closed source.