How it works
Private inference, bought at auctionEnclavo sells private AI capacity as a daily token allowance. You buy it once at an auction settled on NEAR, then use it like any OpenAI-compatible API, from Playground or your own app.
- 1
Connect your wallet
Your NEAR account is your Enclavo account. Signing in signs one message; it sends no transaction.
- 2
Bid with USDC
Pick a lot, how many IU/day you want and the most you'd pay per IU-day. The contract escrows the maximum.
Go to Market → - 3
One price at close
After the close anyone can settle. Highest bids fill first at a single clearing price; unspent escrow is unlocked.
See auctions → - 4
Use your capacity
Won capacity is a daily token allowance for the whole term, in Playground or with your API keys.
Open Playground →
1 IU = one million output-token equivalents per day. Bids and escrow are public on chain; Enclavo never holds your funds.
How the price is set
Everyone who wins pays the same price per IU-day. Bids fill from the highest maximum price down. If the bids fit in the lot, the price is the reserve; if there are more bids than capacity, the price is the lowest bid that still won.
| Bidder | Wants | Max price | Gets | Pays per IU-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 6 IU/day | $0.90 | 6 IU/day | $0.70 |
| B | 6 IU/day | $0.70 | 4 IU/day (partial) | $0.70 |
| C | 4 IU/day | $0.60 | nothing | — (refunded) |
A fills first, then B takes the last 4 IU. B is the lowest bid that won, so everyone pays $0.70, even A, who was willing to pay $0.90. C is outbid and all of C's escrow is unlocked.
Questions
- What is an IU?
- An Inference Unit: one million output-token equivalents per day on the model you bought. Input tokens count at the model's input/output price ratio. Your allowance resets every 24 hours from the start of your capacity; unused tokens don't roll over.
- Who holds my money?
- The auction contract on NEAR, not Enclavo. It escrows your bid's maximum cost and, at settlement, charges only the clearing price. Anything unspent is unlocked for your next bid or for withdrawal to your wallet.
- Can I change my mind?
- Yes. You can cancel a bid at any time before the auction closes, and its escrow is unlocked straight away.
- Who settles an auction?
- Anyone with a connected wallet, once the auction has closed. Settling runs the clearing on chain for a small gas fee; the result is the same whoever does it.
- What makes it private?
- Every model runs on its provider's confidential-computing hardware (TEEs). Today the attestation is reported by the provider; Enclavo does not yet verify the hardware proofs itself.
- Is this real money?
- Not on testnet. Test USDC has no value and you can mint 1,000 at a time from the Account page or the bid panel.