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Olas has measurable on-chain agent usage and strong open-source credentials, but the economics aren't working. It grades C on freedom and F on returns. We cover the off-chain service model, the tiny marketplace turnover, and whether agent services are a sustainable category.

Warden is an AI-agent Layer-1 from Qredo and Binance alumni with verifiable inference. It grades D on freedom and D on returns. We cover the SPEX design, the on-chain activity that checks out, the headline agent-run numbers that don't, and the sustained decline since its 2026 peak.

Sentient is the biggest VC bet in crypto-AI, an open-source protocol for community-owned AGI whose cryptographic model-ownership design is a genuine innovation. It grades D on freedom and D on returns. We cover the thesis that model creators should own their work, the pre-launch network, and the VC unlock ahead.

ORA is genuine technical innovation in verifiable AI inference, bringing models on-chain via optimistic proofs, with authored ERC standards. It grades D on freedom and D on returns. We cover on-chain AI oracles, the effectively illiquid token, and the undisclosed supply overhang.

Intelligent Internet ships strong open-source AI, models, datasets, and a working coding agent, from ex-Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque. It grades D on freedom and F on returns. We cover what's shipped, a Proof-of-Benefit chain that still lives only in a whitepaper, and the founder risk.

IoTeX is the most technically differentiated DePIN chain, an EVM-compatible Layer-1 for real-world AI with verifiable device identity and zero-knowledge data. It grades C on freedom and D on returns. We cover the machine-economy thesis, the institutional signals, and how it stacks up against Peaq.

FLock brings NeurIPS-awarded federated learning to a blockchain, with real protocol revenue from a small number of training tasks. It grades C on freedom and C on returns. We cover privacy-preserving training, the token, and whether a handful of curated tasks becomes thousands.

Cookie DAO is a legitimate AI-agent analytics product with an industry-cited Mindshare metric and first-mover advantage. It grades F on freedom and D on returns. We cover the agent-analytics thesis and why the 'DAO' label is marketing: no open-source code, no verifiable governance, centralised infrastructure.

Allora is a self-improving inference network with genuine technical innovation and tier-1 exchange listings from day one. It grades D on freedom and D on returns. We cover the regret-based aggregation, the unproven revenue model, and a large insider cliff in late 2026.

Morpheus, NEAR and Venice all let you stake a token and draw AI inference against it, and all three pay the compute bill out of issuance rather than customer fees. We cover what each entitlement is pegged to, why the consolidated balance sheet flips the ranking, and what would make the model fund itself.