February marked a period of explosive growth across our ecosystem—with record-breaking user adoption, high-profile endorsements, and powerful new capabilities that further cement our decentralized AI platform as the backbone of open-source AI innovation.
Record-Breaking Growth
February was a month of exceptional expansion across all of our services:
We welcomed over 57,000 new users to our platform—a staggering 78% increase from January—bringing our total user base to more than 100,000 developers and researchers.
Our inference services now support over 22,000 unique users (up 51%), who collectively processed more than 32 billion tokens (up 12%).
We facilitated over 3,600 GPU rentals (up 116%) totaling more than 64,000 hours of compute time (up 260%).
These numbers reflect the growing recognition that Hyperbolic's decentralized approach to AI infrastructure delivers unmatched value—providing high-performance compute at a fraction of the cost of traditional providers.
Powering the Open-Source AI Revolution
The AI landscape and discourse was changed forever this month with the release of DeepSeek R1, a groundbreaking model that has captured the imagination of developers worldwide. Following its launch—and swift onboarding to Hyperbolic—we experienced a 150% surge in inference usage as developers flocked to our platform to access this hot new model.
What makes this particularly noteworthy? Hyperbolic was among the first to make DeepSeek R1 available at BF16 precision—unlike competitors who compromise on quality with FP8—ensuring developers can build with confidence knowing they're getting the best possible performance. Further, our no data storage policy meant that developers were free to experiment with DeepSeek R1 without the fear of their information being compromised.
Hyperbolic in the Spotlight
Andrej Karpathy's Shout Out
In one of the most validating moments of the month, former Tesla AI Director and OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy gave Hyperbolic a remarkable endorsement. In his latest deep-dive video on LLMs, Karpathy named Hyperbolic as his "favorite place to interact with base models," highlighting that we're "the only place that hosts my <3 Llama 3 405B Base, and in BF16 precision."
This recognition from one of the most respected figures in AI underscores our commitment to supporting the development of truly innovative AI applications by providing access to the most powerful base models at the highest quality.
Hugging Face Partnership
In another major milestone, Hyperbolic was selected as one of the few serverless inference providers on Hugging Face—joining an exclusive group chosen for performance, precision, and scale. This integration makes it even easier for developers to leverage our infrastructure, with the latest huggingface_hub Python library (v0.29.0) now supporting Hyperbolic.
Business Insider Coverage
Our mission to democratize AI access caught the attention of Business Insider, which featured Hyperbolic in an article highlighting our role in making powerful AI models accessible despite geopolitical complications in the wake of the release of DeepSeek R1. The piece emphasized how Hyperbolic has become a crucial bridge connecting developers worldwide with cutting-edge technology regardless of borders while maintaining trust in our data security and verifiability.
LMSYS SGLang Partnership
LMSYS is a non-profit advancing open access AI research, developing large language models, and optimizing system performance. It collaborates with leading institutions and has pioneered projects like Vicuna LLM, FastChat, and SGLang—an advanced framework for high-performance model inference and system optimization.
We’re excited about our recent partnership with LMSYS to support SGLang for efficient large-scale model inference with DeepSeek V3 and R1.
SWE Arena: Revolutionizing Code Evaluation
This month the Compute Intelligence Project launched SWE Arena powered by Hyperbolic’s Inference Service, an open evaluation platform designed for "vibe coding"—the latest AI trend in February.
Unlike traditional frontend-focused coding applications, SWE Arena can execute ANY program, allowing users to compare the coding capabilities of different AI models more accurately in real time.
Hyperbolic provides the verifiability and performance that such a complex product requires to serve its user base with diverse use cases.
Fueling Autonomous AI Agents
In February we continued to pursue partnerships that showcase the future of autonomous AI agents.
Soleng Partnership
Soleng, the world's first Web3 solutions engineering and DevRel agent, is now powered by Hyperbolic's decentralized compute, inference, and agent framework. This integration enables Soleng to evolve, verify, and scale autonomously, showcasing the practical applications of our technology in creating truly independent AI solutions.
With Hyperbolic's infrastructure, Soleng can optimize smart contracts in real time, detect security vulnerabilities before exploits happen, and automate due diligence for venture capital and protocol funding.
PMF or Die Agent Hackathon
To further accelerate the development of useful AI agents, we hosted the PMF or Die Hackathon at ETH Denver, challenging developers to build AI agents that generate revenue and deliver real-world utility. With $5,000 in bounties across three categories—Highest Revenue Generator, Most Creative Revenue Strategy, and Best Agent Framework Innovation—this hackathon represented our commitment to fostering an ecosystem where AI can provide tangible value.
Global Community Building
February saw Hyperbolic expanding its global presence with high-profile events:
Hype(r)House at ETH Denver: We hosted a full day of workshops, panels, and networking focused on the intersection of AI and blockchain, featuring speakers from Solana, Optimism, NEAR Foundation, and more. Check out our live stream here.
Hype(r)House at Consensus Hong Kong: Our AI Workshops and panels brought together leaders from across the Web3 and AI landscapes to discuss the future of decentralized intelligence. Check out our live stream here.
March-ing On
As we move into March, we're more committed than ever to our vision of an open, accessible ecosystem where AI infrastructure, services, and models are collectively governed to benefit everyone.
The explosive growth we've witnessed in February is just the beginning. With more open-source models being added weekly and continuous improvements to our GPU marketplace, Hyperbolic is leading AI democratization.
Join the 100,000+ developers already building with Hyperbolic at app.hyperbolic.xyz.
About Hyperbolic
Hyperbolic is democratizing AI by delivering a complete open ecosystem of AI infrastructure, services, and models. Through coordinating a decentralized network of global GPUs and leveraging proprietary verification technology, developers and researchers have access to reliable, scalable, and affordable compute as well as the latest open-source models.
Founded by award-winning Math and AI researchers from UC Berkeley and the University of Washington, Hyperbolic is committed to creating a future where AI technology is universally accessible, verified, and collectively governed.
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