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Dria Inference Network

Dria is a decentralized inference network that gives you access to open-source LLMs through a simple CLI or an OpenAI-compatible API. Generate text, process images, run batch jobs, and have multi-turn conversations — all powered by a distributed network of compute nodes.

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Why Dria?

  • Decentralized — Requests are routed across a network of nodes, not a single provider. No vendor lock-in, no single point of failure.
  • Pay with USDC — On-chain credits via the x402 payment protocol. No subscriptions, no invoices — just top up and go.
  • CLI-first — A single npm install gives you dria generate, dria batch, dria chat, and more. Pipe-friendly by default.
  • OpenAI-compatible — The API follows the /v1/chat/completions spec, so existing tools and libraries work with minimal changes.
  • Auto model selection — In batch mode, Dria automatically dispatches work across the best available models proportional to node availability.

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How it works

  1. Initialize — dria init generates an Ethereum wallet and registers you with the network.
  2. Top up — dria topup --amount 10 deposits USDC credits via on-chain signing.
  3. Use — Run inference through the CLI, the Node.js SDK, or the HTTP API.

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Quick example

# Install
npm install -g @dria/cli

# Setup (one-time)
dria init
dria topup --amount 5

# Generate
dria generate -m qwen3.5:9b "explain quantum computing in one sentence"

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Next steps

Installation

Install the CLI and get set up in under a minute.

Wallet & Credits

Create your wallet and add USDC credits.

CLI Reference

Explore all CLI commands.

API Reference

Use the OpenAI-compatible HTTP API directly.