How much you earn, what affects your rate, and how payouts work.
Simulacrum uses flat-rate pricing. Every job pays the same rate per GPU-hour.
You earn $0.60/hr (80% of the $0.75 client rate)
| Rate | |
|---|---|
| Client pays | $0.75/hr |
| Your cut (80%) | $0.60/hr |
| Platform fee (20%) | $0.15/hr |
All billing is per-second. You are paid for the exact GPU time consumed, not rounded to the hour.
Every job runs in a hardened Docker container with capability dropping, resource isolation, and GPU passthrough. Project files are stored in a temp directory during execution and securely wiped after the job completes.
Electricity cost depends only on your GPU power draw.
| GPU | Power Draw | Cost/hr (@ $0.12/kWh) | Net Profit/hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 | 170W | $0.020 | $0.58 |
| RTX 3080 | 320W | $0.038 | $0.56 |
| RTX 4070 | 200W | $0.024 | $0.58 |
| RTX 4090 | 450W | $0.054 | $0.55 |
| RTX 5090 | 575W | $0.069 | $0.53 |
Net profit at the flat $0.60/hr operator rate varies by GPU power draw. Lower-wattage GPUs are more profitable.
| Scenario | Earnings ($0.60/hr) |
|---|---|
| Light — 2 hrs/day, 20 days | $24 |
| Moderate — 8 hrs/day, 25 days | $120 |
| Heavy — 20 hrs/day, 30 days | $360 |
Actual earnings depend on job availability. Your node earns money only during active compute jobs. Job volume varies by time of day and client demand.
| Method | Typical Earnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto mining (ETH-era) | Ended 2022 | Proof-of-stake killed GPU mining |
| Crypto mining (alt-coins) | $0.10–0.30/hr | Volatile, power-hungry, depreciates hardware |
| Generic GPU rental | $0.20–0.50/hr | Commodity pricing, race to bottom |
| Simulacrum | $0.60/hr | Stable demand, hardened containers, no crypto wear |
16 GB+ RAM recommended. More RAM allows your node to handle larger projects.
You can track your pending and paid earnings in real-time through the Simulacrum Node GUI or the operator dashboard.
Each job is billed per-second at the flat $0.75/hr rate. When a job completes on your node:
Every operator starts with a reputation score of 100. The Proof of Compute system periodically verifies that your node is honestly computing frames. Maintaining high reputation ensures you continue receiving jobs.
As long as your node is running normally and not tampered with, you will pass all proof challenges automatically.
You are paid for the compute time actually used. If a client cancels mid-job, you receive 80% of the compute consumed up to the cancellation point. If a job fails due to your node disconnecting, you receive nothing for that job.
No. Docker security is configured automatically by the Setup Docker button. All containers run with hardened security flags (--cap-drop=ALL, --no-new-privileges, memory and PID limits).