WebAI3

What is WebAI3?

A plain-English introduction to the WebAI3 platform — what it does, what the AIC token is for, and how the two products fit together.

WebAI3 is two things built on top of each other:

  1. An AI inference app — pay per second of compute with USDC, run any model on Replicate
  2. A governance token (AIC) — presale-funded, stake to get cheaper inference, vote on protocol parameters

You can use one without the other. But they're designed to work together: hold AIC, stake it in the inference app, pay less per inference.

The Inference App

The inference app lets anyone run AI models and pay for exactly the compute they use — no subscription, no credits, no account required beyond an Ethereum wallet.

How it works:

  1. Connect your Ethereum wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, etc.)
  2. Sign in with your wallet — no password, no email
  3. Choose a model and task (generate an image, chat, create audio)
  4. The app tells you the estimated cost before you commit
  5. You sign a payment authorization for that USDC amount
  6. The model runs, your output is ready, your USDC is settled on-chain

The payment happens via the x402 protocol — a standard for machine-readable HTTP payments. Your wallet signs an EIP-712 authorization; the protocol settles it on Ethereum.

What it costs: $0.001 USDC per second of compute at the base rate. A 10-second image generation costs about $0.01. If you stake AIC, you get up to 50% off.

The AIC Token

AIC (symbol for WebAI3Token) is the protocol's governance token, deployed on Ethereum. It has a fixed supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens — no more can ever be created.

What AIC does:

  • Staking — Lock AIC in the inference app to reduce your per-second inference rate by up to 50%
  • Governance — Vote on protocol parameters like fee rates, model tiers, and treasury policy
  • Presale — 50% of total supply (500 million AIC) is sold in a structured 7-phase presale

Why fixed supply matters: Once deployed, the contract has no mint() function. The 1B supply is set at genesis. No team, admin, or governance vote can inflate it.

How the Two Products Connect

You stake AIC          →   You get a discount tier
You run an inference   →   You pay the discounted rate
You save USDC          →   You can buy more AIC (or stake more)

In practical terms: staking 10,000 AIC gives you a 20% discount. At $0.001/s base, you pay $0.0008/s instead. For heavy users running many inferences per day, that discount compounds into meaningful savings.

Who This Is For

If you're a user — you care about cheap, pay-per-use AI inference and want to get discounts by holding AIC. Start with the Presale Guide or Using the App.

If you're a developer — you want to integrate x402 payments, understand the smart contract system, or build on top of WebAI3. Start with System Architecture.

If you're an investor — you care about the token model, the presale structure, and how value accrues. Read The AIC Token and Presale Guide.

What Exists Today

Component Status
AIC token contract Deployed on Sepolia (testnet)
Presale contracts Deployed on Sepolia (testnet)
Inference app Running on Sepolia (testnet)
USDC payments Live (testnet)
Staking discounts Planned — Tier 1
AIC-as-payment Planned — Tier 1.5
Mainnet launch Pending audit
The AIC Token