Rewards & Earnings
How providers earn on ParalonCloud — real USDC every minute your node is rented, plus points for uptime during the incentivized testnet.
Running a provider node earns you two things at once: real USDC whenever your node is rented, and points for keeping it online during the incentivized testnet. They're independent — you collect points even when no one is renting.
Real USDC earnings
When someone rents your node, you earn real USDC. You keep 80% of the rental price — your full share for hosting, and it never changes. The price itself is the platform default for your GPU, or your own if you've set one — see Node Pricing. Earnings are credited to your balance every minute the node is rented — billing is per minute, so you start earning from the first minute and keep accruing for as long as the rental runs. You can watch your earnings grow in the Dashboard.
See Credits & Billing for the full rental split. (Referral rewards come out of the platform's fee, never your 80%.)
Getting paid
You have two ways to use your earnings: withdraw them as USDC on Solana to your own wallet, or convert them into platform credits (at 1 USDC = 1 credit) to spend on the network yourself. Both are handled on the Payouts page.
See Payouts for the full step-by-step — linking a wallet, the monthly withdrawal window, and converting to credits.
Points — incentivized testnet (Season 0)
Separate from USDC, ParalonCloud runs an incentivized testnet. You earn points simply for keeping your node online and verified — no rental required. Points rank you on the Leaderboard and count toward the current season, Season 0, which rewards early providers.
How points work
Points = VRAM × Time — the more GPU memory you contribute and the longer you stay online, the more you earn.
- 1 GB of VRAM = 1 point per minute.
- Multiple GPUs stack — e.g. 2× RTX 4090 earns 48 points per minute.
- CPU-only nodes earn
(cores × 0.25) + (RAM_GB × 0.05)points per minute.
| GPU | VRAM | Points / min |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 | 12 GB | 12 |
| RTX 4090 | 24 GB | 24 |
| A100 | 80 GB | 80 |
| H200 | 141 GB | 141 |
The single biggest lever is uptime: keep your node online and rent-ready to maximize points. Check the live season, your rank, and the full GPU table on the Leaderboard.
Both tracks run at the same time — earn points for being online and USDC whenever you're rented. Add your node from Add a Node.