Sogni AI builds community-powered AI network

The platform lets users contribute computing power from their own devices.

Startup Sogni AI Pte Ltd. is challenging centralised artificial intelligence (AI) systems by building a global, community-powered network for creative AI.

The platform, Sogni Supernet, lets users contribute computing power from their own devices to run AI models for image and video generation, earning tokens in return.

It now includes over 1,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) worldwide, contributed by volunteers on Mac, Windows, and Linux systems.

This setup lets the platform generate far more content simultaneously than typical AI services, CEO Mauvis Ledford told Singapore Business Review.

“Platforms like ChatGPT or MidJourney might give you one or four images at a time,” he said via Zoom. “We can generate 16, 32, or even 512 images at once because we’re backed by a global network of volunteer GPU compute.”

The platform bundles roughly 100 open-source AI models and provides tools for both image and video creation. Users can generate videos from text, images, or sequences of frames, with recent updates adding 360-degree video and voice-to-video capabilities.

Ledford said Sogni AI was inspired by the difficulty of using open-source models independently.

“Many models are available for free, but they’re hard to download, compile, and use,” he said. “If we could bundle these open-source models into a one-click [platform], the whole world could benefit.”

He described the platform as an “AI art studio for creating in your own privacy” and emphasised user control. “We’re not tracking everything you’re doing.”

Sogni AI charges about $0.016, or half a US cent, per render, depending on image size and model complexity.

Video costs more due to frame rendering and 4K resolution. There are no subscription fees; users buy credits converted into tokens that compensate GPU contributors.

Initially bootstrapped with $1.3m (US$1m), the company later raised $2.5m (US$2m) in pre-seed funding in March 2025 and about $317,000 (US$251,000) through token sales. The platform now has about 85,000 active users.

The company plans to expand video capabilities, integrate agent-based workflows, and launch artist profiles to allow creators to showcase and monetise their work.

“Our North Star is proving that a community-owned network can outperform centralised systems on every metric that matters—speed, cost, privacy, and accessibility,” Ledford said.