8.2 Comparison with Centralized AI Providers
Traditional providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure control access through accounts, credit cards, and jurisdictional restrictions.
They impose premium pricing and maintain data in centralized facilities.
OpenxAI eliminates accounts, replaces corporate billing with wallets and credits, and distributes infrastructure across independent Xnodes.
Compute costs are reduced by more than 80%, and access is censorship-resistant.