# Bittensor > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04. - **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/bittensor - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/bittensor.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/bittensor/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://bittensor.com - **Slug:** bittensor - **Categories:** ai-machine-learning, developer-tools ## Overview - **Tagline:** Decentralized, permissionless, and incentivized AI model training and deployment; a global open-source intelligence network. Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 - **Description:** An open-source protocol that powers a decentralized, peer-to-peer network for machine intelligence. It aims to create a global market for AI, where participants can contribute and consume AI models and services. Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Offerings - **Core capabilities:** - The Bittensor protocol - TAO token - decentralized machine learning marketplace. Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 - **Pricing:** Transaction fees on the network, token-based incentives (staking, mining). Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Audience - **Target industry:** AI developers, machine learning researchers, data scientists, blockchain enthusiasts, investors. Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Landscape - **Competitors:** - SingularityNET - Fetch.ai - Ocean Protocol - Render Network Source: Brand's website (https://bittensor.com) · 2026-10-04 Page last updated 2026-10-17.