Overview
Grass is a network that lets people earn rewards for their unused internet bandwidth. It was created by Wynd Labs and launched its GRASS token on Solana in October 2024, after one of the year’s largest airdrops.
Grass uses the network of home internet connections to collect public web data — pages, search results, videos — and sells it, cleaned and organized, to companies that train and run AI models. It is part of the DePIN trend: “decentralized physical infrastructure” built by ordinary users.
How it works
- You install the Grass app or browser extension.
- It uses a small part of your unused bandwidth to visit public websites on behalf of Grass’s customers.
- The data is collected, cleaned and structured into datasets.
- You earn points, which are converted into GRASS tokens in airdrop “seasons”.
Grass says it only accesses public web pages and does not read users’ personal data. Using many home connections helps it collect data that websites often block when it comes from data centers.
From training data to live data
Grass’s first business was selling large datasets for AI training. In 2026 it began moving toward live web data for AI apps and agents that need fresh information:
- a Search API, announced in September 2026 alongside an investment from Multicoin Capital;
- a Contents API, launched in October 2026, that feeds live web pages to AI agents.
Grass reported about $17 million in revenue in 2025 and between roughly $14.5 and $18 million in the first half of 2026, depending on how long-term contracts are counted. It projects $65–75 million for all of 2026 from training data, a company forecast that has yet to be proven. It says it is profitable, with costs of about $2–3 million a month.
The GRASS token
| GRASS at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Maximum supply | 1 billion GRASS |
| In circulation (Oct 2026) | about 699 million |
| Price (21 Oct 2026) | about $0.64 |
| All-time high | about $3.89 (November 2024) |
| Market cap | about $450 million (#121) |
GRASS rewards network participants and is used for staking and governance. Revenue from customers flows to a separate company, Grass DataCo, and the project has outlined plans for routing value back to the token. The Season 2 airdrop can be claimed until 22 January 2027.
Security and reliability
Grass has run without major hacks. Its risks are of a different kind:
- Legal risk. Many websites forbid automated data collection in their terms. Lawsuits or new rules on AI data scraping could affect Grass’s business.
- Your connection. Users share their home internet connection. Grass says traffic is limited to public data, but you are trusting its software.
- Self-reported numbers. Revenue figures come mainly from Grass and reports it commissioned.
- Company control. Wynd Labs and Grass DataCo run most of the operation.
Grass vs. the competition
| Grass | Bittensor | Helium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What users share | Internet bandwidth | AI computing work | Wireless coverage (hotspots) |
| What is sold | Web data for AI | AI outputs | Mobile and IoT connectivity |
| Easy for anyone to join | Yes (app) | No (technical) | Medium (hardware) |
| Blockchain | Solana | Own chain | Solana |
Our verdict
Grass has something most crypto projects lack: a business with real customers and revenue, serving the fast-growing AI industry. Joining is as easy as installing an app, and its move into live data for AI agents could open a bigger market.
But the revenue is largely self-reported, web scraping sits in a legal grey zone, and GRASS is about 84% below its peak. GRASS is a high-risk bet on AI companies’ hunger for web data. Invest only what you can afford to lose, and read the app’s terms before sharing your connection.
This review is for information only and is not financial advice.