Closed Alpha Testing Phase #4

Stress, Scale, and Stability

Phase #4 marks a critical milestone in the Cortensor Closed Alpha Testing series, designed to push the decentralized AI infrastructure through intensive real-world validation. With major modules now live across DevNet5, this phase will focus on system-wide coordination, stress testing, and scalability verification. Participants who contribute to this critical evaluation will be rewarded in $COR based on performance, uptime, and participation metrics.

Contest Rules

Stake Requirement

• New Participants: Stake 4,000 $COR per node (Pool 3) to qualify for Phase #4.

• Pre-approved Testers: Phase #1–#3 participants remain eligible without re-staking.

Node Uptime

Maintain active, responsive nodes over a 30–45 day window to qualify for full rewards.

Bug Reporting

Participants are expected to:

• Report bugs, issues, or feedback directly to Cortensor admins

• Participate in testing discussions and issue reproduction if requested

• Non-participation in reporting may lead to disqualification

Disqualification Rights

Cortensor may disqualify any participant for:

• Misrepresenting node performance or system behavior

• Abusing staking or reward rules

• Actions detrimental to network integrity

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Rewards

Rank-Based Rewards

Rank	Total Reward
🥇 1st–5th	$50 each
🎖 6th–10th	$35 each
🏅 11th–20th	$25 each
✅ 21st–30th	$15 each
31st–100th	$10 each
101st–150th	$5 each

Base Reward

• $20/month per active node with qualifying uptime

Multi-Node Bonus

• 3+ nodes → 10% bonus

• 5+ nodes → 20% bonus (one-time)

Role-Based Bonus

• Verified roles (e.g., miner, oracle, verifier): Additional 5–10%

• Note: Total bonuses are capped at 40–50% for fairness.

Reward Tier Limits (Per Operator)

Rank Range	Max Slots
1st – 5th	1
6th – 10th	1
11th – 20th	1
21st – 30th	1
31st – 100th	5
101st – 150th	Unlimited

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Testing Focus

This phase emphasizes end-to-end load handling, real-time routing, and validation under pressure:

🔹 Network Task Shuffling Logic

Live via NodeUtils – Enables dynamic, swappable node selection for the Precommit phase, enhancing redundancy and response.

🔹 User Task Flow Stress Tests

Full-path validation: Node Pool ➝ Session Queue ➝ Stats ➝ Reputation under simulated and community-generated traffic.

🔹 Router Node API Testing

• Open to third-party users for real traffic testing

• Aligned with OpenAI-compatible endpoints

• Reverse proxy setup for production-style integration

🔹 Session UI Iteration

• Improved orchestration visibility

• Real-time feedback from stress tests used to refine UX

🔹 Payment Module Kickoff

• COR-based billing system in development

• Leveraging Sepolia Testnet COR for validation

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Key Outcomes

• Confirm dynamic shuffling and session stability under load

• Refine performance-based node reputation scoring

• Validate real-world inference requests through OpenAI-style APIs

• Prove cross-platform desktop app robustness under high activity

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Let’s pressure test the future of decentralized AI — together.