NEAR AI said its Cloud API is now OpenAI-compatible, allowing developers to point existing clients at a new base URL while keeping the rest of their code unchanged. The company also said requests are proxied through NEAR AI, so the model provider sees NEAR AI as the source rather than the end user or the workload owner.

The launch was outlined in NEAR AI’s announcement post, which describes the API as private-chat focused and says the privacy level depends on the model selected. According to the post, third-party models are proxied through NEAR AI, while models marked TEE are designed to keep prompts and outputs unreadable to anyone else, including NEAR.

Compatibility is the main change; privacy depends on the route

For developers, the practical change is that an OpenAI-style integration can be redirected to NEAR AI without rewriting the application logic. NEAR AI said the same API surface can be used while the underlying model choice determines how the request is handled and how much of the data remains visible outside the secure environment.

The company’s description suggests two layers of privacy handling. In the proxy setup, the lab receives the request from NEAR AI rather than from the original user. In the TEE path, NEAR AI said the prompt and output remain unreadable to anyone else, including NEAR itself.

The announcement does not change the basic fact that this is still a cloud API service, but it does position the product as a compatibility layer for teams that want to move existing OpenAI-based workflows without changing the client code structure.

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NEAR AI said its cloud offering now supports an integration with Intel Trust Authority that it describes as advancing confidential inference and independent attestation. In a separate public post, the NEAR Protocol account said more than 500,000 NEAR has been staked toward confidential inference on NEAR AI Cloud, with more than 40 models supported, including those from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.

The official blog post frames the integration as a step toward confidential AI execution, where inference can be performed in a protected environment. The announcement does not explicitly use the term “formal verification,” even though that phrase has appeared in some references to the story.

What NEAR is signaling around its AI cloud

The clearest confirmed detail is that NEAR AI is linking its cloud product with Intel Trust Authority and presenting the setup as a way to support confidential inference with attestation and verification features. That makes the update more specific than a broad AI branding push: it points to a technical change in how the cloud service is being positioned and operated.

The staking figure shared by NEAR Protocol suggests active participation around that cloud product, but the post itself does not spell out the mechanics behind the staking, the incentives involved or whether the figure reflects user demand, ecosystem support or another form of commitment. The company’s message does confirm the scale it wants readers to notice: 500,000+ NEAR and 40+ supported models.

For readers tracking AI-focused crypto projects, the relevant distinction is between a product that is being described as confidential and one that is broadly live and verified at the application layer. NEAR’s announcement supports the first point clearly. The broader operational and adoption picture remains limited to what the company has publicly said.

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Noos said its mainnet will go live at 00:00 UTC on September 5, 2026, marking the project’s shift from testnet operation to an on-chain environment for AI agent execution, collaboration, verification and value settlement.

The announcement was published on Noos’ official blog, which described the launch as a step toward the AI agent economy rather than a simple network transition. The post said the project has spent 159 days building on testnet ahead of mainnet.

Noos Mainnet Launches on September 5 at 00:00 UTC

Over the past 159 days, Noos has steadily built out its computing network, node infrastructure, AID, AI Agent, and AI Skill ecosystem.

Now, Noos is officially moving into the Mainnet phase, bringing AI Agent execution,… pic.twitter.com/QOLcRiufFy

— Noos (@NoosProtocol) August 26, 2026

In a separate post on Noos’ official X account, the team said the move will bring those functions fully on-chain once mainnet opens. The same materials say Noos has been working across ecosystem partners, nodes, users and communities ahead of launch.

Testnet phase set the backdrop for launch

Noos said its testnet began on March 20, 2026 and continued for 159 days. During that period, the project said it completed phased testing of core infrastructure that includes AI Agents, AI Skills, Genesis AIDs and the IVN validation network.

The project also said its testnet phase involved more than 50 ecosystem partners, 700+ global KOLs, 3,500+ globally distributed computing nodes and 5,000 on-chain Genesis AIDs. Those figures were presented by Noos as part of the foundation for the mainnet rollout.

According to the announcement, mainnet is expected to move the network beyond infrastructure validation and into “real usage, execution, collaboration, and value.”

Noos frames the launch around the AI agent economy, a concept it says requires computing power, agent skills, verification, payments, data, smart hardware and vertical applications to work together. The company’s message indicates the mainnet is intended to connect those pieces in a live on-chain environment, though the announcement does not add further operational details beyond the launch timing and broader network goals.

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