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Nesa AI NES airdrop step by step tutorial
The Nesa Miner Program lets you earn NES by running a node on Nesa's decentralized AI inference network, and it was open to new miners on 27 October 2026. Taking part means installing the node software on a computer that meets the listed requirements, registering the node, and serving inference requests. Nesa has set no dates for a distribution.
Live · checked 27 October 2026
As of 27 October 2026, Nesa's mining page invites people to join its decentralized AI inference network as miners and earn, and the homepage shows the testnet as online.
Nesa AI's Miner Program pays node operators in NES for running AI inference; see the hardware needs and how to register a node, checked 27 October 2026.
What is Nesa AI?
Nesa AI is a Layer-1 blockchain network built to run AI models across many independent computers. Its documentation describes it as a privacy-preserving, verifiable, decentralized AI execution layer, so a model can be queried without trusting one company's server.
A query is encrypted, the model is cut into smaller parts, and each node in the network handles only a piece, so none of them sees the full input or the full model. The network then produces a cryptographic proof that the answer is correct before returning it. On top of this, developers can launch decentralized AI applications, which Nesa calls DAIs, and publish open-source or proprietary models through a model store and a playground.
Nesa is aimed at developers, model owners and people who run nodes. Its NES token serves as the gas token, the staking token and the currency for miner and model owner rewards. The project says anyone can contribute models, run nodes or use the system, and it advertises low hardware requirements for nodes.
How Nesa AI works
When someone submits an AI query, Nesa splits the model across a group of nodes, runs the inference on encrypted data, and returns the result together with a cryptographic proof. Miners are the operators of those nodes: they supply the computing power that does the work.
Payment follows the same path. App users pay for inference in a stablecoin that is converted to NES, and part of each payment is shared among the miner, the validator and the model owner. To be a miner or validator, a certain amount of NES must be staked; the amount is not given on the token page.
The Miner Program has two tiers. New miners start on Nesa base, which sends a limited number of inference requests and is meant to test node reliability and miner credibility. Nesa plus is for experienced, trusted miners, receives more requests and offers more earning potential through more frequent jobs. CPU mining is supported, and CUDA-enabled GPUs are recommended.
Nesa has not announced a points system, seasons, a snapshot, a claim date or a reward amount. Earnings come from inference work paid in NES.
The NES airdrop
The Nesa Miner Program pays miners in NES for the inference work their nodes do, out of the share of each inference payment set aside for miners. Anyone with a machine that meets the hardware and software requirements can register a node, and new miners start on the Nesa base tier with a limited number of requests. A certain amount of NES must be staked to be a miner. Nesa has published no distribution dates.
Step by step: how to get the NES airdrop
Stay safe: a real airdrop never asks for your seed phrase or private key. Use only the official links on this page, and treat any message that offers help with a claim as a scam.
Step 1: Check the hardware and software requirements
Read the requirements on Nesa's mining page: a multi-core processor, at least 50 GB of free disk space, a stable connection, and an operating system such as Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, macOS or Windows with WSL.
Step 2: Install the node prerequisites
Set up Docker, plus the Nvidia Container Toolkit if you use an NVIDIA GPU, and curl, following the node prerequisites in the docs.
Step 3: Register your node
Use the Register Node button on the mining page, which leads to the Nesa documentation, and follow the instructions there to bring the machine onto the network.
Step 4: Stake the NES a miner needs
The token page says a certain amount of NES must be staked to be a miner. It does not state the amount, so confirm it in the docs before you start.
Step 5: Serve requests and earn NES
New miners begin on the Nesa base tier with a limited number of inference requests. Miners are paid for their work in NES, as the token page describes.
Nesa AI airdrop FAQ
Is the Nesa AI airdrop still live?
- Yes, as of 27 October 2026 the Nesa Miner Program is open. Nesa's mining page invites miners to join the decentralized AI inference network and earn, and the token page lists two ways to participate now. The homepage also shows the testnet as online. No end date has been announced.
Does Nesa AI have a token?
- Yes, Nesa has introduced the NES token. It is the gas token for transactions, a staking token for inference and chain validation, and the currency for miner and model owner rewards. Nesa's pages give no launch date for a distribution to miners.
What does it cost to join the Nesa Miner Program?
- You need a machine that meets the requirements: a multi-core processor, at least 50 GB of free disk space and a stable connection. The token page also says miners must stake a certain amount of NES, and it does not give that amount, so the cost depends on it.
Does the Nesa Miner Program need KYC?
- Nesa's mining requirements list hardware, software and network needs only, and no identity verification is mentioned. Registering a node is described as installing the software and signing up through the documentation, not submitting an ID.
How do Nesa miners earn rewards?
- Miners earn NES for the inference work their nodes perform. Part of each inference payment is shared with the miner, the validator and the model owner. New miners begin on the Nesa base tier with limited requests, and trusted miners can move to Nesa plus for more. No claim process has been announced.
Sources for this listing
- 01Nesanesa.ai · read 27 October 2026
- 02Nesanesa.ai · read 27 October 2026
- 03Introduction to Nesa: Nesadocs.nesa.ai · read 27 October 2026
- 04Nesanesa.ai · read 27 October 2026
