# Incentive Mechanism **Incentive Mechanism** Power AI incentivizes participation through a robust reward system based on Power AI Tokens. Here’s how it works: **Contribution and Rewards** * Users who contribute their idle GPU resources to the network are rewarded with Power AI Tokens. * The reward system is based on smart contracts, ensuring fair and transparent distribution of tokens. * The amount of tokens earned depends on the computing power contributed and the duration of availability. **Benefits** * **Fair Compensation**: Contributors receive a fair share of rewards based on their participation. * **Encouragement of Engagement**: The incentive mechanism encourages more users to join and actively participate in the network, enhancing its scalability and robustness. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs-whitepaper.gitbook.io/power-ai/how-it-works/incentive-mechanism.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.