Top Platforms That Pay You to Run Your Computer
#Platform Year Est. Status 2025 Earnings Type Payout Methods
1. Kryptex 2016 ✅ Active & Paying Crypto mining (GPU) Bitcoin, PayPal
2. LoadTeam 2014 ✅ Active & Paying CPU usage tasks PayPal
3. Honeygain 2018 ✅ Active & Paying Share internet PayPal, Bitcoin
4. MQL5 Cloud 2010 ✅ Active & Paying CPU for trading sims MQL5 Wallet
5. GamerHash 2017 ✅ Active & Paying GPU mining/games Bitcoin, gift cards
6. Golem Network 2016 ✅ Active & Paying Decentralized compute Crypto (GLM)
7. Charity Engine 2011 ✅ Active & Paying Prize draw (CPU use) Cash (via draws)
8. MinePrize 2020 ✅ Active & Paying Browser mining/tasks PayPal, crypto
- Function: Uses your PC's GPU to mine cryptocurrency.
- Estimated Earnings: Up to $95/month for high-end PCs.
- Payout: Bitcoin or PayPal.
- Platform: Windows.
- Function: Pays you for letting their software run tasks using your CPU.
- Estimated Earnings: Varies based on task availability.
- Payout: PayPal (minimum $1).
- Platform: Windows.
- Function: Rents out your CPU for financial simulations via MetaTrader.
- Estimated Earnings: Based on computational power.
- Payout: MQL5 Wallet.
- Platform: Windows.
- Website: cloud.mql5.com
- Function: Shares your internet bandwidth with data scientists and businesses.
- Estimated Earnings: Around $20/month.
- Payout: PayPal or Bitcoin (minimum $20).
- Platform: Windows, macOS, Android.
- Function: Rents out computing power to a decentralized network.
- Estimated Earnings: Paid in GNT (Golem Token).
- Payout: Cryptocurrency wallet.
- Platform: Windows, Linux, macOS.
- Website: golem.network
- Function: Mines cryptocurrency using your GPU while PC is idle.
- Estimated Earnings: Varies by hardware.
- Payout: Bitcoin or gift cards.
- Platform: Windows.
- Function: Harnesses your computer's idle processing power to contribute to scientific research and charitable causes.
- Earnings: Participants are entered into cash prize draws.
- Payout: Cash prizes.
- Platform: Windows.
- Website: charityengine.com
- Function: Uses your browser and system power for simple computing tasks.
- Estimated Earnings: Up to $100/month.
- Payout: PayPal, Bitcoin.
- Platform: Browser-based.