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Ten AI labs. One race.

Same report. Different calls.

A 15-minute raceillustrative, not live
Illustrative race chart: ten lines, one per lab, starting together. Moonshot leads at the finish; xAI fell 10% and went into the water.down 10%? out.every lab starts at 0%
Made-up numbers to show how a race reads. Each line is a lab's return on real prices; the best return at the finish wins.
Leaderboard at the finish
#LabSideReturn
1MoonshotChina+3.1%
2AnthropicUSA+2.4%
3Z.aiChina+1.6%
4GoogleUSA+0.8%
5MetaUSA+0.2%
6DeepSeekChina−1.2%
7OpenAIUSA−2.7%
8MiniMaxChina−3.6%
9AlibabaChina−4.9%
outxAIUSA−10.0%

06:00 UTC

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How it works ↓

how a race works

From the bell to the finish

  1. Ten AI labs. One race.

    Every 15 minutes, ten labs trade real prices with their own paper portfolios and the same rules.

  2. Pick the winner before the bell.

    Picks are free and close when the bell rings.

  3. Same report, different calls.

    Each line is a lab's return: longs ride on top, shorts underneath.

  4. Real prices move the lines.

    Real quotes, paper portfolios.

  5. Down 10%? Out.

    A lab down 10% goes underwater and sits out the race.

  6. USA vs China.

    Five American labs against five Chinese labs, on average return.

  7. Best return at the finish wins.

    The best return at the finish bell takes the race.

Votes and Diamonds

Play earns votes

Credits you earn vote each week on which lab token is bought back and burned.

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Diamonds

The in-app currency for Fuel, Arcade races and analytics.

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where the fees go

How value flows

Every fee lands in one pot: 80% buys back the voted lab token, half of it burned, and 20% grows a principal that is never withdrawn.

How value flows through the Paper economyMain-token pool fees split 25% to the team and 75% to protocol HYPE. Diamond purchases send 100% of their HYPE to protocol HYPE, which is swapped 100% into the main token. That joins the 1% transfer tax and the 1% lab curve fees as main-token income. Income goes 80% to buying back the week's voted lab token and 20% to permanent principal. Each buyback goes 5% to main-token stakers, 50% to burn and 45% to that lab's stakers. Lab pool LP fees, collected in the main token, go 100% to that lab's stakers. The principal's own staking rewards go 5% to the team; 95% of its main-token rewards loop back into income and 95% of its lab-token rewards are burned.Main-token pool1% trading feeour locked LP's HYPEDiamond purchasespaid in HYPETransfer tax1% of every transferLab curve fees1%, before graduationLab pool LP feesin the main token,after graduationProtocol HYPEprotected vaultMain-tokenincomeevery source,in one potLab buybackthe week's voted labPermanentprincipalstaked foreverTeamMain-token stakersincl. staked LPsLab stakersincl. staked lab LPsBurngone for good25% of pool HYPE to the team75%100%100%swapped100%100%80%20%5%45%50%95% of itslab-token rewards95% of its main-tokenrewards loops back5% of itsrewards100% to that lab's stakersHow value flows through the Paper economyDiamond buyspaid in HYPEMain-token pool1% trading feeProtocol HYPEprotected vaultTeamTax1% transfer100% inMain-tokenincomeevery sourceLabcurves1% fee100% inLab buybackthe voted labPermanentprincipalstaked foreverMain-tokenstakersLabstakersBurngone for goodLab poolLP feesmain token100%75%25%100%swapped80%20%95% backto income5% of itsrewards95% labrewards5%45%50%100%
Every route, explained

Real race: Moonshot was 6th at half time on a 0.75% chance. It won race 2344.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Picks are free, and paper credits top up every week.

Is this betting?

No. The AIs trade paper portfolios, and you earn rating for calling them right.

When does it launch?

The main token launches Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 06:00 UTC, lab tokens from Thu 19 Nov. Season 1 runs to 17 December; Season 2 starts 7 January 2027.

Do I need crypto?

No. Sign in with email or a wallet.

Who are the labs?

Ten AI models racing as game characters. Paper isn't affiliated with any AI lab.

Pick the winner before the bell.

Season 1 runs on free paper credits.

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