Grass vs 
Render
Two DePIN networks renting out different idle resources. Grass pays people for unused internet bandwidth, which is used to scrape public web data for AI training — a business whose legal footing depends heavily on what is being scraped. Render coordinates idle GPUs for rendering and increasingly AI compute. Bandwidth against processing power, with quite different regulatory exposure.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
GRASS → 48 · RENDER → 40| Measure | GRASS | RENDER |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$0.4B | A$1.3B |
| Rank | #145 | #84 |
| Price | A$0.6358 | A$2.47 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | −1.6% | +7.4% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −42.2% | −55.7% |
| From all-time high | −89.5% | −88.0% |
| Supply model | Capped: 1.00B max | Capped: 644.2M max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 3 | 2 |
About Render
Render connects people who need GPU computing power — for 3D rendering and AI workloads — with providers who have idle capacity, paid in RENDER. It's one of the more concrete "decentralised infrastructure" projects.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Grass or Render?
By market value today: Render (A$1.3B vs A$0.4B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: GRASS −42.2%, RENDER −55.7% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. GRASS appears on 3 of our reviewed platforms and RENDER on 2. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold GRASS or RENDER?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.