# Token Utility * **Payment for inference:** Users can use $OSMI to pay for unlimited inference from OSMI * **Payment for GPU tasks:** Users can use $OSMI as a payment to GPU node owners for using their GPUs for various purposes (e.g. OSMI API credits for running specific AI applications). * **Token for AI-model transactions:** Users will be able to use $OSMI to access additional features and models powered by OSMI's network in the future. * **Staking and locking:** Users can stake their $OSMI to earn rewards and lock their assets in protocol governance – providing a foundation for network security and stability. --- # 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.osmi.ai/tokenomics/token-utility.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.