Reject the false blaze of computational power accumulation; Vanar's semantic layer may be the antidote for blockchain games.
The current AI race is simply a chaotic mess, with projects all over claiming to share computational power, as if simply connecting GPUs would allow them to pass the Turing test. Render and Akash indeed solve the problem of hardware utilization, but for developers like us who want to run logic on the blockchain, the core pain point is not computational power, but data. Recently, while running Vanar's testnet, I casually browsed their Neutron layer white paper and found that their approach is quite ingenious. If you've ever tried to write complex NPC interaction logic on Ethereum, you know that the high storage costs are a nightmare. However, Vanar's semantic data compression can theoretically compress metadata of rich text and even 3D assets to a minimal size, while still being directly readable by AI modules.
This is quite interesting. Compared to Near's sharding scalability approach, Vanar clearly aims to create a 'brain on the chain' rather than just raw muscle. In actual experience, their SDK's support for Unity is indeed smoother than I expected, without the need to lose hair adapting to Rust like on Solana. However, there are also drawbacks; currently, the data indexing speed in browsers still occasionally lags, especially during high-frequency calls to the Kayon module, where the latency is not as imperceptible as advertised. Moreover, the current ecosystem applications are simply too few; aside from a few demos, I haven't seen any major works that can truly run this semantic layer. If it's just technical self-indulgence, it can easily turn into a ghost town where no one uses it. This is why, although I am optimistic about its architecture, I remain cautious about the current price performance. After all, in Web3, a technical closed loop is merely a ticket to entry; what really matters is whether studios can bring AAA titles to life. Now we will see how much of this roadmap for 2026 can be fulfilled.
