PAYG

Pay As You Go (PAYG)

Ignite offers a Pay As You Go (PAYG) model designed to reduce the capital requirements for launching an Avalanche validator.

With PAYG, no upfront AVAX stake is required. Instead, users can rent the AVAX needed for validation by paying a weekly fee, making it ideal for short-term users or experimenters such as MEV Solvers who want to run validators without committing significant capital. Rewards are minimal, and users are responsible for covering the hosting costs associated with running the validator.

PAYG is ideal for teams optimizing their operating expenses. There is a one-time fee, no staking requirement, and pricing begins at 8 AVAX per week.

Users simply pay the required fee (in AVAX, USDC, or QI), input their NodeID, and select the staking duration. BENQI will provide the entire 2,000 AVAX needed to launch a validator, while the user earns no staking rewards but gains full access to the validator’s operation for the duration of the rental period.

This option is ideal for users who want to experiment with running a validator for a short period or do not have the full AVAX required to operate a validator. For example, MEV Solvers or projects testing out the market.

• Minimum Stake: 0 AVAX

• Minimum Fee: 8 AVAX per week.

• Billing: Charged at the start of each staking period, with a 5% discount for payments made in QI. The longer the staking duration, the lower the weekly cost.

Two examples include:

• 2-week rental: Pay 16 AVAX upfront, and BENQI will provide the full 2,000 AVAX required for validator staking for one week.

• 4-week rental: Pay 30 AVAX upfront, and BENQI will provide the 2,000 AVAX for validator staking over a month.