{"id":23679,"date":"2026-02-27T15:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?p=23679"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:18:28","slug":"comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison of AIIM to Gitcoin, Giveth, and Manifund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-2469388619\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comparison outlines how <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM)<\/a> differs from traditional grant funding. Unlike conventional systems that rely on peer review committees and formal credentials, AIIM distributes funding algorithmically based on merit signals. The table below highlights structural differences in eligibility, funding logic, and support for science marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/meritocracy\/\">AIIM<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gitcoin.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gitcoin<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/giveth.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Giveth<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manifund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manifund<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Funded<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">science and free software<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">mainly, Ethereum<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">public and private goods<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">a picked-up set of public goods<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pays in<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">several cryptocurrencies<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">several cryptocurrencies<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">several cryptocurrencies<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">FIAT money<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Distribution<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">AI<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">mainly, quadratic funding<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">mostly direct, some quadratic funding<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">direct and regranting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Grant writing<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">without<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">required<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">required<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Small projects support<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">yes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">bad<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">bad<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">bad<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fairness of distribution between projects<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">maximal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">low<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">average<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">low<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wait for payout<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">~week<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">months<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">immediately<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">weeks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-3387201148\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. It is also essential for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/who-are-science-marketers\/\">systemic failures in scientific publishing<\/a> that delay discoveries and leave important results unnoticed. In science and software, even one missing component can prevent an entire system from working.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Help valuable research and open-source infrastructure move forward.<\/strong> Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/donation\/\">make a donation<\/a><\/strong> to support <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/amateur-scientists\/\">independent scientists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/free-software\/\">free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\tOur flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/fr\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> - an app, that unlike universities distributes money directly to researchers and open source developers, without bureaucracy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div><div id=\"scien-3629412869\" class=\"scien-after-content-2 scien-entity-placement\"><div data-nosnippet style=\"max-width: 800px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Ads:<\/p>\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Compact Table Styling *\/\r\n    .amazon-ad-table {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        max-width: 800px;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        margin: 10px auto;\r\n        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table th {\r\n        background-color: #f3f3f3;\r\n        padding: 8px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\r\n        font-size: 0.9em;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table td {\r\n        padding: 8px 5px;\r\n        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \/* Column sizing *\/\r\n    .col-image { width: 15%; 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