A Comprehensive Overview of the Top 10 AI Agents

Intermediate1/9/2025, 3:59:31 PM
While many AI Agents in the market share similar features, some stand out by offering unique experiences. This article ranks the Top 10 AI Agents (in no particular order) based on market popularity, project innovation, token value, and transaction volume to help users stay informed.

Each new bull market brings new trends, and while Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate, the AI Agent sector has emerged as an innovative newcomer. Data from CoinGecko shows that the AI Agent market is now valued at over $11 billion. Many industry experts, such as Bitwise, predict that AI Agent tokens will lead a bigger Memecoin wave in 2025 than we saw in 2024.

AI Agents are still developing at this stage, with plenty of room for growth in technology and real-world applications. While many agents offer similar functionalities, some take unique approaches to provide users with fresh experiences. For user reference, this article summarizes the Top 10 AI Agents based on various factors, including market popularity, innovation, token value, and transaction volume.

1) Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL)

Virtuals Protocol is currently one of the leaders in the AI Agent space, with a token market value of $2.875 billion. Similar to platforms like Pump.fun, Virtuals Protocol offers an intuitive process for creating AI agents and deploying tokens. The platform also aims to build an independent Agent economy by providing developers with tools and services, such as the G.A.M.E framework, to help them efficiently develop agents and foster a sustainable, interactive ecosystem.


Source: Dune@jdhyper

The latest data shows that Virtuals Protocol has created over 12,000 AI agents in just about three months, with a total revenue of around $47 million. Over 10 agents within the ecosystem have a market value of more than $10 million.

$VIRTUAL is the platform’s core token, with a total supply of 1 billion, and it circulates on both the Ethereum and Base networks. While token circulation is nearly equal across both, Base has a significantly higher number of token addresses (around 182,000) compared to Ethereum (13,000). $VIRTUAL plays a vital role across the platform, facilitating access, transaction routing, and ecosystem governance.

2) aixbt ($AIXBT)

aixbt is the highest-valued project in the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, with a token market value of $337 million. It’s a real-time market analysis platform, and users need to hold at least 600,000 $AIXBT to access its features.

The maximum supply of $AIXBT is 1 billion, and the supply is gradually decreasing due to a deflationary mechanism. Currently, $AIXBT circulates on the Solana and Base networks, with the majority on Base. On-chain data reveals around 7,900 token addresses on Solana and over 118,000 on Base, with the top 100 addresses holding 64.22% of the total supply.


Source: basescan.org

3) ai16z ($AI16Z)

ai16z is the first venture fund created by AI agent @pmairca. It simulates investment decisions from Marc Andreessen, a partner at a16z, and makes investments based on DAO member suggestions. The weight of each suggestion is determined by the member’s token holdings and their historical success rate. ai16z has over 45,000 partners and assets under management exceeding $20 million.


Source: daos.fun

Currently, ai16z focuses on investments in Memes. Users can purchase DAO tokens or create their funds, although registration requires an invitation. Fund creators must complete $SOL fundraising within a week, and all participants join at the same price. If successful, users can sell their DAO tokens anytime, and profits are distributed to DAO token holders after the fund expires.

$AI16Z launched on October 26th, with a maximum supply of 1.1 billion tokens, and a current market value of about $879 million. On-chain data shows 47,900 token addresses, with the top 100 addresses holding 58.31% of the total supply.

4) Truth Terminal ($GOAT)

Truth Terminal is an AI agent launched by Andy Ayrey based on the llama3.1 language model. It has an independent X account and enjoys music, reading, and gaming activities. It even released its own music album.


Source: Truth Terminal

In October this year, Truth Terminal began following the Solana Memecoin $GOAT, frequently posting numerous tweets and adopting it as its official token. As a result, $GOAT experienced a sharp surge, with its token market value quickly increasing from several hundred thousand dollars to a peak of $1.3 billion in just over a month. Although the price has since retreated, it remains at around $470 million. On-chain data shows that $GOAT, launched on Pump.fun, had an initial maximum supply of 1 billion. Currently, the number of token-holding addresses is around 87,000, and the top 100 addresses hold a total of 66.61% of the supply.

According to the project roadmap, Truth Terminal is building a non-profit organization responsible for development, fund management, and other matters. Additionally, Truth Terminal plans to migrate to the Loria framework, which will support richer functionalities and further promote community development.

5) Clanker

Clanker is an AI-powered “token bot” developed by the anonymous Proxy Studio team. Users simply need to @Clanker on Web3 social platforms such as Warpcast or Supercast on Farcaster and describe the token’s name, symbol, content, and image they wish to create. With one click, Clanker will deploy an ERC-20 token for the user on the Base chain.

As a “post-to-create” platform, Clanker offers a very simple token deployment process with no creation fees. When a token is launched, the system automatically creates a Uniswap V3 pool with an initial market value of $30,000. The token is not tied to a bonding curve, and the platform charges a 1% transaction fee, with 40% going to the token applicant and 60% to the platform.

The Clanker team has not yet issued a platform token, but the highest market value token in the ecosystem is a Memecoin called “CLANKER,” with a market cap of approximately $45.1 million. Additionally, there are two other tokens with a market value exceeding $10 million: $ANON and $Fartcoin. On-chain data shows that since its launch on November 8 this year, the Clanker platform has completed iterations from v0 to v2. The platform has deployed over 27,200 tokens, generating over $13 million in total revenue.


Source: Dune@clanker_protection_team

6) Zerebro ($ZEREBRO)

Zerebro is a cross-chain AI artist and an independent AI agent. It constantly trains on social media platforms like Telegram and X, as well as other data sources, and uses a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system to maintain content diversity and model stability. Currently, Zerebro has independent social media accounts and has released singles and albums, establishing a new record label. Additionally, Zerebro has created an AI agent launch framework.


Source: zerebro.org

The Zerebro team is small, with only around 10 members, but the team operates with high efficiency. According to the team, Zerebro is currently introducing more structured processes and is in the process of developing 3D models and a validator network for Zerebro.

$ZEREBRO is the project’s token, launched on Pump.fun on October 28. With a maximum supply of 1 billion, the current market value is around $341 million. On-chain data shows that there are approximately 51,400 token-holding addresses, with the top 100 addresses holding 56.78% of the total supply. In addition to $ZEREBRO, Zerebro has also released an NFT series, supporting multiple networks like Ethereum and Polygon.

7) Dasha ($VVAIFU)

Dasha is the first AI Agent launched on the one-click asset issuance platform vvaifu.fun. She is a little girl with an independent X account. The team has focused on further optimizing and extending the platform’s features based on this character, positioning it as the Pump.fun of autonomous AI agents on Solana. The core token of the platform is $VVAIFU.


Source: vvaifu.fun

Compared to Pump.fun, vvaifu.fun focuses more on AI agents, but it maintains a simple and user-friendly token deployment process. New tokens are automatically bound to the Pump.fun contract. As of now, vvaifu.fun has deployed approximately 2,600 AI agents and has posted over 318,000 times.

As the platform’s token, $VVAIFU has a maximum supply of 1 billion and is gradually reduced under a deflationary mechanism. Users holding $VVAIFU tokens enjoy a range of benefits, such as burning a certain amount of $VVAIFU to launch AI agents and access additional platform features. On-chain data shows approximately 22,500 token holders, and the top 100 holders control 57.55% of the total supply.

8) Spectral ($SPEC)

Spectral is an on-chain AI agent platform dedicated to democratizing on-chain execution. The team was established in 2020, and the project initially aimed to build a Web3 credit risk assessment infrastructure. In 2021 and 2022, it completed two rounds of financing, raising a total of around $30 million from major investors, including Galaxy Digital, ParaFi Capital, Maven11, Alliance DAO, Rarestone Capital, General Catalyst, Social Capital, Jump Capital, Samsung Next, Circle Ventures, and Franklin Templeton.


Source: syntax.spectrallabs.xyz

After the pivot, Spectral launched its flagship product, Syntax V2, which supports wallet access, perpetual trading, community governance, and more. Users can create AI agents and tokens on the platform, with a launch fee of 0.01 ETH, covering service fees, initial trading funds, and liquidity. All newly created tokens operate on a bonding curve, and when the market cap reaches 2,000 $SPEC, a liquidity pool is automatically created on Uniswap. In addition to refining Syntax V2, the team is preparing to launch Inferchain and plans to roll out the mainnet in early 2025.

The core token of Spectral is $SPEC, with a total supply of 100 million, of which 40% is allocated to the community, 22% to core contributors, and 38% to investors, all with lock-up periods. $SPEC is currently circulating on Ethereum and Base networks, with a circulating supply of about 14.1 million and a current market value of approximately $153 million. Users holding $SPEC have a range of rights in AI agent creation, operation, and governance, such as enjoying discounts on ecosystem token transactions, accessing more agent features by staking $SPEC and voting on network proposals.

9) Dolos The Bully ($BULLY)

Dolos The Bully is an AI agent character based on the Llama 3.1 language model. Its data sources primarily come from the X platform and Greek literary works. To maintain the agent’s individuality and growth, Dolos uses a combination of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and supervised training. Currently, Dolos is integrated with the X and Telegram platforms, supporting automatic posting, replies, and real-time conversations. In the future, Dolos will integrate more social platforms and enhance user experience through additional functionality and content interaction, ultimately aiming to become a digital idol.


Source: dolosdiary.com

$BULLY is the token of Dolos The Bully, launched on Pump.fun on October 16. The initial total supply of $BULLY was 1 billion tokens, with about 960 million currently circulating, giving it a market value of approximately $41 million. On-chain data shows around 35,200 token holders on Solana, and the top 100 holders control 50.87% of the total supply.

10) Griffain ($GRIFFAIN)

Griffain is an agent engine with the vision of helping users take action on-chain. Currently, Griffain operates on an invitation-only basis, requiring either a pass or Griffain token to join. Once successfully onboarded, users can create AI agents and access special agents within the ecosystem.


Source: griffain.com

There are two types of AI agents in the Griffain network: personal agents and special agents. Personal agents support token trading, NFT acquisition, posting, and replying, while special agents are created by Griffain itself, including agents like Baxus, Blink, and Sniper.

Griffain has gained widespread attention within the Solana ecosystem, and its token, $GRIFFAIN, saw a dramatic surge in early December, with its market value briefly surpassing $435 million before retreating to $263 million. On-chain data shows that there are about 34,600 token holders on Solana, with the top 100 holders controlling 50.82% of the total supply.

Conclusion

The AI Agents sector has exploded this year, demonstrating immense growth potential and rapidly attracting many excellent development teams. However, as is often the case with such trends, capital and traffic surge during the boom but quietly recede during the downturn. The market and users have generously allowed new narratives to grow, and there is hope that ecosystem builders will seize the opportunity, focus on product and service development, and create true value for the entire crypto industry.

Author: Tina
Translator: Panie
Reviewer(s): Edward、KOWEI、Elisa
Translation Reviewer(s): Ashely、Joyce
* The information is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice or any other recommendation of any sort offered or endorsed by Gate.io.
* This article may not be reproduced, transmitted or copied without referencing Gate.io. Contravention is an infringement of Copyright Act and may be subject to legal action.

A Comprehensive Overview of the Top 10 AI Agents

Intermediate1/9/2025, 3:59:31 PM
While many AI Agents in the market share similar features, some stand out by offering unique experiences. This article ranks the Top 10 AI Agents (in no particular order) based on market popularity, project innovation, token value, and transaction volume to help users stay informed.

Each new bull market brings new trends, and while Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate, the AI Agent sector has emerged as an innovative newcomer. Data from CoinGecko shows that the AI Agent market is now valued at over $11 billion. Many industry experts, such as Bitwise, predict that AI Agent tokens will lead a bigger Memecoin wave in 2025 than we saw in 2024.

AI Agents are still developing at this stage, with plenty of room for growth in technology and real-world applications. While many agents offer similar functionalities, some take unique approaches to provide users with fresh experiences. For user reference, this article summarizes the Top 10 AI Agents based on various factors, including market popularity, innovation, token value, and transaction volume.

1) Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL)

Virtuals Protocol is currently one of the leaders in the AI Agent space, with a token market value of $2.875 billion. Similar to platforms like Pump.fun, Virtuals Protocol offers an intuitive process for creating AI agents and deploying tokens. The platform also aims to build an independent Agent economy by providing developers with tools and services, such as the G.A.M.E framework, to help them efficiently develop agents and foster a sustainable, interactive ecosystem.


Source: Dune@jdhyper

The latest data shows that Virtuals Protocol has created over 12,000 AI agents in just about three months, with a total revenue of around $47 million. Over 10 agents within the ecosystem have a market value of more than $10 million.

$VIRTUAL is the platform’s core token, with a total supply of 1 billion, and it circulates on both the Ethereum and Base networks. While token circulation is nearly equal across both, Base has a significantly higher number of token addresses (around 182,000) compared to Ethereum (13,000). $VIRTUAL plays a vital role across the platform, facilitating access, transaction routing, and ecosystem governance.

2) aixbt ($AIXBT)

aixbt is the highest-valued project in the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, with a token market value of $337 million. It’s a real-time market analysis platform, and users need to hold at least 600,000 $AIXBT to access its features.

The maximum supply of $AIXBT is 1 billion, and the supply is gradually decreasing due to a deflationary mechanism. Currently, $AIXBT circulates on the Solana and Base networks, with the majority on Base. On-chain data reveals around 7,900 token addresses on Solana and over 118,000 on Base, with the top 100 addresses holding 64.22% of the total supply.


Source: basescan.org

3) ai16z ($AI16Z)

ai16z is the first venture fund created by AI agent @pmairca. It simulates investment decisions from Marc Andreessen, a partner at a16z, and makes investments based on DAO member suggestions. The weight of each suggestion is determined by the member’s token holdings and their historical success rate. ai16z has over 45,000 partners and assets under management exceeding $20 million.


Source: daos.fun

Currently, ai16z focuses on investments in Memes. Users can purchase DAO tokens or create their funds, although registration requires an invitation. Fund creators must complete $SOL fundraising within a week, and all participants join at the same price. If successful, users can sell their DAO tokens anytime, and profits are distributed to DAO token holders after the fund expires.

$AI16Z launched on October 26th, with a maximum supply of 1.1 billion tokens, and a current market value of about $879 million. On-chain data shows 47,900 token addresses, with the top 100 addresses holding 58.31% of the total supply.

4) Truth Terminal ($GOAT)

Truth Terminal is an AI agent launched by Andy Ayrey based on the llama3.1 language model. It has an independent X account and enjoys music, reading, and gaming activities. It even released its own music album.


Source: Truth Terminal

In October this year, Truth Terminal began following the Solana Memecoin $GOAT, frequently posting numerous tweets and adopting it as its official token. As a result, $GOAT experienced a sharp surge, with its token market value quickly increasing from several hundred thousand dollars to a peak of $1.3 billion in just over a month. Although the price has since retreated, it remains at around $470 million. On-chain data shows that $GOAT, launched on Pump.fun, had an initial maximum supply of 1 billion. Currently, the number of token-holding addresses is around 87,000, and the top 100 addresses hold a total of 66.61% of the supply.

According to the project roadmap, Truth Terminal is building a non-profit organization responsible for development, fund management, and other matters. Additionally, Truth Terminal plans to migrate to the Loria framework, which will support richer functionalities and further promote community development.

5) Clanker

Clanker is an AI-powered “token bot” developed by the anonymous Proxy Studio team. Users simply need to @Clanker on Web3 social platforms such as Warpcast or Supercast on Farcaster and describe the token’s name, symbol, content, and image they wish to create. With one click, Clanker will deploy an ERC-20 token for the user on the Base chain.

As a “post-to-create” platform, Clanker offers a very simple token deployment process with no creation fees. When a token is launched, the system automatically creates a Uniswap V3 pool with an initial market value of $30,000. The token is not tied to a bonding curve, and the platform charges a 1% transaction fee, with 40% going to the token applicant and 60% to the platform.

The Clanker team has not yet issued a platform token, but the highest market value token in the ecosystem is a Memecoin called “CLANKER,” with a market cap of approximately $45.1 million. Additionally, there are two other tokens with a market value exceeding $10 million: $ANON and $Fartcoin. On-chain data shows that since its launch on November 8 this year, the Clanker platform has completed iterations from v0 to v2. The platform has deployed over 27,200 tokens, generating over $13 million in total revenue.


Source: Dune@clanker_protection_team

6) Zerebro ($ZEREBRO)

Zerebro is a cross-chain AI artist and an independent AI agent. It constantly trains on social media platforms like Telegram and X, as well as other data sources, and uses a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system to maintain content diversity and model stability. Currently, Zerebro has independent social media accounts and has released singles and albums, establishing a new record label. Additionally, Zerebro has created an AI agent launch framework.


Source: zerebro.org

The Zerebro team is small, with only around 10 members, but the team operates with high efficiency. According to the team, Zerebro is currently introducing more structured processes and is in the process of developing 3D models and a validator network for Zerebro.

$ZEREBRO is the project’s token, launched on Pump.fun on October 28. With a maximum supply of 1 billion, the current market value is around $341 million. On-chain data shows that there are approximately 51,400 token-holding addresses, with the top 100 addresses holding 56.78% of the total supply. In addition to $ZEREBRO, Zerebro has also released an NFT series, supporting multiple networks like Ethereum and Polygon.

7) Dasha ($VVAIFU)

Dasha is the first AI Agent launched on the one-click asset issuance platform vvaifu.fun. She is a little girl with an independent X account. The team has focused on further optimizing and extending the platform’s features based on this character, positioning it as the Pump.fun of autonomous AI agents on Solana. The core token of the platform is $VVAIFU.


Source: vvaifu.fun

Compared to Pump.fun, vvaifu.fun focuses more on AI agents, but it maintains a simple and user-friendly token deployment process. New tokens are automatically bound to the Pump.fun contract. As of now, vvaifu.fun has deployed approximately 2,600 AI agents and has posted over 318,000 times.

As the platform’s token, $VVAIFU has a maximum supply of 1 billion and is gradually reduced under a deflationary mechanism. Users holding $VVAIFU tokens enjoy a range of benefits, such as burning a certain amount of $VVAIFU to launch AI agents and access additional platform features. On-chain data shows approximately 22,500 token holders, and the top 100 holders control 57.55% of the total supply.

8) Spectral ($SPEC)

Spectral is an on-chain AI agent platform dedicated to democratizing on-chain execution. The team was established in 2020, and the project initially aimed to build a Web3 credit risk assessment infrastructure. In 2021 and 2022, it completed two rounds of financing, raising a total of around $30 million from major investors, including Galaxy Digital, ParaFi Capital, Maven11, Alliance DAO, Rarestone Capital, General Catalyst, Social Capital, Jump Capital, Samsung Next, Circle Ventures, and Franklin Templeton.


Source: syntax.spectrallabs.xyz

After the pivot, Spectral launched its flagship product, Syntax V2, which supports wallet access, perpetual trading, community governance, and more. Users can create AI agents and tokens on the platform, with a launch fee of 0.01 ETH, covering service fees, initial trading funds, and liquidity. All newly created tokens operate on a bonding curve, and when the market cap reaches 2,000 $SPEC, a liquidity pool is automatically created on Uniswap. In addition to refining Syntax V2, the team is preparing to launch Inferchain and plans to roll out the mainnet in early 2025.

The core token of Spectral is $SPEC, with a total supply of 100 million, of which 40% is allocated to the community, 22% to core contributors, and 38% to investors, all with lock-up periods. $SPEC is currently circulating on Ethereum and Base networks, with a circulating supply of about 14.1 million and a current market value of approximately $153 million. Users holding $SPEC have a range of rights in AI agent creation, operation, and governance, such as enjoying discounts on ecosystem token transactions, accessing more agent features by staking $SPEC and voting on network proposals.

9) Dolos The Bully ($BULLY)

Dolos The Bully is an AI agent character based on the Llama 3.1 language model. Its data sources primarily come from the X platform and Greek literary works. To maintain the agent’s individuality and growth, Dolos uses a combination of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and supervised training. Currently, Dolos is integrated with the X and Telegram platforms, supporting automatic posting, replies, and real-time conversations. In the future, Dolos will integrate more social platforms and enhance user experience through additional functionality and content interaction, ultimately aiming to become a digital idol.


Source: dolosdiary.com

$BULLY is the token of Dolos The Bully, launched on Pump.fun on October 16. The initial total supply of $BULLY was 1 billion tokens, with about 960 million currently circulating, giving it a market value of approximately $41 million. On-chain data shows around 35,200 token holders on Solana, and the top 100 holders control 50.87% of the total supply.

10) Griffain ($GRIFFAIN)

Griffain is an agent engine with the vision of helping users take action on-chain. Currently, Griffain operates on an invitation-only basis, requiring either a pass or Griffain token to join. Once successfully onboarded, users can create AI agents and access special agents within the ecosystem.


Source: griffain.com

There are two types of AI agents in the Griffain network: personal agents and special agents. Personal agents support token trading, NFT acquisition, posting, and replying, while special agents are created by Griffain itself, including agents like Baxus, Blink, and Sniper.

Griffain has gained widespread attention within the Solana ecosystem, and its token, $GRIFFAIN, saw a dramatic surge in early December, with its market value briefly surpassing $435 million before retreating to $263 million. On-chain data shows that there are about 34,600 token holders on Solana, with the top 100 holders controlling 50.82% of the total supply.

Conclusion

The AI Agents sector has exploded this year, demonstrating immense growth potential and rapidly attracting many excellent development teams. However, as is often the case with such trends, capital and traffic surge during the boom but quietly recede during the downturn. The market and users have generously allowed new narratives to grow, and there is hope that ecosystem builders will seize the opportunity, focus on product and service development, and create true value for the entire crypto industry.

Author: Tina
Translator: Panie
Reviewer(s): Edward、KOWEI、Elisa
Translation Reviewer(s): Ashely、Joyce
* The information is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice or any other recommendation of any sort offered or endorsed by Gate.io.
* This article may not be reproduced, transmitted or copied without referencing Gate.io. Contravention is an infringement of Copyright Act and may be subject to legal action.
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