You want to start small, with no bills.
$100 gets you started, power is prepaid, and there's no machine to buy, ship or sell. The trade-off: rights end after 24 months with no hardware left, and they depend on us running the machines.
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Every way to mine,side by side.
Tallyhashs mining rights next to companies that sell and host Bitcoin miners, and next to running one at home. Every figure has a source and a date.1
Comparison table
| Feature | TallyhashsMining rights | Simple MiningHosting for miners you own | BitFuFuHosted S21 XP offer | Compass MiningHosted-miner marketplace | Mining at homeBuy an S21 XP yourself | "Fixed daily %" sitesA common cloud-mining pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you buy | Rights to what a set hashrate on our S21 XPs mines, for 24 months | Hosting for a miner you own | An Antminer S21 XP you own, hosted in North America | A miner you own, hosted at a partner facility | An Antminer S21 XP you own and run yourself | A balance on their platform |
| Smallest order | $100 | A miner, plus hosting | One S21 XP at $9.50 per TH/s (about $2,565) | A miner, plus hosting | About $6,000 for one S21 XP | Often $100 |
| Electricity | $0.0023/kWh, prepaid in the price | $0.07–$0.08/kWh all-in, by capacity; billed on nameplate watts | From $0.068/kWh | Varies by facility; quoted per miner | About $0.182/kWh, the 2026 U.S. average | Not disclosed |
| Monthly power bill | None: paid once for the term | Yes, monthly | Yes, hosting fees | Yes, monthly | Your home electricity bill | n/a |
| Commitment | 24-month term, paid up front | Not stated on the pricing page | "No lock-in periods or minimum hosting commitments" | One-year minimum on standard hosted miners | None | Withdrawals on the platform's terms |
| Who owns the hardware | Tallyhashs, with serial numbers listed in your agreement | You | You | You | You | Can't be verified |
| Where payouts go | Pool pays your own wallet, daily | Your own pool account | All mining rewards to you | Your own pool account | Your own pool account | Credited to their platform |
| Returns | Vary daily with the network; shown live | Vary with the network | Vary with the network | Vary with the network | Vary with the network | A fixed 1–2% a day: more than mining earns |
| Left after power, per TH/s per day live | … | … | … | Depends on your quote | … | n/a |
| Source | Our rate card | Simple Mining pricing guide, updated Apr 1, 2026 | BitFuFu press release, Apr 16, 2026 | TechBullion and HackerNoon reviews, 2026 | Kryptex listing, Aug 29, 2026; EIA, Oct 2026 | Run any offer through our scam checker |
Scroll sideways on small screens. "Left after power" updates live with the Bitcoin network.2
How to read this.
There's no single best option. It depends on how much you want to put in, and whether you want hardware.
You want to own a whole machine.
Owning hardware means no end date and something to resell. The trade-off: thousands up front for one miner, monthly power bills, and often a minimum hosting term.
You pay household power prices.
At the 2026 U.S. average of 18.2¢/kWh, an S21 XP costs more to power than it earns today. It's also very loud, hot, and needs a dedicated high-power circuit.
Before you buy anywhere
Six questions for any provider.
Including us. Honest providers answer all six in one email.
- What's the all-in power rate, in writing?
Some quotes leave out management, repair or network fees. Ask for one number per kWh.
- Can I see my hashrate on the pool?
A read-only pool observer link costs nothing to share. A dashboard the provider controls proves little.
- Where do payouts go?
Straight to your own wallet is safest. A platform balance means someone else decides when you can withdraw.
- Are returns fixed?
Real mining income changes every day. A fixed daily percentage can't come from mining. Check any offer.
- What's the term, and what's left at the end?
Know whether you keep a machine or nothing when the contract ends.
- Who is the company?
Get the legal name and registration number, and look it up on the official registry yourself.