# IOTA vs XID / MMM vs Quantus on Mac: training and mining

Compare tasks, public identifiers, reward units and monitoring scope to choose the right entry point without combining currencies or device counts.

- Canonical: https://iotahome.site/en/learn/iota-xid-quantus-compared
- Publisher: IOTA Watch
- Published: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

## At a glance

IOTA Train at Home is Macrocosmos AI training; XID is xCoin mining with applications such as MMM; Quantus is QTC proof-of-work mining. Their public identifiers, rewards and data coverage differ and remain separate within this website.

## Compare projects

| Project | Task | Public identifier | Data in this monitor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IOTA Train at Home | AI training | Device Miner ID / hotkey | Reported activity, training history, accounted rewards |
| XID / MMM | xCoin mining | Public xpa1r payout address | Observed pool workers, hashrate, explorer balance |
| Quantus / QTC | QPoW mining | Public mining wormhole address | Mainnet blocks and indexed block rewards |

## Choose by the software you actually run

Use IOTA for Train at Home, XID for xCoin MMM, and Quantus for its node and miner. MMM is an application here, not a fourth currency. Similar-looking addresses and same-name search results do not establish the same project.

## Do not add currencies or device counts

Subnet IOTA alpha, XID and QTC are different units. XID balance, Quantus block rewards and IOTA accounted earnings are different measures too. A reward address may cover several workers or devices; the IOTA list is organized by added device Miner IDs.

## Separate monitoring from operation

The website does not install miners, allocate machine resources or remotely start training. Assess concurrent projects using local resource measurements and current software documentation; web records cannot promise stability or returns. IOTA lists support account sync; new-project lists currently stay local.

Open the [project hub](https://iotahome.site/en/projects), or read [IOTA address roles](https://iotahome.site/en/learn/iota-miner-id-vs-payout-address), [MMM mainnet setup](https://iotahome.site/en/learn/xid-mmm-mainnet-setup) and [Quantus mainnet sync](https://iotahome.site/en/learn/quantus-mainnet-mining-mac).

## Common questions

### Are all three projects AI training?

No. Here IOTA is AI training; XID and Quantus are proof-of-work mining.

### Can I directly compare their token amounts?

Not as the same income unit. Currencies and accounting measures differ.

## Sources and implementation

- [Macrocosmos · Train at Home user guide](https://docs.macrocosmos.ai/product-and-services/tah/tah-user-guide)
- [Macrocosmos · Train at Home FAQ](https://docs.macrocosmos.ai/product-and-services/tah/faqs)
- [xCoin · mainnet and mining](https://xcoinproject.com/)
- [MMM · current application documentation](https://github.com/SystemThreat/MMM)
- [Quantus · official mainnet mining guide](https://docs.quantus.com/guides/mining/)
- [Quantus · official mainnet explorer](https://explorer.quantus.com/)
- [IOTA Watch · source and data rules](https://github.com/molimao/iota)