# CoinOpSelect Compute Estimate API

> CoinOpSelect Compute Estimate API is a paid API for AI agents from coinop.publicvm.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).

Returns a cost estimate for decentralized compute resources on Akash or Render, given tier size, duration, and provider.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://coinop.publicvm.com/api/v1/compute/estimate?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-21
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/coinopselect-compute-estimate-api-251e8aae
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_E7xbD2WxR2_THT3Ldg5eJ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability coinopselect-compute-estimate-api-251e8aae
```

Example prompt: Can you estimate the cost for running a large-tier compute job on Akash for 48 hours?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a pre-execution cost estimate for decentralized compute on Akash or Render, particularly when planning budgets for on-chain workloads or comparing DePIN providers before committing funds.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'type' or 'method' fields returns an error
- Invalid tier value (not small/medium/large/xlarge) may return empty or error estimate
- Invalid provider value (not akash/render) may yield no results
- Non-numeric hours string may cause computation failure
- Endpoint returns HTTP 402 if x402 payment is not included or is insufficient

## How this service works

Paid on-chain token, wallet, contract and research data over x402 on Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a 'query' string confirming the query type ('compute-estimate') and an 'estimate' object containing the cost breakdown for the requested compute tier, provider, and duration.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "method": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {
      "tier": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "small|medium|large|xlarge"
      },
      "hours": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Hours number"
      },
      "provider": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "akash|render"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "query": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "estimate": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "query": "compute-estimate",
  "estimate": {}
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/coinopselect-compute-estimate-api-251e8aae/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from coinop.publicvm.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/coinop.publicvm.com/llms.txt)