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Compute State API — Cheapest Inference Provider Lookup
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Compute State API — Cheapest Inference Provider Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from compute-state-api.replit.app, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).
Returns the cheapest compute provider currently able to run an inference job, priced from official vendor pages, with cost breakdown per token.
Price / call$0.005
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Tell it the job — tokens or GPU hours — and it returns the cheapest compute that can actually run it, priced from official vendor pages. 0.005 USDC per call, no key, free sample response. This capability is scoped to work=inference.
Output
A JSON object containing: the recommended cheapest provider with SKU, estimated cost in USD, and itemized cost components (input tokens, output tokens, cached input) tagged as list/effective/unknown pricing; a ranked list of alternative providers with the same breakdown; a list of disqualified providers with reasons; the data freshness timestamp and staleness window; and payment settlement confirmation.
Example use cases
Minimize LLM API spend before launch
“Before I start routing production traffic, which inference provider has the lowest official price per token right now? Show me the top recommendation and a couple of alternatives with their cost breakdowns.”
Budget check for high-volume inference pipeline
“I'm about to run a large batch of inference calls — which cloud provider is currently the cheapest and confirmed able to handle it, based on their published pricing?”
Daily cost monitoring for AI infrastructure
“Pull today's cheapest inference compute option with official vendor pricing so I can track whether my current provider is still competitive.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://compute-state-api.replit.app/v1/cheapest?work=inference&utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically identify the cheapest available inference compute based on officially published vendor pricing, rather than relying on manual research or static price lists. Prefer it over GPU-hour endpoints (work=gpu) when your job is token-based inference rather than raw GPU reservation. It is especially useful for cost-optimization agents, dynamic routing systems, and budget-aware orchestration pipelines that need to select a provider at runtime.
Side effects
- Payment not settled — 402 returned if USDC microtransaction has not cleared
- All providers have unknown pricing components — no rank-1 recommendation can be made
- Stale data — pricing data may be outdated if stale_after_s window has elapsed
- Provider temporarily unavailable — disqualified list may grow if vendors are unresponsive
- Malformed response if upstream vendor pages change structure
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| unitrequired | string | |
| workrequired | string | |
| as_ofrequired | string | |
| paymentrequired | object | |
| alternativesrequired | array | |
| disqualifiedrequired | array | |
| recommendationrequired | object |
Tags
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