rpcplane/pricing

Provider pricing data for RPC Plane. Served as a static JSON file at pricing.rpcplane.dev and consumed by the rpc-plane binary for cost-aware routing.

Files

File	Description
pricing.json	Live pricing data, schema v1

Schema

{
  "schema_version": "1",
  "updated_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "methodology": "...",
  "providers": {
    "<key>": {
      "display_name": "...",
      "url_patterns": ["*.example.com"],   // matched against configured provider URLs
      "model": "credits | compute_units | request_units | requests_plus_bandwidth",
      "overage_usd_per_million_credits": 0.0,  // field name varies by model
      "bandwidth_usd_per_gb": null,             // present when model = requests_plus_bandwidth
      "pricing_url": "...",                     // provider's public pricing page
      "method_credits_source": "...",           // where per-method weights were sourced
      "method_credits": {
        "default": 1,                           // weight for any unlisted method
        "<method_name>": 10                     // weight for specific expensive methods
      },
      "updated_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
      "notes": "..."
    }
  }
}

Effective cost per call:

cost_usd = (method_credits[method] / 1_000_000) × overage_usd_per_million_<unit>

For requests_plus_bandwidth providers, add response_bytes / 1_073_741_824 × bandwidth_usd_per_gb per call.

Included providers

Provider	Model	$/M std call	$/M getBlock	$/M DAS	Source date
Helius	credits	$5.00	$50.00 (10×)	$50.00 (10×)	2026-05-14
QuickNode	credits	$15.00	$15.00 (no premium)	$30.00 (2×)	2026-05-14
Triton One	req + bandwidth	$10.00 + BW	$10.00 + BW	$50.00 + BW	2026-05-14
Alchemy	compute units	$4.50 ⚠	$18.00 ⚠ (4×)	—	2026-05-14
Chainstack	request units	$5.00	$10.00 (archive 2×)	—	2026-05-14

BW = $0.08/GB response bandwidth (Triton).
⚠ = Alchemy CU weights inferred from general docs page; Solana-specific page returned 404. Verify at method_credits_source before relying on these.

Standard call reference = getAccountInfo. DAS = Metaplex Digital Asset Standard (getAsset, getAssetsByOwner, etc.).

Pending providers

These providers were checked but excluded because per-method pricing is not publicly documented. Add them when the data becomes available.

Provider	Status	What's missing	Where to check
GetBlock	Has CU model, $0.41/M CU (Pro tier)	CU weight per Solana method not documented	https://getblock.io/pricing/
Ankr	Flat $50/M all Solana, no differentiation	No per-method breakdown	https://www.ankr.com/rpc/pricing/
Shyft	Flat-rate RPS subscriptions, no per-call metering	No PAYG model currently	https://shyft.to/solana-rpc-grpc-pricing
Syndica	Enterprise/contact-sales only	No public pricing page	https://syndica.io (has cost estimator)

Updating prices

Prices are sourced directly from each provider's public pricing pages. Check and update quarterly (January, April, July, October).

For each provider:

1. Visit pricing_url — update overage_usd_per_million_<unit> if the rate changed.
2. Visit method_credits_source — verify method weight table matches method_credits entries.
3. Update updated_at on the provider entry and the top-level updated_at.
4. Open a PR — changes auto-deploy to pricing.rpcplane.dev on merge.

Contributing

PRs to add missing providers or fix incorrect weights are welcome. Please include the source URL and date in your PR description.