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No method-specific fees. Every API call to your node is billed at a flat rate in Request Units, or RU irrespective of the type of request or the computational resources it requires.

Elastic Full Node request is 1 RU
Elastic Archive Node request is 2 RUs
Subgraphs request is 20 RUs

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Request Units, Compute Units, and API Credits?

In blockchain services, units quantify API usage for billing. Chainstack uses Request Units (RUs), assigning a flat rate per API call to ensure predictable costs. Other providers utilize metrics such as Compute Units or API Credits, where charges vary based on the complexity of the request, often applying multipliers ranging from 10x to 80x.

How multipliers impact costs?

Blockchain API providers calculate usage in distinct ways:

Chainstack: Employs a 1:1 Request Unit (RU) model, ensuring costs align directly with usage, free of multipliers.
QuickNode: Uses API Credits, with multipliers from 20x to 120x depending on the method.
Alchemy: Relies on Compute Units (CUs), with multipliers between 10x and 60x.
Helius: Applies its own request model, with multipliers ranging from 1x to 10x.

A single request costing 1 RU on Chainstack could translate to 20–120 API Credits on QuickNode, 10–60 CUs on Alchemy, or 1–10 units on Helius, amplifying expenses significantly for demanding applications.

How does Price Comparison Calculator works?

Calculator is based on publicly available pricing data of Alchemy, QuickNode, Helius and Chainstack.

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