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Energy-based pricing aligns your costs with actual GPU resources consumed.
Pricing Update<br>New pricing rolling out July 16
We've been thrilled by the response to Neuralwatt Cloud and the launch of flex inference.<br>To support our growing scale and invest in reliability, capacity, and new pricing tiers,<br>we're updating our standard energy rate from $5/kWh to $10/kWh on<br>July 16, 2026 . Energy pricing will still be substantially cheaper than<br>token-based pricing for most workloads, and the efficiency compounds with flex.
What's changing July 16
Base energy rate: $5 → $10/kWh
PAYG packs become flexible: buy any amount from $5–$1000 at the flat rate
Subscription tiers adjusted for the new rate
Temporary (until July 16)
$1,000 PAYG packs and annual subscriptions are temporarily unavailable while we prepare the new pricing
Monthly subscriptions, $10–$50 packs, and all existing credits remain fully available
Your current credits and subscriptions are unaffected
What's coming: pricing tiers by flexibility
We're building tiered pricing that lets you (and your agents) optimize price vs. performance<br>depending on how much latency you can tolerate. The following are early<br>examples. Exact discount levels and availability are still being finalized.
Flex
Latency-tolerant inference at a discount. Greater hold tolerance = deeper savings.
Standard
Synchronous inference with improved SLA and throughput guarantees.
Express
Priority lanes with tighter TTFT and throughput SLAs, billed at a premium.
Enterprise
Dedicated capacity, sovereign data residency, higher concurrency, tighter SLAs.
We're also working on API access to real-time energy/request data, flex hold times per discount<br>level, and throughput metrics, so your agents can self-optimize price/performance. More<br>detail to come as these ship.
We're grateful for your engagement and support as we grow. If you have questions, reach out in our<br>Discord<br>or email<br>[email protected].
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EnterpriseTeam & Enterprise
Energy-Based
Monthly Subscription Plans
Predictable monthly pricing with included energy allocation.<br>Know exactly what you'll pay each month.
Basic
Perfect for personal projects and light AI workloads.
$20<br>/month
6 kWh included today
Renews at ~2.0 kWh from July 16 (see pricing update)*
Access to all models
Real-time energy tracking
Energy dashboard
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Standard
Great value for everyday AI productivity with priority access.
$50<br>/month
16 kWh included today
Renews at ~5.2 kWh from July 16 (see pricing update)*
Everything in Basic
2.7x more energy than Basic
Priority access during high demand
Usage analytics
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Pro
For power users with the most energy and highest priority.
$100<br>/month
33 kWh included today
Renews at ~10.5 kWh from July 16 (see pricing update)*
Everything in Standard
5.5x more energy than Basic
Highest priority access
Overage billed at your plan's discounted rate (once your plan renews after July 16)
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* As part of the July 16 pricing update,<br>new allowances reflect the $10/kWh rate with your tier's discount (2% Basic, 3% Standard, 5% Pro) and apply to<br>subscriptions that start or renew on or after July 16 . A subscription bought today keeps its<br>current allowance for its full term; nothing changes mid-cycle.
Why Subscribe?
Subscriptions are billed in kWh (energy), not tokens. This means the same rate applies to all models:<br>use a small, fast model or a large reasoning model with zero markup. You always know exactly what you'll pay.
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No commitment required. Start with $1.00 free credits, then add more when you need them.
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Energy-Based Pricing
Pay for actual compute consumed
$5.00<br>/kWh<br>Up to 95% cheaper than token pricing
Pay for actual GPU compute consumed, not arbitrary per-token markups. One rate for all models:<br>efficient MoE models cost dramatically less than traditional token pricing.
One flat rate, no per-model markups
MoE models (Qwen3.5, Kimi K2.5) up to 95% cheaper
Efficient prompts cost less, so optimization pays off
Full cost transparency
Prefix caching: cached tokens skip recomputation, reducing energy vs full prefill
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Token-Based Pricing
Alternative for familiar billing
Per-Token<br>rates vary by model
Standard per-token billing if you prefer familiar pricing.<br>Rates vary by model; consider energy pricing for better value on most models.
Familiar per-token model
Easy migration from other providers
Energy reporting included free
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$1.00 credit included, 5 req/min, 50 req/day
Pay As You Go
$10 minimum, 500 req/min, unlimited...