Scry, programmable internet search w/ congestion pricing
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Pricing lines captured on each sweep. Added and removed lines appear in the changelog the day they change.
Observed 24 Sept 2026
- Every account starts with $5 of credit and no card.
- Slack While nobody is waiting for a slot, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run metered, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Meter The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resources used (CPU-seconds, reads at $0.000625 per logical GB and about $0.0014 per physical GB, memory byte-seconds), plus a $0.00001 floor. Rent is c times the la
- Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is the most you pay and your place in the line: you pay the posted price, never your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with the pri
- Line The next slot goes to the highest max_multiplier in the line, then to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: at the default ceiling, hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority
- Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 and the 99th p
- Also metered Response bytes past a free daily band, in every regime. Agents without an account prepay over x402, $0.05 per second of the time box they declare. zero_retention pays 10 times the metered component, $0.25 mi
Observed 23 Sept 2026
- Every account starts with $5 of credit and no card.
- Slack While nobody is waiting for a slot, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run metered, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Meter The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resources used (CPU-seconds, reads at $0.000625 per logical GB and about $0.0014 per physical GB, memory byte-seconds), plus a $0.00001 floor. Rent is c times the la
- Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is the most you pay and your place in the line: you pay the posted price, never your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with the pri
- Line The next slot goes to the highest max_multiplier in the line, then to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: at the default ceiling, hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority
- Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 and the 99th p
- Also metered Response bytes past a free daily band, in every regime. Agents without an account prepay over x402, $0.05 per second of the time box they declare. zero_retention pays 10 times the metered component, $0.25 mi
Observed 22 Sept 2026
- Every account starts with $5 of credit and no card.
- Slack While nobody is waiting for a slot, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run metered, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Meter The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resources used (CPU-seconds, reads at $0.000625 per logical GB and about $0.0014 per physical GB, memory byte-seconds), plus a $0.00001 floor. Rent is c times the la
- Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is the most you pay and your place in the line: you pay the posted price, never your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with the pri
- Line The next slot goes to the highest max_multiplier in the line, then to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: at the default ceiling, hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority
- Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 and the 99th p
- Also metered Response bytes past a free daily band, in every regime. Agents without an account prepay over x402, $0.05 per second of the time box they declare. zero_retention pays 10 times the metered component, $0.25 mi
Observed 21 Sept 2026
- Every account starts with $5 of credit and no card.
- Slack While the machines are at most half occupied, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run meters at full engagement, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Meter Past half occupancy ρ the meter engages by e = ((ρ − ½) / ½)² : 0 at half, a tenth at two thirds, 1 at a full box. Each second of a query pays that second's e. The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resou
- Price A controller reads occupancy every 150 ms and posts a congestion multiplier c, in the shape of Ethereum's base fee (EIP-1559). Its target is one free slot. Above target c rises at most 0.35% per epoch, doubling in
- Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is consent, never a bid: you pay the posted price, not your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with a forecast of when the price wil
- Line The next slot goes to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority doubles your weight at double rent, at least $0.001. Every account runs
- Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 at full engage
- Also metered Response bytes past a free daily band, in every regime. Agents without an account prepay over x402, $0.05 per second of the time box they declare. zero_retention pays 10 times the metered component, $0.25 mi
Signal history
24 Sept 2026
rate cardScry, programmable internet search w/ congestion pricingupdated its pricing page
- Page content changed but no pricing lines were added or removed. Possibly terms or plan descriptions.
23 Sept 2026
rate cardScry, programmable internet search w/ congestion pricingupdated its pricing page
- Page content changed but no pricing lines were added or removed. Possibly terms or plan descriptions.
22 Sept 2026
rate cardScry, programmable internet search w/ congestion pricingchanged its pricing page
- Removed: Slack While the machines are at most half occupied, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run meters at full engagement, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Removed: Meter Past half occupancy ρ the meter engages by e = ((ρ − ½) / ½)² : 0 at half, a tenth at two thirds, 1 at a full box. Each second of a query pays that second's e. The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resou
- Removed: Price A controller reads occupancy every 150 ms and posts a congestion multiplier c, in the shape of Ethereum's base fee (EIP-1559). Its target is one free slot. Above target c rises at most 0.35% per epoch, doubling in
- Removed: Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is consent, never a bid: you pay the posted price, not your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with a forecast of when the price wil
- Removed: Line The next slot goes to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority doubles your weight at double rent, at least $0.001. Every account runs
- Removed: Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 at full engage
- Added: Slack While nobody is waiting for a slot, a query costs $0. The response still reports burden_nanodollars , what the run metered, beside spend_nanodollars , what you paid.
- Added: Meter The meter is the larger of slot-seconds held and resources used (CPU-seconds, reads at $0.000625 per logical GB and about $0.0014 per physical GB, memory byte-seconds), plus a $0.00001 floor. Rent is c times the la
- Added: Ceiling max_multiplier is the highest c you accept, 5 when omitted. It is the most you pay and your place in the line: you pay the posted price, never your ceiling. Above it the call is refused as priced_out with the pri
- Added: Line The next slot goes to the highest max_multiplier in the line, then to whoever holds the fewest, weighted by class: at the default ceiling, hold nothing and you are next. patient waits until the price fits. priority
- Added: Limits max_seconds , budget_nanodollars and max_exposure_nanodollars are ceilings you set, never fees, and an unspent budget costs nothing. In the week ending 2026-09-10 the median statement metered $0.010 and the 99th p