# Compute Finance

> The first public reference price for AI compute. The Compute Price Index (CPI) tracks the cost of one Standard Compute Unit (SCU) across basket models from major providers. Public methodology, free public API, on-chain publication on Base.

Compute Finance is public data infrastructure for AI compute pricing. V1 ships a live oracle, a methodology and API documentation site, and a waitlist with referrals. V1 is a public oracle; no token is tradeable, no marketplace is live, and no inference proxy is running. Points have no monetary value. V1 does not ship a first-party typed SDK — the machine interfaces are the public REST API, the OpenAPI spec at https://api.compute.finance/v1/openapi.yaml, and the official Compute Finance MCP at https://github.com/compute-finance/compute-finance-mcp (also on npm).

## API

The public REST API is the canonical machine interface for the CPI. No authentication. JSON responses. Stable schemas. Base URL: `https://api.compute.finance`.

- [OpenAPI specification (YAML)](https://api.compute.finance/v1/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable contract for the public API. Same payload also served at `/openapi.yaml` for agents probing conventional paths.
- [OpenAPI specification (JSON)](https://api.compute.finance/v1/openapi.json): Same spec in JSON. Also served at `/openapi.json`.
- [Interactive API explorer](https://api.compute.finance/v1/docs): Swagger UI for trying endpoints in the browser.
- Scope: read-only Oracle and Market endpoints. Auth-gated surfaces are not in this public spec.

## Live oracle

- [Live SCU and basket](https://oracle.compute.finance): Current Standard Compute Unit value, tier breakdown, full basket of all models with pricing by provider, hourly SCU history.

## Documentation

- [Methodology and API](https://docs.compute.finance): SCU formula, basket composition rules, on-chain verification instructions, public REST API reference.
- [API: current SCU](https://api.compute.finance/v1/oracle/scu): Returns the current SCU value as JSON. No authentication required.
- [API: full basket](https://api.compute.finance/v1/oracle/models): Returns all basket models with current pricing.
- [API: history](https://api.compute.finance/v1/oracle/history): Returns hourly SCU history over a time range.

## Full content (markdown)

- [Oracle methodology and formulas](https://oracle.compute.finance/index.html.md): CPI, SCU formula, basket composition, basket rules, on-chain verification.
- [Complete documentation](https://docs.compute.finance/index.html.md): API reference with code examples, response schemas, CF ID, points, referral program.

## Public information

- [Disclaimer (canonical V1 scope)](https://compute.finance/disclaimer): What the CPI is, what it is not, how the data works, independence and operational stance, terms of use, liability and law.

## Optional

- [Landing page](https://compute.finance/): Brand-level overview of the project and the thesis behind a public reference price for AI compute.

## Extended reference

- [Full reference for LLM retrieval](https://compute.finance/llms-full.txt): Complete CPI methodology, response shapes, basket rules, on-chain verification, and citation guidance.