Our mission: the most intelligence per dollar, with no vendor lock-in. One API key, one flat price, smart routing across every model.
Standard Compute is an LLM gateway for AI coding agents: one OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible API that routes each request to a cost-efficient model, paid with a monthly plan that has a fixed compute budget instead of per-token billing.
Plans, models, endpoints and company facts in one place: Standard Compute facts.
Standard Compute exists to give the people who run agents the most intelligence per dollar. That's our mission: a non-vendor-lock-in way to get as much intelligence per dollar as possible. You should never be trapped on one provider, and you should never pay more than you need to for the capability you actually use.
Every plan we offer is flat-rate. For individuals: Starter ($19/mo), Economy ($39/mo), Standard ($89/mo), and Pro ($249/mo). For teams: Pro Plus ($499/mo), Growth ($999/mo), Scale ($2,499/mo), and custom Business plans above that. Higher tiers get faster execution, priority scheduling, and a bigger compute budget. You pick a plan, plug your API key into your agent, and let smart routing stretch every dollar across the best model for each request.
Most LLM APIs charge per token. That model works for experimenting, but it falls apart the moment an agent runs hundreds or thousands of requests a day. Costs become unpredictable, budgets get blown, and teams start rationing the very capability they adopted AI to unlock.
We founded Standard Compute to fix that. A single monthly price, and smart routing that puts each request on the most cost-efficient model that can handle it — so you get the most intelligence for every dollar. Because our API is OpenAI-compatible, you're never locked in: switch in or out in three edits. Predictable costs mean you can finally treat intelligence the way you treat any other utility.
Set your model to "standardcompute" and our routing algorithm does the rest. Every request is analyzed for complexity, token budget, and current provider load — then matched to an appropriate model automatically. Simple requests go to fast, efficient models; complex reasoning, coding, and tool-heavy work get stronger models when needed.
If a provider has issues, your requests are rerouted. You can let the router choose, limit it to up to five models you pick in the dashboard, or pin one exact model. One key covers every provider, and we handle the fallbacks.
Our API is designed from the ground up for AI agents — OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Pi, OpenCode, and anything else that speaks the OpenAI format. The base URL (https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1) is OpenAI-compatible, so switching is three edits: the base URL, the key, and the model name. We serve /v1/chat/completions, /v1/responses and /v1/completions for OpenAI-compatible tools, and /v1/messages for Claude Code (ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://api.stdcmpt.com).
We optimize for the patterns that matter when agents run unattended: fast cold starts, consistent latency, high concurrency, and graceful handling of bursty traffic. Whether your agent is fixing failing tests, triaging support tickets, or planning a migration, the API stays responsive.
Standard Compute is a small, lean team. We do not maintain a large sales org or run a conference circuit. Instead, we put our energy into the product — keeping latency low, availability high, and pricing simple.
Every member of the team has shipped production software and understands the frustration of unpredictable cloud bills firsthand. That shared experience shapes every decision we make, from plan design to documentation.
One clarification that keeps coming up: Standard Compute (standardcompute.com) is an independent LLM API company. We are not affiliated with Databricks, whose products include a cluster tier also called "standard compute", or with any cloud provider's generic compute offerings. If you're reading about flat-rate LLM APIs for AI agents, that's us.
We do not use your prompts or outputs to train Standard Compute's models. Our account database is hosted in the EU (AWS eu-central-1 via Supabase); prompt content is processed by upstream model providers that may operate in various jurisdictions — details on the Data & Privacy page.
API keys are encrypted server-side, database access is locked down with row-level security, and all traffic is encrypted via HTTPS. We are fully GDPR-compliant as a data controller. More on our Security and Privacy pages.
We would love to hear from you — whether you have a product question, a feature request, or just want to say hello. Reach us anytime at contact@standardcompute.com.
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