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AI Compute Optimization Infra

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active marketmarket pulse 47/100commercial money present0 new builders in 30d38 listings
basis: all observed monthly plans · commercial-form-v2
Agents · median
$30/mo
2 providers
MCP servers · median
$20/mo
$12–$29 middle half · 8 providers
1.5×

Agents cost 1.5× MCPs across all tiers — median $30 vs $20. Two different markets; a blended figure would mislead either buyer.

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each dot = one provider · log scale
Agents $30
Ment Ai Cost Optimisation · $20
Modal Inference · $30
MCP servers $20
Vetted Consumer · $10
Whichmodel Mcp · $10
energyai · $19
Token Optimizer · $12
Cost Model · $20
Complexity Cost Calculator Mcp · $29
Aws Pricing Calculator · $44
Atom Mcp Server · $500
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          "monthly_usd": 30,
          "headline": "From $30/mo",
          "summary": "From $30/mo. Modal publicly shows a $30 monthly plan alongside additional usage-based pricing rates."
        },
        "observed": true
      },
      {
        "agent_id": "optimization_qovery",
        "name": "Optimization Qovery",
        "price": {
          "observed": true,
          "billing": "usage",
          "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
          "monthly_usd": null,
          "headline": "Paid (price not published)",
          "summary": "Qovery offers Team and Business plans with usage-based pricing and an Enterprise plan with custom pricing; no public numeric rates are shown."
        },
        "observed": true
      }
    ],
    "suggested_next_calls": [
      {
        "tool": "price_benchmark",
        "arguments": {
          "niche": "ai-compute-optimization-infra"
        },
        "purpose": "full observed price distribution + per-tier medians for this niche"
      },
      {
        "tool": "niche_report",
        "arguments": {
          "niche": "ai-compute-optimization-infra",
          "response_mode": "full"
        },
        "purpose": "the complete report incl. index series and tier decomposition"
      },
      {
        "tool": "suggest_alternatives",
        "arguments": {
          "agent_id": "atom_mcp_server"
        },
        "purpose": "comparable (optionally cheaper) providers to a named agent"
      },
      {
        "tool": "get_agent_profile",
        "arguments": {
          "agent_id": "atom_mcp_server"
        },
        "purpose": "full profile, integrations and pricing for one provider"
      }
    ]
  }
}
Full market

17 providers, one sortable view

Dense enough for many listings; progressive disclosure keeps mobile usable.

ProviderTypeFromVs niche medianLiveness
ATOM Pricing Intelligenceprovides live AI inference pricing data and market intelligence through Model Context Protocol
mcp$500from / mo1624.1% above100% livemcp1624.1% above median100% live
delega.ai for AWS Pricing Calculatorcreates, edits, saves, and loads AWS Pricing Calculator estimates
mcp$45.27from / mo56.1% above100% livemcp56.1% above median100% live
//beforeyoushipmodels realistic monthly costs of LLM applications before deployment
mcp$5from / mo82.8% below100% livemcp82.8% below median100% live
Modal InferenceProvides cloud infrastructure to run AI inference, training, batch processing, and sandboxes with fast cold starts and GPU autoscaling
tool$30from / mo3.4% above100% livetool3.4% above median100% live
TOToken OptimizerReduces LLM API costs via semantic caching, prompt compression, model routing, context pruning, and thinking budget optimization
mcp$11.99from / mo58.7% below37% livemcp58.7% below median37% live
Agentic SystemsARADIA deploys turnkey, on-premise private Agentic AI systems on dedicated NVIDIA DGX hardware with zero cloud data leakage. Operating since 1991, Aradia enabl…
mcp$15125from / mo52055.2% above100% livemcp52055.2% above median100% live
Complexity Cost Calculator MCPcalculates coupling and coordination overhead costs for engineering teams
mcp$29from / moat median100% livemcpat median100% live
EnergyaiFree energy intelligence for AI agents: US clean-energy incentives by ZIP (DSIRE-grounded), honest-range solar production estimates, instant 0-100 Energy Node…
mcp$19from / mo34.5% below100% livemcp34.5% below median100% live
Ment Ai Cost Optimisationoptimizes AI API costs for production agents using model routing, caching, prompt compression, and usage controls
tool$20from / mo31% below100% livetool31% below median100% live
VCVetted ConsumerA free, hosted MCP server for local-LLM hardware decisions. Ask whether a model fits your GPU, Mac, or mini-PC, which GGUF quant to download, the cheapest mach…
mcp$10from / mo65.5% below100% livemcp65.5% below median100% live
Wwhichmodel-mcpCost-optimized LLM model routing recommendations for AI agents — real-time pricing and benchmarks across 300+ models.
mcp$10from / mo65.5% below100% livemcp65.5% below median100% live
AutokernelOpen-source autonomous agent that profiles PyTorch models, identifies GPU kernel bottlenecks, and iteratively optimizes Triton or CUDA C++ kernels with correct…
agentFreefree to use100% liveagent100% live
Azure Finops AgentAI-powered conversational tool for Azure cloud cost optimization. Identifies idle resources, forecasts spend, analyzes reservations, and delivers FinOps insigh…
agentFreefree to use100% liveagent100% live
Context ModeMCP plugin and platform that optimizes LLM context usage for AI coding agents. Keeps raw data out of context windows, saves up to 98% tokens per session, and p…
mcp$20from / mo31% below100% livemcp31% below median100% live
CostwiseOpen-source MCP server that reduces AI coding agent costs by 2-5x through local indexing, context control, and token budgeting. Works with Claude Code, Cursor,…
mcpFreefree to use100% livemcp100% live
EdgeeAgent gateway that sits between AI coding agents and LLM providers to compress tokens up to 50%, route requests with automatic fallback, and provide observabil…
agent$33.66from / mo16.1% above100% liveagent16.1% above median100% live
Env DoctorGPU environment diagnostic tool that detects and fixes CUDA/driver/library mismatches for Python AI developers. Exposes diagnostics via MCP server for AI assis…
agentFreefree to use100% liveagent100% live
Showing only providers with a published price or a free plan. $29 = lowest observed monthly · Free = free to use · Free tier = free plan + paid options.