Compute Futures · Live Market

Eliminate AI cost volatility.
One rate. Eight providers. Zero surprises.

Forward rate-locks, options contracts, and the 8X Index give enterprises a fixed, predictable AI compute cost — regardless of provider outages, model deprecations, or pricing swings.

GPT-4o · Claude 3.7 · Gemini 2.0 · Llama 3 · Mistral · Grok · DeepSeek · Command R+

⚡ Spot — instant capacity 📅 Forwards — rate-lock up to 12m ⚙️ Options — hedge with defined risk 🔒 Cross-provider settlement

⬡ Sandbox mode — view live data free · sign in to place trades

Live Pricing

Compute Rate Index

Real-time spot price and forward curve for aggregated LLM capacity across all connected providers.

$0.00412 / 1K tokens +2.3%

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Price (step — flat until next change event)

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      Trading Instruments
    

Three ways to access compute

Choose the instrument that fits your risk tolerance and time horizon.

⚡ Spot

Spot Purchase

Buy AI compute capacity at today's market rate. Tokens credited to your EightX balance instantly. No expiry.

CURRENT PRICE $0.00412 / 1K

24H CHANGE +2.3%

SETTLEMENT Instant

MIN ORDER 100 EXC credits

EST. TOKENS~121,359

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plan to trade

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📅 Forward

Rate-Lock Forward

Fix your compute rate for 30, 60, or 90 days. Convert variable AI opex into a known budget line — regardless of which way the market moves.

30-DAY FWD $0.00381 / 1K

60-DAY FWD $0.00374 / 1K

90-DAY FWD $0.00366 / 1K

BASIS vs SPOT -7.3% discount

LOCKED RATE$0.00381

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⚙️ Options

Compute Options

Buy the right (not obligation) to purchase compute at a set price. Cap downside risk with defined premium cost.

ATM CALL (30D) $0.000042

ATM PUT (30D) $0.000039

IMPLIED VOL 18.4%

DELTA 0.52

PREMIUM$0.000042

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      ⬡ Institutional Product
    

8X-INDEX — The AI Compute Basket

The only tradeable instrument that gives institutions diversified exposure to the entire AI compute market in a single position.

8X-INDEX · Live Basket Price

$0.001800

/ 1,000 tokens · weighted across 8 providers · rebalances in real time

$0.001845

30D FORWARD

$0.001935

90D FORWARD

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PROVIDERS

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Auto-Rebalancing

Smart Router continuously redistributes basket weights toward the cheapest capable model. You benefit from every price drop across the market automatically.

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Provider Diversification

If Anthropic raises prices 40%, your basket partially offsets through Google, Meta, and Mistral. No single-provider concentration risk in your AI budget.

📅

Single Forward Contract

Lock the 8X-INDEX rate for 30–90 days in a single transaction. No need to hedge each provider separately. One contract, all eight markets.

Live Basket Composition

Weights update with Smart Router · inverse-price weighted

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How It Works

From sign-up to rate-locked in minutes

Three steps to protect your AI compute budget.

Choose your instrument

Select spot, forward, or options based on your time horizon and risk appetite. View live pricing data with no account required.

Set your parameters

Choose provider, volume, tenor, and strike price. EightX calculates your effective rate and compares against current market pricing automatically.

Deploy and hedge

Confirm the trade. Your locked rate activates immediately — credits flow from your EightX balance and your agent networks route at the locked price.

Eliminate AI cost volatility. One rate. Eight providers. Zero surprises.

Compute Rate Index

Latency & Throughput Probe

Three ways to access compute

8X-INDEX — The AI Compute Basket

From sign-up to rate-locked in minutes

Eliminate AI cost volatility.
One rate. Eight providers. Zero surprises.