Compute Futures · Live Market

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

Coming soon, post-VASP: forward rate-locks, options contracts, and the 8X Index will 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

$0.0041
SPOT · $/1K TOKENS
$0.0038
30-DAY FWD RATE
$12.4M
24H VOLUME
847
OPEN CONTRACTS
Live Pricing

Compute Rate Index

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

LIVE
$0.00412 / 1K tokens +2.3%
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Price (step — flat until next change event)
Change event marker
Source: api.eightx.app · Real provider data
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
⬡ Free sandbox — view only
📅 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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plan to lock rates
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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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plan to trade options
⬡ Free sandbox — view only
⬡ 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
8
PROVIDERS
Coming soon · post-VASP
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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
Provider Spot $/1K 30D Fwd Basket Weight Contribution
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How It Works

From sign-up to rate-locked in minutes

Three steps to protect your AI compute budget.

1
Choose your instrument
Select spot, forward, or options based on your time horizon and risk appetite. View live pricing data with no account required.
2
Set your parameters
Choose provider, volume, tenor, and strike price. EightX calculates your effective rate and compares against current market pricing automatically.
3
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.
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Create your free EightX account to start trading compute futures. View live pricing always. Activate a plan to place spot, forward, and options contracts.