These terms of service for Compute Finance (the "Agreement") regulate the services provided by Compute Finance, an independent pre-incorporation project which owns and operates the compute.finance website and the Compute Price Index (CPI) Oracle. "Compute Finance", "us", or "we" refers to the project, and the end user (the "User" or "you") agrees to be bound by this Agreement when or if you are provided with an "I Agree" button or box, or by otherwise using the Service. You should read the Agreement in its entirety prior to your use of the Service.
This Agreement constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and Compute Finance which owns and operates the compute.finance website and all related and ancillary services, including the Service set out below (the "Service"). You consent to comply with all the terms set forth in this Agreement.
01. Service description
Compute Finance publishes the Compute Price Index, an equal-weighted reference price for AI inference compute across major providers. The Service computes a Standard Compute Unit (SCU) from publicly available provider pricing using a published methodology, records each version on a public blockchain, and exposes the result through a public website and a free, read-only API.
The SCU is reconstitution-driven. It is published when basket composition or provider rate-card prices change. There is no fixed cadence and no real-time feed. Compute Finance is not affiliated with any of the providers whose public pricing is tracked in the index.
02. Grant of license
- Compute Finance grants the User a non-exclusive, personal, limited, non-transferable right to use the Service through your personal computer or other device that accesses the internet in order to access and use the Service available and described on the compute.finance website, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
- The Service may not be used by (i) minors and individuals under the age of 18 years; (ii) individuals who can be considered minors or under the age of majority adulthood in their specific jurisdiction(s); or (iii) individuals accessing or using the Service from any jurisdiction in which it is illegal for them to do so. It is up to the User to determine whether or not your use of the Service is lawful.
- Compute Finance and its licensors are the sole holders of all rights in and to the Service and code, technology, organization and structure, architecture, including copyright, trade secrets, intellectual property and other rights. You may not: (a) copy, create derivative works, distribute, publish, exploit, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, or translate the compute.finance website or the Service; or (b) use the Service that in any way is prohibited by applicable laws or regulations.
- The term "Compute Finance", its associated domain names, and any other trade marks or service marks used by us as part of the Service (the "Trademarks"), are solely owned by Compute Finance. In addition, all content on the Service, including but not limited to the images, pictures, graphics, text, and other intellectual property rights and copyrights (the "Site Content"), belongs to Compute Finance or its licensors. You acknowledge that use of the Site Content or the Trademarks is illegal, and you agree not to do anything that will harm or potentially harm any such rights, including the intellectual property rights of Compute Finance.
03. Permitted use of the API
- The API at api.compute.finance is provided for public, read-only access without authentication. It is intended for programmatic and commercial integration. You may query it, build on it, and display SCU values in your own applications, subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
- You agree to: (i) not attempt to overwhelm, degrade, disrupt, or circumvent the operation of the Service; (ii) not represent the data as official pricing issued by any AI provider, or as your own original benchmark; and (iii) attribute Compute Finance when you display SCU values, charts, or other index data derived from the Service.
- Compute Finance may rate-limit, throttle, restrict, or revoke access at any time without notice. We may change endpoints, response formats, or the methodology at any time, though we will document material changes in the public documentation.
04. Your representations and warranties
By using the Service, you represent, warrant, covenant, and agree that:
- You are at least 18 years of age, you are of the age of maturity in your jurisdiction, and you possess all of the necessary ability, power, and authority to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to carry out and execute its duties under this Agreement.
- Your use of the Service is at your own option, discretion, and risk.
- You understand that Compute Finance is an infrastructure provider for applications and developers.
- In using the Service, you acknowledge that you are NOT dealing with, and that Compute Finance is NOT operating as and has NO legal duties related to, a crypto-asset service provider, virtual asset service provider, asset manager, brokerage, custodian, exchange, virtual asset trading platform, investment or financial advisor, loan or credit service provider, money or payment service operator, securities dealer or issuer, or equivalent under the applicable regulations. You should not use the Service as such if you require such services or such a service provider.
- The telecommunication networks, blockchain networks and projects, and internet access services required for you to access and use the Service are entirely beyond the control of Compute Finance, and Compute Finance shall have no liability whatsoever for any outages, slowness, capacity constraints, or other deficiencies affecting the same.
- Should you discover a bug or error in the Service, you have the responsibility to notify Compute Finance at info@compute.finance as soon as practicable. Any attempt by you to use a discovered bug or error for illicit gain is strictly prohibited. Such bugs or errors should be disclosed in a responsible manner and in strict confidence to info@compute.finance and no other entity.
05. No warranties
- Compute Finance will make reasonable commercial efforts to provide the Service up to industry standard, but makes no warranty that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely or error-free, or that defects will be corrected.
- Compute Finance disclaims any and all warranties, expressed or implied, in connection with the Service which is provided to you "as is" and we provide you with no warranty or representation whatsoever regarding its quality, fitness for purpose, completeness or accuracy.
- Pricing data is sourced from public provider pages and may lag, omit, or differ from any specific provider's billing, including enterprise, negotiated, or volume-discount pricing. The SCU is a reference benchmark, not a quote. Always verify directly with the provider before making commercial decisions.
06. Not financial advice; no offer
- The Service is a public benchmark. Nothing on the Service constitutes financial, investment, tax, legal, or other professional advice, a recommendation to buy, sell, or use any model, provider, or service, or a guarantee that any provider will honor the prices shown.
- Nothing on the Service constitutes an offer, solicitation, or invitation to invest in any security, token, or financial instrument. Any reference to future products or features is a forward-looking statement about the project roadmap, is not a commitment, and is subject to change.
07. Breach
- Without prejudice to any other rights, if a User breaches in whole or in part any provision contained herein, Compute Finance reserves the right to take such action as it sees fit, including terminating this Agreement or any other agreement in place with the User and/or taking legal action against such User.
- Compute Finance reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Service at its discretion, including but not limited to cases of suspected misuse of the Service or violations of this Agreement.
- You agree to fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless Compute Finance and its operators, contributors, and affiliates from and against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees and any other charges whatsoever, howsoever caused, that may arise as a result of: (i) your breach of this Agreement, in whole or in part; (ii) violation by you of any law or any third party rights; or (iii) use by you of the Service.
08. Limitations and liability
Under no circumstances shall Compute Finance be liable for any special, incidental, direct, indirect or consequential damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use (or misuse) of the Service, even if Compute Finance had prior knowledge of the possibility of such damages.
Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that applicable law does not permit to be excluded.
09. Term and termination
- This Agreement shall commence on the date of acceptance of this Agreement by the User.
- Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, either party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any or no reason by discontinuing use of the Service or, in our case, by taking steps to shut down the Service.
- Any representations and liabilities that, by their nature, continue beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, accrued rights, warranty disclaimers, and limits of liability, will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. Complaints
If a User wishes to make a complaint, please contact Compute Finance at info@compute.finance.
11. Amendments
Compute Finance reserves the right to update or modify this Agreement or any part thereof at any time or otherwise without notice, and you will be bound by such amended Agreement upon posting. Therefore, we encourage you to check the terms and conditions contained in the version of the Agreement in force at such time. Your continued use of the Service shall be deemed to attest to your agreement to any amendments to the Agreement.
12. Governing law
Compute Finance is currently a pre-incorporation project. The governing law and jurisdiction of this Agreement, and all matters relating hereto, will be specified in this Agreement once a corporate entity is established. Until then, disputes should be raised directly with the project operators in good faith at info@compute.finance.
13. Severability
If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect the validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision hereof, or the validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other provision hereof.
14. Assignment
Compute Finance may assign, transfer, charge, sub-license, or deal in any other manner with this Agreement, in whole or in part, or subcontract any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, to any other party. The User may not assign any of his/her rights or obligations under this Agreement.
15. Miscellaneous
- No waiver by Compute Finance of any breach of any provision of this Agreement (including the failure of Compute Finance to require strict and literal performance of or compliance with any provision of this Agreement) shall in any way be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement.
- Nothing in this Agreement shall create or confer any rights or other benefits in favor of any third parties not party to this Agreement.
- Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create a partnership, agency, trust arrangement, fiduciary relationship or joint venture between you and Compute Finance.
- This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between you and Compute Finance regarding the Service and supersedes any prior agreement, understanding, or arrangement between you and Compute Finance.
- This Agreement, and any schedules and other documents incorporated by reference, and the text on this website have been drafted first in English. The User agrees that any translations to other languages shall be only for the User's convenience. The English version of this Agreement and this website shall prevail in all legal matters and matters related to this Agreement.
16. Contact
Questions about this Agreement can be sent to info@compute.finance.