Save up to 80%
on compute costs
Transparent, straightforward pricing. No egress fees. No surprise charges. No calculator required.
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Resource rates
Prices denominated in USD, paid in LNQ. Compare against major cloud providers.
| Resource | Unit | LinqProtocol | AWS | GCP | Azure | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vCPU | per hour | $0.0072 | $0.040 | $0.023 | $0.035 | 82% |
| Memory | per GB-hour | $0.0004 | $0.0044 | $0.0031 | $0.005 | 90% |
| Storage | per GB-month | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.04 | $0.05 | 80% |
| Egress | per GB | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.12 | $0.087 | 100% |
AWS: EC2/Fargate on-demand (us-east-1), EBS gp3 • GCP: E2 custom (us-central1) • Azure: D-series v5 (East US) — Feb 2026
Instance-level comparison
| Configuration | LinqProtocol | AWS | GCP | Azure | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB | $26/mo | $140/mom6i.large × 2 | $98/moe2-standard-4 | $140/moD4s v5 | 81% |
| 8 vCPU / 32 GB | $52/mo | $280/mom6i.2xlarge | $196/moe2-standard-8 | $280/moD8s v5 | 81% |
| 16 vCPU / 64 GB | $105/mo | $561/mom6i.4xlarge | $391/moe2-standard-16 | $561/moD16s v5 | 81% |
Recommended instances
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Forge
Built for production
- Production web apps
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Titan
Maximum horsepower
- High-traffic apps
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Need custom resources?
Configure exact CPU, memory, and storage for your specific workload. Enterprise GPU instances coming soon.
Contact SalesReal-world workloads
See how much you'd save running common applications.
Open WebUI (LLM Interface)
4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
GitHub Runner (CI/CD)
2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage
Grafana + Prometheus Stack
2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB storage
Everything included
No extra charges for enterprise features.
No Extra Charge
- TLS certificates (Let's Encrypt)
- Ingress and load balancing
- Network tunnel endpoints
- Prometheus metrics
- Grafana dashboards
- Loki log aggregation
- Istio service mesh (mTLS)
- Egress bandwidth
What Others Charge For
- Load balancing ($16+/mo)
- NAT Gateway ($32+/mo)
- CloudWatch ($0.30/GB logs)
- Data transfer out ($0.09/GB)
- Cloud Logging ($0.50/GB)
- Cloud Load Balancing ($18+/mo)
- Network egress ($0.12/GB)
- Application Insights ($2.30/GB)
- Load Balancer ($18+/mo)
- Bandwidth ($0.087/GB)
Payment with LNQ
Getting LNQ
- • Uniswap - Swap ETH for LNQ
- • Bitget/MEXC - Buy on CEXs
- • In-app conversion support
Funding Deployments
- • Connect wallet (MetaMask, Rainbow)
- • Approve the transaction
- • LNQ locked in escrow
Escrow Funding
You fund in LNQ and the escrow holds balance as workloads run. Top up when you want more runway.
Enterprise options
For larger deployments, we offer volume discounts, reserved capacity, OTC payments, and dedicated support.
Pricing FAQ
How are cloud comparisons calculated?
AWS prices are based on EC2 on-demand rates (us-east-1) and EBS gp3 storage. GCP uses E2 standard/custom pricing (us-central1). Azure uses D-series v5 on-demand (East US). All prices are publicly listed and verified as of February 2026.
Why is LinqProtocol so much cheaper?
We leverage a decentralized network of bare-metal providers who offer unused capacity at lower rates. No data center overhead, no middleman markup, and our LNQ token economics enable further cost reductions.
What if LNQ price changes after I fund?
Pricing is denominated in USD and the LNQ amount is calculated at the time you fund. If market price moves later, you can top up as needed.
Is there a free tier?
Not currently. We're exploring options for developer trials.
What happens if my escrow runs out?
You'll receive warnings before funds deplete. If the escrow expires, the deployment stops. You can fund a new escrow to redeploy.
Can I get a refund?
Unused funds in an expired escrow automatically return to your wallet. No manual refund process needed.