OpenRelay

OpenRelay is a Y Combinator-backed distributed GPU cloud for production AI inference — "the CDN of inference." It runs a global mesh of GPUs (RTX 4090/5090, A100, H100) that teams reach through a single API: rent dedicated GPU VMs with SSH and persistent volumes, stand up autoscaling inference clusters behind an endpoint, or call hosted open models via an OpenAI-compatible (and Anthropic Messages-compatible) API. Anyone can also join as a provider and earn on idle compute. The control-plane REST API (api.openrelay.inc) manages orgs, VMs, clusters, snapshots, billing, usage, transfers, provider nodes, batches, files, and webhooks, and is fully driveable from the first-party `orl` CLI — which also ships an official MCP server for agents. Traffic reroutes across healthy nodes in milliseconds, with pricing OpenRelay claims is up to 90% cheaper than the hyperscalers.

OpenRelay publishes 18 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, API Keys API, Batches API, and 15 more. Tagged areas include Company, GPU, Inference, AI, and Machine Learning.

The OpenRelay catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

OpenRelay’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, support, and 23 more developer resources.

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57.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 61/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

AccessSelf serve

19 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CompanyGPUInferenceAIMachine LearningCloud ComputeInfrastructureOpenAI-CompatibleGPU CloudLLM

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Composite quality — 57.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 7.2 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 10.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 61/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 19

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

Lifecycle

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

DataModel

Webhooks

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

CLI

CLI

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

Security

Security

Compliance

Compliance

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: openrelay
name: OpenRelay
description: 'OpenRelay is a Y Combinator-backed distributed GPU cloud for production AI inference — "the CDN of inference."
  It runs a global mesh of GPUs (RTX 4090/5090, A100, H100) that teams reach through a single API: rent dedicated GPU VMs
  with SSH and persistent volumes, stand up autoscaling inference clusters behind an endpoint, or call hosted open models
  via an OpenAI-compatible (and Anthropic Messages-compatible) API. Anyone can also join as a provider and earn on idle compute.
  The control-plane REST API (api.openrelay.inc) manages orgs, VMs, clusters, snapshots, billing, usage, transfers, provider
  nodes, batches, files, and webhooks, and is fully driveable from the first-party `orl` CLI — which also ships an official
  MCP server for agents. Traffic reroutes across healthy nodes in milliseconds, with pricing OpenRelay claims is up to 90%
  cheaper than the hyperscalers.'
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- name: OpenRelay Inference API
  description: 'OpenAI-compatible chat completions API (POST /v1/chat/completions) and, for supporting models, an Anthropic-compatible
    Messages API (POST /v1/messages). Drop-in: point the official OpenAI SDKs at the base URL with an OpenRelay key. Also
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  name: OpenRelay Account API
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  name: OpenRelay API Keys API
  description: Programmatic access keys (vl_…) used to authenticate with this API.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
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  properties:
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-batches-api
  name: OpenRelay Batches API
  description: 'Batch inference jobs: submit a JSONL file of requests, poll status, and download results at a discounted rate.
    Served by the inference endpoint (inference.openrelay.inc). Batch access is enabled per organization; without it these
    endpoints return 404.'
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  name: OpenRelay Billing API
  description: Prepaid balance, saved cards, deposits, and auto-recharge.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-catalog-api
  name: OpenRelay Catalog API
  description: 'Public catalog: GPU models, availability, pricing, templates, and locations.'
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-clusters-api
  name: OpenRelay Clusters API
  description: Autoscaling inference clusters that serve a container image behind an endpoint.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
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  properties:
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  - type: APIReference
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-files-api
  name: OpenRelay Files API
  description: Input and result files for the Batch API (JSONL, up to 200 MB and 50,000 records). Served by the inference
    endpoint (inference.openrelay.inc).
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
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  properties:
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-internal-api
  name: OpenRelay Internal API
  description: Machine-to-machine endpoints used by platform infrastructure. Not part of the public API.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
  - Internal
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-organizations-api
  name: OpenRelay Organizations API
  description: Organizations and their members. Most resources are scoped to an org.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
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  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: APIReference
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-provider-api
  name: OpenRelay Provider API
  description: 'For GPU providers: applications, nodes, provisioning tokens, and earnings.'
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - Provider
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
- aid: openrelay:openrelay-registry-credentials-api
  name: OpenRelay Registry Credentials API
  description: Private container-registry credentials for pulling images.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - Registry Credentials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openrelay-registry-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
- aid: openrelay:openrelay-runners-api
  name: OpenRelay Runners API
  description: Managed GitHub Actions runner pools.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - Runners
  properties:
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- aid: openrelay:openrelay-snapshots-api
  name: OpenRelay Snapshots API
  description: Point-in-time VM snapshots and forking new VMs from them.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
  - Snapshots
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  - type: Documentation
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  name: OpenRelay SSH Keys API
  description: Org-level SSH public keys that can be attached to VMs.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - SSH Keys
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
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  name: OpenRelay Transfers API
  description: Move resources between organizations you belong to.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - Transfers
  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
- aid: openrelay:openrelay-usage-api
  name: OpenRelay Usage API
  description: Current-period usage and cost breakdowns.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - Usage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
- aid: openrelay:openrelay-vms-api
  name: OpenRelay VMs API
  description: 'GPU virtual machines: lifecycle, disks, SSH access, and console links.'
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  baseURL: https://api.openrelay.inc
  tags:
  - VMs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
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    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.openrelay.inc/docs/account/overview
- aid: openrelay:openrelay-webhooks-api
  name: OpenRelay Webhooks API
  description: Subscribe to platform events with signed HTTP callbacks.
  humanURL: https://docs.openrelay.inc
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  tags:
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