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 19 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Account API, API Keys API, Batches API, and 16 more. Tagged areas include Company, GPU, Inference, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.
The OpenRelay catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
OpenRelay’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, support, and 28 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 4
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Standards implemented 3
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 19
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
OpenRelay Inference API
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 offic...
OpenRelay Account API
The signed-in user: profile, memberships, and first-time onboarding.
OpenRelay API Keys API
Programmatic access keys (vl_…) used to authenticate with this API.
OpenRelay Batches API
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 ...
OpenRelay Billing API
Prepaid balance, saved cards, deposits, and auto-recharge.
OpenRelay Catalog API
Public catalog: GPU models, availability, pricing, templates, and locations.
OpenRelay Clusters API
Autoscaling inference clusters that serve a container image behind an endpoint.
OpenRelay Files API
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).
OpenRelay Internal API
Machine-to-machine endpoints used by platform infrastructure. Not part of the public API.
OpenRelay Organizations API
Organizations and their members. Most resources are scoped to an org.
OpenRelay Provider API
For GPU providers: applications, nodes, provisioning tokens, and earnings.
OpenRelay Registry Credentials API
Private container-registry credentials for pulling images.
OpenRelay Runners API
Managed GitHub Actions runner pools.
OpenRelay Snapshots API
Point-in-time VM snapshots and forking new VMs from them.
OpenRelay SSH Keys API
Org-level SSH public keys that can be attached to VMs.
OpenRelay Transfers API
Move resources between organizations you belong to.
OpenRelay Usage API
Current-period usage and cost breakdowns.
OpenRelay Webhooks API
Subscribe to platform events with signed HTTP callbacks.
OpenRelay V Ms API
GPU virtual machines: lifecycle, disks, SSH access, and console links.
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Open Collections 18
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
OpenRelay Account API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account API Keys API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Batches API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Billing API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Catalog API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Clusters API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Files API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Internal API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Organizations API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Provider API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Registry Credentials API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Runners API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Snapshots API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account SSH Keys API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Transfers API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Usage API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account VMs API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpenRelay Account Webhooks API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
OpenRelay MCP Server
Official Model Context Protocol server shipped inside the OpenRelay CLI (orl). It exposes the entire OpenRelay control-plane REST API to Claude and other MCP clients as tools, e...
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 4
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
Deploy a GPU VM
AGENT SKILLManage API keys and webhooks
AGENT SKILLRun a batch inference job
AGENT SKILLRun an autoscaling inference cluster
AGENT SKILLOpenRelay API pricing
Prices published by OpenRelay, read 2026-09-20 from openrelay.inc/gpu-pricing-calculator.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 24GB | $0.29/hr |
| RTX 3090 24GB | $0.18/hr |
| H100 SXM 80GB | $2.60/hr |
| A100 40GB | $0.80/hr |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Billed by: gpu-hour · FinOps profile →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Service Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
OpenRelay
SLAFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Openrelay Finops
FINOPSEvent Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Openrelay Webhooks
ASYNCAPISpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
OpenRelay API Rules
SPECTRALOpenAPI Overlays 1
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Openrelay Openapi Overlay
GENERATEDSecurity Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Resources
Get Started 3
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 6
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 3
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 5
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 2
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
OpenRelay API — frequently asked questions
Does OpenRelay have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 19 APIs from OpenRelay, including OpenRelay Inference API, OpenRelay Account API and OpenRelay API Keys API, and 16 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the OpenRelay API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 18 OpenAPI specifications for OpenRelay, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the OpenRelay API?
OpenRelay uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Openrelay Authentication.
How much does the OpenRelay API cost?
OpenRelay publishes its prices; its RTX 4090 24GB plan is $0.29/hr as of 2026-09-20. APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for OpenRelay, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does OpenRelay have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for OpenRelay: Official Model Context Protocol server shipped inside the OpenRelay CLI (orl). It exposes the entire OpenRelay control-plane REST API to Claude and other MCP clients as tools, executing "as you" with
Is the OpenRelay API ready for AI agents?
OpenRelay has a Kin Score of 61.0 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 40.4 (agent-native), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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