SF Compute
SF Compute (San Francisco Compute Company) runs a spot-priced market for very large scale GPU clusters. The api.sfcompute.com REST API lets buyers and sellers place market orders for blocks of H100 GPU-hours, manage tradable cluster contracts, query live market prices, check balances, and provision managed Kubernetes clusters, nodes, and VMs - all driven by the `sf` CLI and language SDKs.
SF Compute publishes 10 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Balance API, Clusters API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include GPU, Compute, Marketplace, H100, and Spot Pricing.
The SF Compute catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
SF Compute’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, documentation, signup flow, pricing, changelog, support, and 16 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Standards implemented 2
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 10
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
SF Compute Account API
The Account API from SF Compute — 4 operation(s) for account.
SF Compute Balance API
The Balance API from SF Compute — 2 operation(s) for balance.
SF Compute Clusters API
The Clusters API from SF Compute — 5 operation(s) for clusters.
SF Compute Contracts API
The Contracts API from SF Compute — 2 operation(s) for contracts.
SF Compute Nodes API
The Nodes API from SF Compute — 3 operation(s) for nodes.
SF Compute Orders API
The Orders API from SF Compute — 3 operation(s) for orders.
SF Compute Prices API
The Prices API from SF Compute — 1 operation(s) for prices.
SF Compute Images API
The Images API from SF Compute — 5 operation(s) for images.
SF Compute Money API
The Money API from SF Compute — 4 operation(s) for money.
SF Compute V Ms API
The VMs API from SF Compute — 5 operation(s) for vms.
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Open Collections 12
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
SF Compute API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Balance API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Clusters API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Contracts API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Images API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Money API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Nodes API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Orders API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account Prices API
OPEN COLLECTIONSF Compute Account VMs API
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SF Compute API pricing
Prices published by SF Compute, read 2026-09-20 from sfcompute.com/#prices.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Reserve compute at market rate | $2.11 average gpu/hr |
| Resale calculator - realized price | $4.29/gpu/hr |
| Resale calculator - reserved price | $3.00/gpu/hr |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- API Requests: see provider documentation requests
- Quote Request Duration: long-running (CLI uses a 600s client timeout) seconds
- Order Placement: bounded by available balance and market liquidity orders
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against SF Compute's documentation. All 4 limits →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
SF Compute Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
SF Compute Finops
FINOPSFeatures 6
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Market-Based GPU Pricing
Per-node hourly pricing fluctuates with supply and demand, with no long-term contracts.
Flexible Node Reservations
Reserve any number of H100 or H200 nodes for custom durations and start times.
Managed Slurm Clusters
Slurm-scheduled clusters available on request for larger training jobs.
Bare Metal Clusters
Direct bare-metal access for advanced workloads on request.
Hardware Failure Refunds
Automatic refunds for failed nodes with hardware-level monitoring.
Cancel Anytime
Cancel or resell unused capacity without penalty.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.
SF Compute API Rules
SPECTRALSecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 3
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 5
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
SF Compute API — frequently asked questions
Does SF Compute have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from SF Compute, including SF Compute Account API, SF Compute Balance API and SF Compute Clusters API, and 7 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the SF Compute API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for SF Compute, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the SF Compute API?
SF Compute uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as SF Compute Authentication.
How much does the SF Compute API cost?
SF Compute publishes its prices; its Reserve compute at market rate plan is $2.11 average gpu/hr as of 2026-09-20. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for SF Compute, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the SF Compute API ready for AI agents?
SF Compute has a Kin Score of 39.0 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 22.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.
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