Sluice turns inference into a market. Buyers get model access below list price, sellers earn back the credits they were never going to burn, and the rate floats with real supply instead of a fixed tariff.
Everything on Sluice settles in a single unit. One credit holds one dollar of inference value, and the same balance covers chat, image, video and music. There is no monthly fee, no seat licence, and no expiry on what you hold. You fund an account once and draw it down as you build.
1 credit = $1.00
Stable unit across every endpoint
5 credit minimum
The smallest top up by card
Three rails, one balance. Pick whichever fits how you already move money. Each one credits the same account the moment it clears.
| Method | Best for | How it settles |
|---|---|---|
| Card | fast top up from anywhere | instant, minimum 5 credits |
| USDC | people already holding stablecoins | deposit straight to your account wallet |
| x402 | autonomous agents | pay per request from a wallet, no account |
Text inference is priced from the live order book, so the discount you see moves with how much surplus sellers are listing. Media generation is billed at a flat rate per result, charged only when a job finishes.
| Type | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chat and reasoning | per token | discounted against provider list price |
| Image | ~0.04 credits | per image returned |
| Video | ~3 credits | per clip, billed on completion |
| Music | ~0.5 credits | per track, billed on completion |
Rates above are typical. The exact charge for a request comes back in the response so your client can reconcile spend down to the credit.
If you bought more than you can use, list it. You set the price, the book matches buyers to the best available rate, and the payout lands in your balance the moment an offer fills. Selling and sending credits to another account both ask for a quick identity check first, so the market stays clean.
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