generated: '2026-09-09'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://docs.aelf.com/resources/tokenomics/, https://docs.aelf.com/about-aelf/elf-token/,
  https://docs.aelf.com/learn/acs-introduction/acs1-transaction-fee-standard/ and
  https://docs.aelf.com/learn/acs-introduction/acs8-transaction-resource-token-fee-standard/
plan_count: 0
currency: ELF
summary: >-
  aelf publishes no commercial API plans, tiers or subscriptions, and there is no pricing page —
  because there is nothing to subscribe to. It is a permissionless public blockchain: reading the
  node Web API is free and anonymous, and writing costs an on-chain transaction fee denominated in
  the network's ELF token. plan_count is a genuine zero, not a missing measurement.
plans: []
cost_model:
  kind: on-chain-fees
  unit: ELF token
  read_operations:
    cost: none
    note: Every /api/blockChain read on the public nodes is anonymous and free.
  write_operations:
    cost: transaction fee, charged on-chain
    standards:
    - ACS1 — transaction fee standard (method fee charged per contract call)
    - ACS8 — transaction resource token fee standard (CPU/RAM/DISK/NET resource tokens metered
      for contract execution)
    estimation_endpoint: POST /api/blockChain/calculateTransactionFee
    note: >-
      The API itself exposes fee estimation as a first-class operation, which is the closest thing
      to a price quote this provider offers.
  free_allowance:
    exists: true
    note: >-
      AELF v1.5.0 release notes record support for multiple tokens for threshold and free
      allowance, and for a secondary delegate paying transaction fees on a user's behalf.
  test_network:
    cost: none
    note: Testnet tokens are dispensed free by the faucet — see sandbox/aelf-inc-sandbox.yml.
enterprise_contact: https://form.aelf.com/contact
grants: https://docs.aelf.com/about-aelf/grants/