specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
provider: Arkham
providerId: arkham
tags:
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- Blockchain Intelligence
description: >-
  Arkham API billing is a usage-based credit model. Every request consumes credits from a monthly
  allowance; cost is per-call (credits = endpoint weight) or per-row (credits = weight x rows returned).
  Failed 4xx/5xx requests are not charged. The x402 surface prices the same credit weights at $0.20 per
  credit in USDC on Base.
sources:
- https://arkm.com/llms/guides/credit-pricing.md
- https://arkm.com/llms/guides/rate-limits.md
- https://arkm.com/llms/guides/x402-pay-per-request-for-agents.md
publisherName: Arkham Intelligence
serviceCategory: Blockchain Intelligence
billingModel:
  type: usage-based-credits
  unit: credit
  monetary_rate: $0.20 per credit (x402)
  charge_on_failure: false
  metering:
    per_call: credits = endpoint weight
    per_row: credits = weight x rows returned
credit_weights_examples:
- {endpoint: 'GET /intelligence/address/{address}', credits: 1, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /intelligence/address/{address}/all', credits: 2, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /intelligence/address_enriched/{address}/all', credits: 4, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'POST /intelligence/address/batch', credits: 250, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'POST /intelligence/address_enriched/batch/all', credits: 1000, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /intelligence/search', credits: 30, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /transfers', credits: 2, type: per-row}
- {endpoint: 'GET /transfers/unenriched', credits: 1, type: per-row}
- {endpoint: 'GET /swaps', credits: 2, type: per-row}
- {endpoint: 'GET /token/top', credits: 10, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /token/holders/{id}', credits: 30, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'POST /ws/sessions', credits: 500, type: per-call}
- {endpoint: 'GET /ws/transfers', credits: 2, type: per-row}
cost_controls:
- Use the limit parameter to cap per-row cost.
- Cache responses; paginate correctly; use batch/bulk endpoints.
- Repeated lookups of the same labeled address within a period count once (label limits).