name: Cosmos API Plans
description: >-
  The Cosmos SDK LCD (Light Client Daemon) REST APIs are open-source and
  self-hosted. There is no centralized paid plan from the Cosmos project itself.
  Access to public nodes is community-provided and free; production usage
  requires running your own node or subscribing to a third-party node provider
  such as QuickNode, Blockdaemon, or All That Node.
url: https://cosmos.network
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"

plans:

  - name: Self-Hosted (Open Source)
    description: >-
      Run your own Cosmos SDK node and enable the REST API server by setting
      api.enable = true in app.toml. Full access to all LCD REST endpoints on
      port 1317 with no usage restrictions beyond your own hardware.
    url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/user/run-node/run-node
    type: free
    rateLimited: false
    authentication: none
    features:
      - Full LCD REST API access (port 1317)
      - Swagger/OpenAPI UI at /swagger
      - gRPC access (port 9090)
      - CometBFT RPC (port 26657)
      - No rate limits (self-imposed)
      - Archive data (if run as archive node)

  - name: Community Public Endpoints (Free)
    description: >-
      Community-operated public LCD endpoints are available for development and
      testing. These are not intended for production dApp usage and may have
      implicit rate limiting or availability constraints.
    url: https://github.com/cosmos/awesome-cosmos
    type: free
    rateLimited: true
    authentication: none
    features:
      - LCD REST API access
      - CometBFT RPC access
      - Best-effort availability
      - No SLA

  - name: Third-Party Node Provider (Paid)
    description: >-
      Commercial node providers such as QuickNode, Blockdaemon, All That Node,
      and Cosmostation offer managed Cosmos Hub API access with SLAs, dedicated
      endpoints, and higher rate limits.
    url: https://www.quicknode.com/docs/cosmos
    type: paid
    rateLimited: true
    authentication: apiKey
    features:
      - Dedicated LCD REST endpoints
      - CometBFT RPC access
      - API key authentication
      - SLA-backed uptime
      - Higher rate limits
      - Archive node access
      - Customer support