Aethir vs Alchemy

How Aethir vs Alchemy compare on our ratings, infrastructure provider specs, funding, pros and cons.

Aethir3.5/5
VS
Alchemy4.3/5
Feature
Ratings
Our score3.5/54.3/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Reliability3.54.5
Chain coverage3.54.5
Pricing4.04.0
Developer experience3.54.5
Support3.04.0
Specs
ServicesNot disclosedRPC / nodes, Data APIs, Wallet APIs, Account abstraction, Developer tooling
Chains supported2100
Free tierNot disclosed Yes
Pricing fromDynamic demand-based bidding system$0.525 per 1,000,000 compute units
Enterprise SLANot disclosed Yes
TokenATHNot disclosed
Uptime SLANot disclosed99.99%
Free tier limitsNot disclosed30M compute units per month, up to 15 RPS, 5 apps, 5 webhooks
Company
Founded20212017
Headquarters—United States
InvestorsCitizenX, HashKey Capital, Merit Circle, Sanctor Capital +5Archetype
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Over 435,000 enterprise-grade GPU containers distributed worldwide
  • Smart contracts audited by CertiK
  • More than 1.3 billion delivered compute hours recorded
  • Dynamic bidding market allows cost-based workload allocation
  • 100+ supported blockchains
  • Free tier includes 30M compute units monthly
  • Enterprise SLAs reach 99.995% availability
  • RPC, indexed data and wallet APIs share one platform
Cons
  • Cross-chain bridge exploit in April 2026 caused $400,000 in contract losses
  • EigenLayer ATH staking requires a one-year lock-up period
  • Container operators face token slashing for hardware downtime or poor QoS
  • Pricing relies on bidding fluctuations rather than fixed flat tiers
  • Applications face centralised provider and outage exposure
  • Proprietary APIs can increase vendor lock-in
  • Pay As You Go charges scale with compute usage
  • Automated agent wallets add transaction-control risk
Best forAI teams training custom models, Cloud gaming studios needing low-latency streaming, GPU owners monetizing enterprise hardwareMultichain application teams, Solana developers, Account-abstraction products

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