{"example":true,"scope":"Compute State ranks current published list and effective rates from official vendor pages for the query you sent. It is a decision aid, not a quote, invoice, or promise the vendor will accept the job or bill that amount. Confirm capacity, region, and the vendor's own price at purchase time.","as_of":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","work":"inference","unit":"usd_for_est_tokens","recommendation":{"provider":"example-provider","sku":"example-model-mini","est_cost_usd":0.000375,"components":[{"name":"input","tag":"list","usd":0.000075,"rate_usd":0.075,"unit":"usd_per_1m_tokens"},{"name":"output","tag":"list","usd":0.0003,"rate_usd":0.3,"unit":"usd_per_1m_tokens"}],"why":"Sample shape only. Not a live rank. Flagged example: true. Canned 1,000 input / 1,000 output tokens at $0.000375. Next cheapest in this sample is example-provider/example-model-small at $0.000450 (+20.0%).","stale_after_s":900,"source_url":"https://example.com/pricing","as_of":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"},"alternatives":[{"provider":"other-provider","sku":"other-model-lite","est_cost_usd":0.00045,"components":[{"name":"input","tag":"list","usd":0.00015,"rate_usd":0.15,"unit":"usd_per_1m_tokens"},{"name":"output","tag":"list","usd":0.0003,"rate_usd":0.3,"unit":"usd_per_1m_tokens"}],"why":"20.0% more than example-provider/example-model-mini for the same job.","stale_after_s":900,"source_url":"https://example.com/other-pricing","as_of":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}],"disqualified":[{"provider":"third-provider","sku":"third-model-enterprise","reason":"the vendor publishes no on-demand rate for this SKU (contact-sales only)"}]}