# Neuralwatt: Energy-based pricing for AI inference. Efficient prompts cost less > Source: > Published: 2026-06-21 16:09:18+00:00 Neuralwatt Cloud # Run Inference with Real Visibility into Power, Cost, and Efficiency The first AI inference API with energy-based pricing. Know exactly what your AI costs — in dollars *and* kilowatt-hours. Use Neuralwatt Cloud as a hosted service, or bring Neuralwatt Deploy into your own data center. ## Try it now Send a prompt and see energy-aware inference in action. ## Inference Priced by Energy Consumed Token-based pricing hides the true cost of AI inference. We're changing that. Pay per kilowatt-hour and know exactly what resources your AI workloads consume. ### Transparent See energy consumption per request. No hidden costs, no opaque token multipliers. ### Predictable Energy costs are consistent. No surprises from model-specific pricing variations. ### Efficient Optimize your AI workloads. Compare energy efficiency across models and make informed decisions. ## Why Neuralwatt? Three pillars that define every layer of our platform. ### Energy Reporting Every customer gets real-time energy metrics. Know exactly what your AI workloads consume. - Per-request energy metrics - Dashboard with usage trends - Model efficiency comparisons ### Performance State-of-the-art inference powered by vLLM with tensor parallelism, continuous batching, and advanced KV caching. - As low as 15ms time to first token - High throughput at scale - Multi-GPU tensor parallelism ### Efficiency More intelligence per kilowatt-hour. Optimized infrastructure for maximum compute efficiency. - 40% more energy efficient - Energy-aware scheduling - Optimized GPU utilization ### Multi-Model API Access multiple LLMs through a single API. Switch models seamlessly without managing separate connections. ### OpenAI Compatible Drop-in replacement for OpenAI APIs. Just change your base URL and you're ready to go. ## The Neuralwatt Platform Three integrated capabilities for high-performance, energy-efficient AI — from the data center to the API. ### Neuralwatt Cloud YOU ARE HEREHosted Inference Service The first AI inference service with energy-based pricing. OpenAI-compatible API with real-time energy transparency per request. ### Neuralwatt Deploy On-Premise Optimization Bring Neuralwatt's energy optimization directly into your data center. Full control over your hardware, security, and power consumption. ### Neuralwatt Optimize Power Optimization Engine Intelligent layer between AI workloads and GPUs that continuously tunes power consumption in real time with less than 0.1% performance overhead. ## Featured Models Access the latest open-source models from leading providers. All with OpenAI-compatible APIs. ### GPT-OSS 120B OpenAI [Request Access](/models) ## Start with Energy-Transparent AI Get started with $5 in free credits. Pay per kWh or per token — your choice. Real-time energy reporting included with every account. ### Enterprise & Dedicated Inference Need dedicated GPU capacity, custom SLAs, or on-premises deployment? Our enterprise solutions offer guaranteed performance with full energy transparency. - Dedicated GPU infrastructure - SLA guarantees up to 99.9% - Volume pricing & custom models [Contact Enterprise Sales](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a8afa7ae81afa4b4b3a0adb6a0b5b5efa2aeac)