https://blazed.sh/blog/tags/compute-units/ Recent content in Compute-Units on BLAZED.sh Blog Hugo en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://blazed.sh/blog/posts/alchemy-alternative/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://blazed.sh/blog/posts/alchemy-alternative/ <p>Alchemy is often the first serious upgrade a team makes after outgrowing a free endpoint, and it earns that position: the SDK is pleasant, the enhanced APIs remove real work, and the free tier is generous enough to carry a project a long way. The reasons people start shopping for an alternative are rarely about quality. Usually it is the compute-unit meter climbing faster than traffic, the slow realization that the enhanced APIs which saved time have also become hard to leave, or a latency-sensitive workload that would rather sit next to the node than call across the internet to reach it. This post is an honest look at the alternatives in 2026, what to weigh, and where each one actually fits. Provider plans, compute-unit weights, and enhanced-API pricing change often; treat this as a qualitative snapshot as of July 2026 and confirm against official docs before you migrate.</p> https://blazed.sh/blog/posts/ethereum-rpc-pricing-compute-units-vs-credits/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://blazed.sh/blog/posts/ethereum-rpc-pricing-compute-units-vs-credits/ <p>Ethereum RPC pricing is harder to compare than it looks. Two providers can advertise similar headline numbers and still bill you wildly differently, because the unit being counted is not the same. This post breaks down the pricing models you will actually meet, shows how to estimate a monthly bill for each, and explains where a bundled-credit plan fits. Provider plans and weights change frequently; treat the numbers here as a qualitative snapshot as of June 2026 and confirm against official docs before you commit.</p>