Tool Pricing

Transparent, per-call pricing. Deterministic tools are always free. Intelligence tools charge a fixed platform premium plus actual LLM cost.

All values in DataGrout credits · LLM costs added at runtime

Gateway Base

1
Infrastructure cost per tool call. Waived for deterministic tools.

Tool Premium

0–48
Fixed orchestration value for the tool itself. Depends on complexity and effort level.

LLM Passthrough

actual × 1.2
Actual token cost with 1.2× billing margin. Zero for BYOK users and deterministic tools.

discovery.perform billing

When tools are called through discovery.perform, the inner tool's own price is used — not a flat wrapper fee. Deterministic inner tools remain free. Non-deterministic inner tools are billed at the Credits value shown in the tables below, plus any LLM passthrough from actual token usage.

inner_tool_credits + LLM passthrough

Deterministic

Free

Pure data shaping and inspection with no LLM premium.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
data.* JSON transforms, aggregation, mapping, and filtering Free —
frame.* Record-oriented grouping, joins, pivots, and slicing Free —
math.* Deterministic statistics, modeling, and numeric utilities Free —
ephemerals.list / inspect Browse active cached result sets Free —
deliverables.list / get Retrieve persistent work products Free —
toolsmith.catalog Browse saved skills and invocation hints Free —

Discovery

Find, plan, and execute the right tool for a goal.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
discovery.summary Capability overview across connected tools 3 varies
discovery.discover Semantic search with ranked matches 3 varies
discovery.plan Verified multi-step plan from a goal 3 varies
discovery.guide Interactive guided exploration 3 varies
discovery.perform Execute a selected tool or saved skill inner inner

Prism

AI-assisted transforms, analysis, rendering, and visualization.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
prism.refract Natural-language data transformation 5 1–7
prism.orient / horizon Concept expansion and boundary exploration 5 2–14
prism.analyze Structured reasoning over payloads 3 / 5 +LLM
prism.chart Chart generation and cached chart reuse 5 / 1 1–4 / —
prism.focus / render / export / paginate Format conversion, focused extraction, and pagination helpers varies varies

Invariant

Semantic code analysis and alignment checking.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
invariant.code_lens Extract structural and semantic code facts 2 / 4 — / 0–1
invariant.code_query Query stored code facts deterministically 3 —
invariant.diff_analyzer Check changes against an intended goal 4 0–1

Logic

Persistent symbolic memory and reasoning.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
logic.remember / assert Store facts in natural language or structured form 1–3 optional
logic.query / hydrate / reflect Retrieve, assemble, and summarize relevant knowledge 1–3 optional
logic.constrain / forget Manage rules and remove outdated facts 1–3 optional
logic.worlds / export / import / tabulate Namespace, portability, and tabular views 1 —

Warden

Safety checks and adversarial-content review.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
warden.canary Protocol and instruction integrity checks 5 / 10 / 20 +LLM
warden.intent Intent and authority analysis 5 / 10 / 20 +LLM
warden.adjudicate Rule-backed threat evaluation 5 / 10 / 20 +LLM
warden.ensemble Combined verdict with weighted scoring 12 / 24 / 48 +LLM

Flow

Workflow orchestration, branching, and human gates.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
flow.into Execute a multi-step skill or inline plan 5 varies
flow.route Conditional branching and routing 5 varies
flow.request-approval Human approval checkpoint 2 —
flow.request-feedback Collect missing input mid-run 2 —

Toolsmith

Create, refine, catalog, and invoke reusable skills.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
toolsmith.forge Create a new saved skill from a goal 5 1–3
toolsmith.temper Refine or fork an existing skill 3 / 5 1–3
toolsmith.invoke Run a saved catalog skill by skill_id standard depends on skill
toolsmith.catalog Browse saved skills and execution handles Free —

Tasks, Delivery, and Review

Durable handles, persistent outputs, and execution review.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
tasks.* Poll, wait on, fetch, list, or cancel background work Free —
deliverables.register Persist a result as a reusable work product Free —
inspect.* Review execution details, history, and certified runs 1 —

Scheduler and Latent

Recurring execution and conceptual expansion.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
scheduler.* Create, list, and cancel scheduled work standard optional
latent.expand Concept expansion in depth, breadth, or bridge mode 2 / 3 / 5 1–3

Pipeline Add-ons

via perform

Bundled with discovery.perform — cheaper than standalone transforms.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
refract (pipeline) Natural-language transform as a perform parameter 3 +LLM
chart (pipeline) Chart generation as a perform parameter 3 +LLM
analyze (pipeline) Shallow or deep analysis as a perform parameter 1 / 3 +LLM

Smart Panels

Publish and consume reusable multi-tool workflows.

Tool Description Credits + LLM
Smart Panel publish One-time cost to publish a panel 25 —
Smart Panel use Per-use base cost for published panels 2 varies

Notes

  • Credits = platform premium only. LLM passthrough is added at runtime based on actual token usage.
  • BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) users pay premiums only — LLM costs go directly to the provider.
  • Reuse pricing — cached skills, charts, and code lens results cost ~1 credit vs. full generation price.
  • Pipeline add-ons — refract, chart, and analyze via discovery.perform are 2 credits cheaper than standalone calls.
  • Warden effort levels — low / medium / high determine how many model passes are used for safety evaluation.
  • Annotations & embeddings — comped by the platform (charged then credited, shown on receipts).
  • Connected integration tools (e.g. Salesforce, QuickBooks) — 1 credit base per call, no tool premium.
  • Encryption at rest — all Prolog facts (Logic, Invariant, Governor world model, workspace knowledge bases) are encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM.