Pricing

A transparent 10% marketplace fee.

The exchange charges 10% of eligible customer compute charges. Providers receive 90% before any clearly disclosed adjustments, taxes, payment-processing costs, refunds, or optional service fees.

Components of a compute charge
ComponentTreatment
Gross customer compute chargeThe total charge to the customer for metered compute on a deployment.
Marketplace fee10% of eligible customer compute charges, retained by Black Ranger Compute.
Provider proceeds90% of eligible customer compute charges, before the adjustments listed below.
Payment-processing costDisclosed separately once payment processing is activated.
TaxesApplied where required and shown as distinct ledger entries.
Refunds and creditsRecorded as separate entries; balances are never edited in place.
AdjustmentsDocumented corrections with a stated reason and an audit record.
Optional managed-service feesApplied only when a customer or provider selects a managed service.
Settlement statusTracks whether provider proceeds have been approved and paid.

Compute rates are set per listing by the provider and confirmed with the customer before a deployment is opened. Live payment processing is not enabled during this stage of the Founding Beta.