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AQCat Adsorption Spin
Pricing for the AQCat Adsorption Spin Building Block. For full product context — model architecture, supported inputs, and tool catalog — see the AQCat Adsorption Spin article.
AQCat Adsorption Spin is priced on a per-Relaxation Unit (RU) basis. One RU = one complete dense adsorption workflow for a single bulk–facet–adsorbate combination. There are no upfront license fees or commitments required to get started.
AQCat inference rate: $1.00 / RU. Compute and orchestration are included in the RU price. See Limits & Quotas for per-call workload envelopes and rate limits.
Individual vs Enterprise tier terms — persona, platform fee, SLA, support, and deployment differences are consolidated in the SandboxAQ MCP Server section below.
Enterprise terms: Enterprise customers can negotiate volume-based pricing, custom SLAs, customer-tenant deployment, and marketplace or procurement arrangements as part of a separate enterprise agreement. Contact mcp-prod@sandboxaq.com to discuss.
AQPotency
Pricing for the AQPotency Building Block. For full product context — model architecture, tool catalog, and result interpretation — see the AQPotency article.
AQPotency is priced per protein–ligand pair evaluated, on a shared two-tier schedule that applies uniformly to all four tools (AqpotencyPotency, AqpotencyScreen, AqpotencyScan, AqpotencySelectivity). The first 10 pairs of every call are billed at $0.01 / pair; every pair beyond that in the same call is billed at $0.001 / pair.
A pair is one protein–ligand combination scored by the model. Each tool defines its own per-call workload envelope (see Limits & Quotas). Applicability-domain signals (ligand_similarity, protein_in_training) and the potency_sigma uncertainty estimate are returned with every prediction at no additional cost — there is no premium trust-stack add-on.
Tiered Per-Pair Pricing
| Tier (per call) | Rate | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| First 10 pairs | $0.01 / pair | $1.00 per 100 pairs |
| Pairs 11 – 10,000 | $0.001 / pair | $1.00 per 1,000 pairs |
Each call starts a fresh tier. A screen of 10,000 SMILES pays tier-1 pricing on its first 10 pairs; a screen that splits across two 5,000-SMILES calls pays tier-1 pricing on each call (an extra $0.09 vs. a single batched call). Batch aggressively where possible.
What counts as a pair (per tool):
| Tool | What counts as a pair |
|---|---|
AqpotencyPotency |
1 protein–ligand pair (the call itself is the pair) |
AqpotencyScreen |
Each SMILES in the library × the target |
AqpotencyScan |
Each panel protein × the ligand |
AqpotencySelectivity |
Each (on-target or off-target) × the ligand |
Example call costs (all follow the same tiered formula, min(N,10) × $0.01 + max(0, N-10) × $0.001):
AqpotencyPotency— 1 pair = $0.01AqpotencyPotency— 10 pairs = $0.10AqpotencyScreenof 11 SMILES = $0.101AqpotencySelectivity— 75 pairs = $0.165AqpotencySelectivity— 100 pairs = $0.19AqpotencyScreenof 750 SMILES = $0.84AqpotencyScreenof 1,000 SMILES = $1.09AqpotencyScreenof 1,001 SMILES = $1.091AqpotencyScreenof 10,000 SMILES (per-call cap) = $10.09AqpotencyScanagainstbowes_safety_panel(46 proteins) = $0.136AqpotencyScanagainsthuman_kinome(604 proteins) = $0.694AqpotencyScanagainstproteome(20,431 proteins) = $20.521
Per-call workload caps still live in Limits & Quotas — they're an envelope, not a billing unit. The 10,000-pair per-call cap applies to AqpotencyScreen only; AqpotencyScan runs against curated server-side panels and is not subject to that cap.
Individual vs Enterprise tier terms — persona, platform fee, SLA, support, and deployment differences are consolidated in the SandboxAQ MCP Server section below.
Enterprise terms: Enterprise customers can negotiate volume-based pricing, custom SLAs, customer-tenant deployment, and marketplace or procurement arrangements as part of a separate enterprise agreement. Contact mcp-prod@sandboxaq.com to discuss.
SandboxAQ MCP Server
The SandboxAQ MCP Server is the platform layer that hosts every SandboxAQ Building Block (AQCat, AQPotency, and future additions). Building Block usage is billed per tool as described above; the table below covers the platform-level tier positioning that applies across all Building Blocks. For connection setup, tool catalog, and deployment options, see the SandboxAQ MCP Server article.
| Individual | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Target Persona | Individual scientists, AI tool builders, evaluation & prototyping | Production R&D, automated pipelines, LLM-orchestrated workflows |
| Platform Fee | $0 / month | $50,000 / year (per org / department) |
| Rate Limits | 10 RPM | 100 RPM |
| Uptime SLA | Best effort (no SLA) | Commercially reasonable enterprise commitments for hosted deployments |
| Support | Standard / best effort | Dedicated onboarding, TAM, structured enterprise support |
| Model Upgrades | Not guaranteed | Priority access included |
| Deployment | Shared managed access | Hosted, partner platform, or customer-tenant container |
Scope. The pricing, limits, and legal terms (Master Customer Agreement, Data Protection Addendum, Privacy Policy) linked from this site cover the Individual self-serve tier shown in the left column. Enterprise terms (right column) are negotiated separately — contact mcp-prod@sandboxaq.com to discuss enterprise contracts, SLAs, custom deployments, or volume commitments.
Enterprise terms: Enterprise customers can negotiate volume-based pricing, custom SLAs, customer-tenant deployment, and marketplace or procurement arrangements as part of a separate enterprise agreement. Contact mcp-prod@sandboxaq.com to discuss.