Estimate cost for a protein design run

$ boltz-api protein:design estimate-cost

POST/compute/v1/protein/design/estimate-cost

Estimate the cost of a protein design run without creating any resource or consuming GPU.

ParametersExpand Collapse

--binder-specification: object { chain_selection, modality, structure, 2 more } or object { entities, modality, type, 2 more } or object { binder, type, rules }

Binder specification for protein design. Use no_template for sequence-defined binders, structure_template for uploaded binder structures, or boltz_curated for Boltz-managed nanobody and antibody defaults.

--num-proteins: number

Number of protein designs to generate. Must be between 10 and 1,000,000.

--target: object { chain_selection, structure, type } or object { entities, type, bonds, 4 more }

Target specification (structure template or template-free)

--idempotency-key: optional string

Client-provided key to prevent duplicate submissions on retries

--workspace-id: optional string

Target workspace ID (admin keys only; ignored for workspace keys)

ReturnsExpand Collapse

ProteinDesignEstimateCostResponse: object { breakdown, disclaimer, estimated_cost_usd }

Estimate response with monetary values encoded as decimal strings to preserve precision.

breakdown: object { application, cost_per_unit_usd, num_units }

Cost breakdown for the billed application.

application: "structure_and_binding" or "small_molecule_design" or "small_molecule_library_screen" or 4 more

"structure_and_binding"

"small_molecule_design"

"small_molecule_library_screen"

"protein_design"

"protein_redesign"

"protein_library_screen"

"adme"

cost_per_unit_usd: string

Estimated cost per displayed unit as a decimal string, rounded up to 4 decimal places. This may include token-size multipliers or generation overhead; estimated_cost_usd is the authoritative total.

num_units: number

Number of billable units in the estimate. The unit depends on the endpoint: samples for structure-and-binding, molecules for ADME, and requested proteins or molecules for design/screen endpoints.

disclaimer: string

estimated_cost_usd: string

Estimated total cost as a decimal string

Estimate cost for a protein design run

boltz-api protein:design estimate-cost \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --binder-specification '{chain_selection: {B: {chain_type: polymer, crop_residues: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}}, modality: peptide, structure: {type: url, url: https://example.com}, type: structure_template}' \
  --num-proteins 10 \
  --target '{chain_selection: {A: {chain_type: polymer, crop_residues: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}}, structure: {type: url, url: https://example.com}, type: structure_template}'

{
  "breakdown": {
    "application": "structure_and_binding",
    "cost_per_unit_usd": "0.0500",
    "num_units": 1
  },
  "disclaimer": "This is an estimate only and may differ from your actual charges. Final billing is based on exact token counts computed at run time. For large library screens, the estimate is extrapolated from a sample and may be less accurate for highly variable inputs.",
  "estimated_cost_usd": "0.0500"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "breakdown": {
    "application": "structure_and_binding",
    "cost_per_unit_usd": "0.0500",
    "num_units": 1
  },
  "disclaimer": "This is an estimate only and may differ from your actual charges. Final billing is based on exact token counts computed at run time. For large library screens, the estimate is extrapolated from a sample and may be less accurate for highly variable inputs.",
  "estimated_cost_usd": "0.0500"
}