Multi Factor Compute Unit Cost

• Resolution – the requested candle interval.
• Depth – the number of candles requested (limit).
• Lookback – the historical time range implied by the request.

CU = Base CU (Resolution) × Depth Multiplier × Lookback Multiplier × Limit

lookback_days ≈ limit × resolution_in_days

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1. Resolution Base CU

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2. Depth Multiplier

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3. Lookback Multiplier

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Example 1 — Realtime (no lookback multiplier)

• Resolution: 1m
• Limit: 500
• Lookback: 500 minutes (~0.35 day)

Base CU = 20
Depth Multiplier = ×3
Lookback Multiplier = ×1

CU = 20 × 3 × 1 = 60 CU

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Example 2 — Standard historical lookback

• Resolution: 1H
• Limit: 240
• Lookback: 240 hours (10 days)

Base CU = 50
Depth Multiplier = ×2
Lookback Multiplier = ×1.5

CU = 50 × 2 × 1.5 = 150 CU

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Example 3 — Deep historical archive

• Resolution: 1D
• Limit: 365
• Lookback: 365 days

Base CU = 200
Depth Multiplier = ×3
Lookback Multiplier = ×3

CU = 200 × 3 × 3 = 1,800 CU

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Example 4 — Large intraday historical query

• Resolution: 15m
• Limit: 500
• Lookback: 7,500 minutes (~5.2 days)

Base CU = 20
Depth Multiplier = ×3
Lookback Multiplier = ×1.5

CU = 20 × 3 × 1.5 = 90 CU