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Alchemy

Alchemy is tracked as an RPC infrastructure source for Ethereum coverage. Developer platform for Ethereum and multichain RPC, enhanced APIs, webhooks, and app infrastructure

Coming soonNeeds re-verification
RPC infrastructureEthereum
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Decision guide

Use it when

Ethereum and multichain RPC access

Check first

Curated market data feeds

PubFi status

Needs re-verification

The editorial profile remains useful, but its public evidence is degraded. Reverify upstream docs and commercial terms; use the live Registry and runtime OpenAPI for PubFi execution decisions.

Key facts

Auth
API key
Pricing
Freemium
Agent actionability
Editorial revalidation required; runtime status separate
PubFi gateway
Not present in the active Registry
Last verified

Provider-sourced facts

Primary coverage
RPC endpoints and blockchain infrastructure for Ethereum, Solana, and other networks Source
Discovery category
RPC infrastructure Source

Best fit and tradeoffs

Best for

  • Ethereum and multichain RPC access
  • Teams that need infrastructure-style blockchain endpoints
  • They need a mature Ethereum-oriented RPC and enhanced API platform.
  • They want developer tooling, docs, and production workflow support around node-backed access.
  • They need a comparison anchor for QuickNode, Infura, and Ankr in the RPC infrastructure category.

Watchouts

  • Curated market data feeds
  • Automation-approved governance summaries
  • Alchemy-specific compute-unit and request-throughput terms should be interpreted from official pricing evidence rather than converted into generic calls.
  • Enhanced APIs can simplify application work but may increase vendor-specific adapter coupling.
  • A public source profile does not imply that every Alchemy route is callable through PubFi today.

Why teams choose it

Alchemy is a developer platform for Ethereum and multichain RPC, enhanced APIs, webhooks, and app infrastructure. Discovery tracks it as an Ethereum RPC infrastructure source and a primary benchmark for managed Web3 developer tooling.

The page should be read as a public source profile unless a specific PubFi gateway status says otherwise. Alchemy is often a strong comparison anchor because its docs, pricing, and enhanced API surface make the managed-RPC decision more than a raw endpoint purchase.

What it can cover

Alchemy RPC infrastructure coverage

Current
Category
RPC infrastructure
Public status
Requested
Auth requirement
API key
Access review
Free Requires Auth
Coverage
Ethereum
Output contracts
Rpc Endpoint Status

Quick start

POSTEndpoint path not listed
Style
curl
Language
curl
Method
POST
Path
Not listed
Requires auth
Yes
Provider docs
Documentation

PubFi gateway

Not present in the active Registry

The active signed Registry generation has no route for this provider. Discovery inclusion and upstream documentation do not make a provider executable through PubFi.

Runtime status
not_present
Active capabilities
0
PubFi auth headers
Authorization: Bearer <PubFi API key> or X-PubFi-Api-Key: <PubFi API key>
Typed contract
Runtime OpenAPI
  • Use the official provider documentation for direct integration.
  • A future collected source becomes executable only after the normal evidence, policy, health, and generation pipeline accepts it.

Reference details

Access

Auth methods
API key
Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier
Free plan includes 30M Compute Units/month.
Starting price
0.45 USD per 1M CUs
Pricing source
Official pricing
Free rate limit
25 requests/sec, shown as 500 CU/sec throughput
Paid rate limit
Pay As You Go starts at 300 requests/sec, shown as 10,000 CU/sec throughput; Enterprise custom

Data shape

Data types
Rpc Endpoints, Enhanced Apis, Webhooks, Token Data
Protocols
REST, WebSocket, Streaming, Webhook
REST support
Yes
GraphQL support
Not listed
WebSocket support
Yes
Streaming support
Yes
Webhook support
Yes
Feature flags
Streaming, Webhook
SDKs
Not listed

Public evidence

Documentation
Provider docs
Status page
Provider status
Source coverage status
Degraded
Editorial posture
Needs re-verification

Implementation notes

Rate limits

Medium

Plan around Alchemy compute-unit and throughput labels from the commercial fixture instead of assuming every method costs one request.

Schema

Medium

Separate standard RPC methods from enhanced API responses so adapters can fall back or compare providers cleanly.

Coverage

Medium

Verify the target network and feature set in official docs before presenting Alchemy as a fit outside the static-data-backed Ethereum RPC scope.

Use cases

  • Route wallet or app reads to managed RPC endpoints
  • Prototype multichain infrastructure access before provider account setup

Comparison snapshot

Alchemy is the stronger benchmark when developer tooling and enhanced APIs matter. QuickNode and Infura remain close alternatives for managed endpoint breadth, while Ankr and Chainstack can be better comparison points for different pricing or infrastructure models.

PubFi friction relief

Rate Limit Model

Source friction
The public fixture includes compute-unit and request-throughput labels instead of one universal request quota.
PubFi relief
Discovery preserves commercial status labels in the page and exports so agents do not invent a single flat limit.

FAQ

What is Alchemy used for?

Alchemy is a candidate source for RPC endpoint access, enhanced APIs, webhooks, and infrastructure-oriented blockchain data reads.