## Introduction

- OnFinality has a proven track record providing RPC API support for the Moonbeam networks since January 2021 and plans to continue the long standing partnership of a reliable top-tier API service
- With OnFinality Cloud, all Moonbeam family services now run on our own private hardware in premium geographically distributed locations - North Virginia (North America) and Hong Kong (Asia Pacific)
- The community has continued to show incredible support for OnFinality, with over 50% of requests currently coming from users on paid plans
- Treasury funding will sponsor the public endpoint of OnFinality Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks at a rate of 40 responses / second
- One bootnode per network is included free of charge

## Cost

OnFinality provides a scalable and reliable public RPC API service for Moonbeam, Moonbase Alpha and Moonriver. As always, cost optimisation and simplicity for our customers remains a priority therefore we have moved to a fixed price charging model.

The fixed price will be $3,200 USD / Month for the Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha RPC services combined.

Payable 3 months in advance ($9,600 USD) split between Moonbeam 60% ($5,760) and Moonriver 40% ($3,850) via:
- 10,847.46 GLMR (https://moonbeam.polkassembly.network/treasury/27)
- 168.51 MOVR  (https://moonriver.polkassembly.network/treasury/23)

[Full proposal can be found here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XCplN0BTZaNVhfsndyJtwafO2fF-QNPd0Lj_1ieRces/edit?usp=sharing).

- **Problem Statement:** OnFinality seeks Treasury funding to support public RPC API services for Moonbeam networks, catering to a growing user base.
- **Significance:** Over 50% of requests are from paid users, indicating a need for reliable API services.
- **Proposed Solution:** Sponsor public endpoints for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha networks at 40 responses/second with a fixed price of $3,200 USD/month.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Enhanced reliability and scalability for Moonbeam networks with a fixed pricing model, ensuring cost optimization and simplicity for customers.

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#23 Free public RPC access to the Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase Alpha communities in Q2 2024