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Node usage is measured in Tenderly Units (TUs) based on the number of requests your dapp makes. Every RPC method belongs to a category, and each category has a fixed TU cost per request.
Node RPC is available on paid plans only. The Free plan does not include Node RPC access. Contact our sales team to enable Node RPC for your account.

TU cost per request

CategoryCost per requestExample methods
Read1 TUeth_getBalance, eth_getTransactionByHash
Compute4 TUeth_call, eth_estimateGas
Write20 TUeth_sendRawTransaction
Debug and Trace40 TUdebug_traceBlock, trace_transaction
Advanced Compute 140 TUtenderly_estimateGas
Advanced Compute 2400 TUtenderly_simulateTransaction, tenderly_traceTransaction, tenderly_estimateGasBundle

Calculating your usage

Multiply the number of requests in each category by its TU cost, then add them up. For example, if your dapp makes 1,000 read requests and 100 write requests:
  • 1,000 reads × 1 TU = 1,000 TUs
  • 100 writes × 20 TUs = 2,000 TUs
  • Total: 3,000 TUs
To discuss capacity and limits for your account, contact our sales team.