Infrastructure for cost-efficient reasoning

Frontier intelligence for
background agents

DataLayer runs frontier-quality reasoning at a fraction of the price: a big model plans the task once, a small model executes every call after. Up to 30× cheaper on recurring workloads.

POST /v1/chat/completions
model "nexus"
input "Triage this ticket & draft a reply"
1Route 2Plan ✦ 3Execute · small model
✓ Frontier-quality answer
cost $0.0006 94% cheaper than gpt-4o
30×
cheaper on recurring workloads
100+
models, one endpoint
4
reasoning strategies
2
SDKs · OpenAI & Anthropic
The optimizer

One request. The cheapest path to the right answer.

Set a cost/quality target; for every call DataLayer predicts difficulty, ranks models on a cost/quality curve, and picks a strategy, then runs the cheapest path that still gets it right.

Simpler · cheaperHarder · smarter
Example request
“Summarize this support ticket in one line.”
direct
On a premium model (gpt-4o)$0.0105
With DataLayer$0.0006
94% cheaper
Plan once. Execute cheap.

Why recurring work gets 30× cheaper.

Apps repeat the same task shapes thousands of times. So for a recurring task we have a frontier model write the reasoning plan once, cache it, and let a small model execute every call after. The expensive thinking amortizes to near-zero, so you keep frontier-grade reasoning at a small-model price.

  • Frontier reasoning, designed once
  • Cheap execution, repeated at scale
  • Cost per request collapses as volume grows
Cost per request, as a task repeats
#1 plan + execute
$0.018
#10
$0.0043
#100
$0.0012
#1,000+
$0.0006
vs $0.018 on a frontier model every time≈30× cheaper at scale
Drop-in

Change the base URL. Keep your code.

Wire-compatible with the OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs. Migrate in minutes, with no rewrite and no lock-in.

  • OpenAI- & Anthropic-compatible APIs
  • Streaming, tools, and usage included
  • 100+ models behind one key & one bill
Read the docs ›
Four strategies, one decision

Not just the right model. The right way to think.

Most gateways pick a model and stop. DataLayer also picks how to reason, then runs the cheapest path that still gets it right.

Direct

Easy query → one well-chosen, cost-effective model. Zero overhead.

Plan

Recurring task → plan once with a frontier model, cache it, execute cheap. Up to 30× cheaper.

Orchestrate

Hard query → plan → solve → verify, escalating only when needed.

Fuse

Highest-stakes → a panel proposes, one model aggregates the best answer.

Provable savings

See exactly what you saved.

Every request is metered at its real model cost, and your dashboard shows spend against what the same traffic would cost on a premium model: savings you can watch, not a claim you take on faith.

  • Per-request cost & strategy, live
  • Savings vs a premium baseline, by day & strategy
  • Per-API-key usage & billing
Estimate your savings
On a premium model
$0
With DataLayer
$0
You save / mo
$0

Illustrative, vs gpt-4o pricing for each mix. Your real numbers show in the dashboard.

Everything included

Built for production.

One endpoint, every model

OpenAI & Anthropic SDKs, 100+ models, one key, one bill.

Cost-aware optimization

Per-request model + strategy selection tuned to your target.

Savings dashboard

Real spend vs premium baseline, savings you can prove.

Streaming & tools

SSE streaming, system prompts, and tool calls work unchanged.

Keys, credits & usage

Create keys, top up credits, track usage per key, all self-serve.

Scales with you

Pay-as-you-go, prepaid credits, no sales call to start.

Our thesis

Access stopped being the hard part.

Every team can call the same frontier models through an API. The waste moved somewhere else: choice. Modern apps fire millions of model calls, and most teams point every one at a single expensive model. They pay frontier prices to answer “hi,” and still gamble on quality where it counts.

DataLayer is infrastructure for cost-efficient intelligence. For each request we predict difficulty, rank models on a cost/quality curve, and choose how to reason: direct, plan-and-execute, orchestrate, or fuse. Easy work runs cheap; recurring work amortizes to a small-model price; hard work escalates to match or beat the frontier.

And because we meter every real cost, we show the one number nobody else will: how much you saved by not running everything on a premium model. Intelligence per dollar, measured, not promised.

Pricing

Two ways to build.

Self-serve
Free to start · pay-as-you-go

Get your API key and let the tokens flow.

  • $5 in free credits to start
  • Usage-based pricing, prepaid credits
  • 100+ models, all four strategies
  • Savings dashboard & per-key usage
Start free
Enterprise
Custom

Workloads at scale, with controls.

  • Volume pricing, billed monthly
  • SSO, audit logs, region controls
  • Uptime & latency SLAs
  • Dedicated support & early access
Talk to us

Stop paying frontier prices for every token.

Point your existing SDK at DataLayer and watch the savings add up.

Start free · $5 credit