Use FLOPS in 10 Minutes
Settlement-grade GPU compute price indices, delivered through whichever surface fits how you work — a spreadsheet cell, an agent on Claude or Cursor, or a one-line cURL. Every published value carries a cryptographic receipt your code can verify.
The fastest path for finance teams already in a spreadsheet. The add-in registers 6 functions including =FLOPS.PRICE(), =FLOPS.TS(), and =FLOPS.METHODOLOGY().
Install
# Excel for Mac / Windows
Insert → Get Add-ins → Manage → Upload My Add-in →
https://app.flopsindex.com/excel-addin/manifest.xml
# Google Sheets
Extensions → Add-ons → Manage Add-ons →
https://app.flopsindex.com/sheets-addin/manifest.json
Use
=FLOPS.PRICE("FLOPS-H100-OD")
→ 6.155
=FLOPS.PRICE("FLOPS-H100-OD", "2026-05-15")
→ 6.213
=FLOPS.METHODOLOGY("FLOPS-H100-OD")
→ "flops-h100-od@v0.9 · k-anon ≥ 3 · MAD trim"
=FLOPS.RECOMPUTE("FLOPS-H100-OD", "2026-05-15")
→ "https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/audit/recompute/{run_id}"
=FLOPS.RECOMPUTE() returns a verifier URL. Drop it next to a settlement value in any model and the IOSCO audit trail follows the row.
The agent path. flopsindex-mcp is on PyPI and exposes 9 tools over MCP — your agent answers "what's the H100 price?" or "verify this receipt" without leaving the chat.
Install
pip install flopsindex-mcp
Wire to Claude Code (or any MCP host)
// ~/.config/claude-code/mcp.json (or Cursor settings)
{
"mcpServers": {
"flopsindex": {
"command": "flopsindex-mcp",
"env": {
"FLOPS_API_KEY": "your-key-from-/admin-or-contact"
}
}
}
}
Hosted gateway alternative
Don't want to manage a local process? Point the host at https://app.flopsindex.com/mcp — it speaks the MCP transport directly, no install required.
Try it
- "What's the current H100 on-demand index?"
- "Compare FLOPS-H100-OD vs FLOPS-B200-OD over the last 30 days."
- "Verify the receipt for FLCI-H100 from 2026-05-15."
- "What methodology version backs the current FLOPS-H100-SPOT publication?"
The lowest-level path. Auth-free Track-D endpoints serve LIVE public indices with no signup. Authenticated partner endpoints unlock the full catalog plus history, custom indices, and audit substrate.
Auth-free (public)
curl https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/price/FLOPS-H100-OD
{"value": 6.155, "tier": "LIVE", "confidence": "HIGH",
"unit": "USD/GPU-hr", "as_of": "2026-05-18T13:00:00Z",
"methodology_version": "flops-h100-od@v0.9"}
curl https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/ts/FLOPS-H100-OD?range=7d
{"slug": "FLOPS-H100-OD", "range": "7d", "count": 168, "points": [...]}
curl https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/search?q=H100
{"hits": [{"slug": "FLOPS-H100-OD", ...}, ...]}
Partner tier (X-FLOPS-Api-Key)
curl -H "X-FLOPS-Api-Key: $FLOPS_API_KEY" \
https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/catalog
# Full catalog, all families, methodology pins
curl -H "X-FLOPS-Api-Key: $FLOPS_API_KEY" \
"https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/derived/spread?a_gpu_model=H100&a_index_type=on_demand&b_gpu_model=B200&b_index_type=on_demand&range=30d"
# Time-aligned spread + z-score + percentile rank
curl -H "X-FLOPS-Api-Key: $FLOPS_API_KEY" \
"https://app.flopsindex.com/v1/derived/compute-margin?sku=h100_sxm5®ion=us_west"
# Live spark-spread per (SKU, region)
Python SDK (zero deps, stdlib only)
pip install flopsindex
from flopsindex import FlopsClient
c = FlopsClient(api_key="...")
print(c.price("FLOPS-H100-OD")) # public
print(c.catalog()) # partner
print(c.spread("H100", "on_demand", "B200", "on_demand", range="30d"))
| SLUG | WHAT IT MEASURES |
|---|---|
| FLOPS-H100-OD | H100 SXM5 on-demand $/GPU-hr — the canonical compute reference |
| FLOPS-H100-SPOT | H100 spot/marketplace price — preemptible counterparty |
| FLOPS-B300-OD | Blackwell B300 on-demand — frontier silicon settlement |
| FLOPS-H100-DEPIN | H100 via decentralized GPU networks (Akash / io.net / Targon) |
| FLOPS-llama-3.1-70b-INFERENCE_OUTPUT | Output token price (USD/1k tokens) across hosted providers |
| FLCI-H100-us_west | Full-lifecycle cost index per region (capex + power + ops) |
How do I get an API key?
/admin and shared the credentials. If you're not yet a pilot partner, email team@flopsindex.com with your use case — turnaround is typically same-day.What's the difference between SETTLEMENT and LIVE INTRADAY?
What does "k-anonymity ≥ 3" mean?
How do I verify a published value?
oracle_prices row carries an SHA-256 observations_hash + computation_proof JSON. The full audit trail is one request away: GET /v1/audit/recompute/{run_id}. The Recompute Audit panel on the F13 GOVRN dashboard tab shows the daily replay.What's the publication cadence?
What does the methodology version control?
flci-h100@v0.9). A methodology change never silently rewrites history — the new version pins at the change moment and old values keep their old version. Methodology versions are immutable; the change log lives at /v1/methodology/{id}/versions.