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Aptum

How it works

From wallet to model output, step by step

Aptum keeps three things separate: the assets you deposit, the USD balance you spend, and the models you call. Here is how each hands off to the next.

1. Fund

Deposits are verified onchain before they count

  • You link a wallet by signing a message. No private keys ever touch Aptum.
  • You create a deposit. Aptum gives you an exact amount unique to that deposit and the treasury address on Robinhood Chain (chain ID 4663).
  • Your wallet sends the transfer. Our watcher reads the chain itself; a transaction hash from your browser is only a hint to look sooner.
  • We check the token contract, chain, sender, recipient, and exact amount, then wait for 120 block confirmations.
  • The deposit is credited through the ledger exactly once. If a chain reorganization removes it later, the credit is reversed.

2. Value

AI service credits, fixed in USD

One USDG adds one dollar of credit. When APTM deposits are available, the confirmed token value adds 33.33% extra credit for a 25% lower effective cost.

A $7.50 token deposit adds $10 service credit. Holding APTM alone does not change the price of model calls.

Before you send APTM

  • The official contract and pricing market must be verified.
  • Your quote shows token value, bonus and total credit.
  • Send the exact amount before the quote expires.
  • Stale market data, low liquidity or large price moves pause token deposits.
  • Credit and bonus are recorded once after confirmation.
APTM status

3. Call

The gateway reserves, routes, and settles

  • Your API key is checked by hash, then its scopes, rate limit, concurrency limit, and spend cap.
  • The maximum cost is reserved from your balance. Two requests can never spend the same dollar.
  • The request is routed to the selected model with a spending limit based on its published price.
  • Responses stream back to you as they arrive. Usage is read from the stream and the reservation settles to the real amount.
  • Errors before any output are retried once and never charged. Interrupted streams are settled once, for what was delivered.

4. Automate

Agents run in isolated workers

Agents use the same metered gateway. Each run is a separate process with a memory limit, a time limit, a spend cap, and only the tools you granted. Status and steps are recorded as they happen, so what you see is what actually ran.

About agents