Tiers
Every node on the Marketplace is one of three tiers, sized to Flux’s collateral levels. Operators set their own prices — shown is the lowest current listing.
CUMULUS
- Collateral
- 1,000 FLUX
- Benchmark floor
- 240 EPS · 180 MB/s write
Lowest current listing. Each operator sets their own price and is your merchant of record. Terms
NIMBUS
- Collateral
- 12,500 FLUX
- Benchmark floor
- 640 EPS · 180 MB/s write
Lowest current listing. Each operator sets their own price and is your merchant of record. Terms
STRATUS
- Collateral
- 40,000 FLUX
- Benchmark floor
- 1520 EPS · 440 MB/s write
Lowest current listing. Each operator sets their own price and is your merchant of record. Terms
Every rental: the VM is built and your node started for you, its benchmarks are watched, and you are alerted before a node drops tier. Your collateral never leaves your wallet.
Measured, last 90 days
Across every node on the Marketplace, all operators. Uptime is the share of polls that reached the node — a measurement, not a guarantee.
| Metric | CUMULUS | NIMBUS | STRATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg EPS (90 Day) | ✓ 308 (Required 240) | ✓ 727 (Required 640) | ✓ 4477 (Required 1520) |
| Avg Disk Write (90 Day) | ✓ 363 MB/s (Required 180) | ✓ 363 MB/s (Required 180) | ✓ 1779 MB/s (Required 440) |
| Uptime (90 Day) | ✓ 99.7% | ✓ 99.8% | ✓ 99.5% |