cheapoS Introduce your platform
Plan a clear, labeled placement that helps builders discover your model or tool as the club grows.
Early partnerships · preparing for launch
Build with the club.
Be here from the start.
Cheapskate Club is live and preparing for launch. We’re inviting model providers and developer-tool makers to help shape a community focused on practical, lower-cost coding workflows. Bring your platform, your ideas, and a useful way for builders to get started.
Have a partnership in mind? [email protected]
Make it easy to try
Pair your placement with clear setup guidance and an optional trial-credit offer.
Help shape the launch
Work with us on useful setup guides, member offers, and ideas for the first community projects.
Support the project
Small support. More progress.
Help us improve cheapoS and build useful community statistics as the project grows.
More useful measurements, as we grow.
These are the questions we want to answer. The Club does not yet collect the measurements needed to publish these comparisons.
Worker and reviewer pairsNot measured yetHow often each pairing completes a task, and how many tokens it uses.
Provider reliabilityNot measured yetRequest success rates, response times, and rate limits.
Recovery overheadNot measured yetHow much work goes into repairing failed edits and checks.
Proposed launch partnerships
A place for your model, tool, or support.
These options are a starting point for a conversation. Tell us what fits your platform; we’ll agree on the scope, rate, and start date together.
Homepage spotlight
For model and inference providers
Model spotlight
$350 – $750/ month
Introduce your model with a sponsored homepage placement and a clear path for builders to try it.
Proposed placement and options
- Homepage spotlight with your model, description, and provider link
- Setup guidance linking to your provider documentation
- Optional member trial-credit offer with your terms clearly stated
- Community run write-up available by agreement
For developer tools and infrastructure
Frugal Stack listing
$49/ month
Give your API, database, hosting platform, or developer tool a clear introduction in the club’s directory.
Proposed listing
- Sponsored listing on this page for the agreed sponsorship period
- Product description and direct link to your platform
- Optional member offer with eligibility and expiry terms
For individual supporters
Community patron
$1 – $5/ month
Like what we’re building? Help cover the small, ongoing costs of running the club.
Your support helps with
- Site hosting and maintenance
- Continued work on the community’s tools and documentation
- Contact us to arrange a way to contribute
Indicative rates in USD per month. Packages are being shaped for launch; scope, pricing, and start dates are confirmed individually. Any trial credits are supplied by the sponsor.
Clear placements. Independent rankings.Sponsor placements will be labeled and kept separate from community rankings.How it works →
PILLAR 3: COMMUNITY MICRO-PATRONAGE
The Penny-Pincher Tiers
Coffee is too expensive. Buy us a single penny of compute instead. Back the open-source cheapoS engine with developer-native micro-sponsorships.
🪙 Penny Patron
The Dime Dropper
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“Coffee is too expensive. Buy us a single penny of compute.”
- ✓Exclusive '🪙 Penny Patron' profile badge
- ✓Mention in the Cheapskate Hall of Benefactors
- ✓Immense spiritual satisfaction of peak frugality
☕ Free Refill Benefactor
Free Refill Connoisseur
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“Asking for hot water and bringing your own tea bag.”
- ✓All perks + '☕ Free Refill Benefactor' profile badge
- ✓Early preview access to new model-pair benchmarks
- ✓Bragging rights on the community Discord/X
🌱 Anti-Waste Architect
Anti-Waste Purist
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“Friends don't let friends burn unquantized GPU clusters for hello-world.”
- ✓All perks + '🌱 Anti-Waste Architect' badge
- ✓Vote on monthly model-pair benchmark priorities
- ✓Direct recognition in the cheapoS repository README
Directory preview
A home for the tools builders use.
These example listings show the kinds of platforms that fit the Frugal Stack. Inclusion in this preview does not imply sponsorship. Follow each provider’s documentation for current features, pricing, and limits.
Inference
Groq Cloud
Hosted language-model inference with an OpenAI-compatible API.
Groq Cloud docs ↗Inference
Google Antigravity
Free agentic model inference APIs, autonomous execution, and high-quota coding compute powered by Google Gemini.
Google Antigravity docs ↗Database
Supabase
Postgres, authentication, and storage for application backends.
Supabase docs ↗Inference
Cloudflare Workers AI
Serverless model inference on Cloudflare’s network.
Cloudflare Workers AI docs ↗A few practical details
Before we get started.
Is the club launched yet?
The site is live, and the public launch is still ahead. We’re talking with early partners now. Placements, launch timing, and any planned write-ups will be agreed directly; we’re not promising a specific audience size or number of sign-ups.
What should I include in an inquiry?
Share your product link, the option you’re interested in, preferred dates, and any trial-credit or member offer. We’ll use those details to agree on a placement and launch plan.
What does community usage tell me?
The Engine page shows reported usage from participating cheapoS installations during this early stage. It helps you explore the models and tools in use. Token volume does not establish audience size, sponsor reach, or task quality.Read how usage is recorded.
How do trial credits and community write-ups work?
You provide the offer, eligibility, and expiry terms. We agree how it will be presented before launch. If a community write-up is part of the partnership, its scope is agreed separately and reflects the results of that run.
Let’s build a useful launch partnership.
Tell us what you’re building and what you’d like developers to try. We’ll work out the placement, member offer, and timing together.