# RENDER Pricing of Compute Work

Compute work using RENDER Tokens is broken down into a **multi-tier pricing** structure, based around **speed**, **security** and **cost**. 

One RENDER Token or RENDER Credit is mapped to a unit of work called [**OctaneBench**](http://octanebench.com). OctaneBench is a tool created by OTOY in order to define compute power provided by any combination of graphics cards into a single score. 

When setting up a job, creators select a tier based around preferences for speed, cost, security and node reputation. As outlined in the image below, these preferences are broken down into three tiers:

<figure><img src="https://1286142079-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MKt2GmpnqwLIsi-Sh1Z%2Fuploads%2F4jQigBcEeKbfBCglgLy0%2FRender%20Pricing.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ad9f6e87-a3c1-4feb-a124-2987596a1e75" alt=""><figcaption><p>Simple breakdown of power and cost for Render Network's 3 tier structure</p></figcaption></figure>

* **Tier 1 (Trusted): \[NOT YET RELEASED]**
* **Tier 2 (Priority):** Provides rendering queue priority, more power and faster average speeds than Tier 3, able to handle larger and more complex scenes.&#x20;
* **Tier 3 (Economy):** Provides the most economic rendering solution. Queue priority and requisite node power are not guaranteed, recommended for work that is not time sensitive.&#x20;

Multi-tier pricing operates using a multiplier attached to the OctaneBench algorithm.&#x20;

* **Tier 1** work has an OctaneBench multiplier of 1x
* **Tier 2** has a multiplier that varies between 2 - 4X (thus, an artist will receive 2-4x more OB work at Tier 2 when compared to Tier 1)
* **Tier 3** has a multiplier of 8-16X vs Tier 1.&#x20;

This means that 1 RENDER Credit can equal 100 OB for 1 hour at Tier 2, and 200 OB for 1 hour at Tier 3. Extrapolated out, 100 RNDR Tokens would give anywhere from 2,500 OBh to 20,000 OBh. From a hardware perspective, 100 RNDR provides 50 - 100 hours with 1 RTX 2070, or 5 - 10 hours with 10 RTX 2070s

### **Estimating Job Costs**

For instructions on how to estimate job costs for your specific scenes, please see:

{% content-ref url="../getting-started/how-to-get-started/estimate-job-costs-prior-to-rendering" %}
[estimate-job-costs-prior-to-rendering](https://know.rendernetwork.com/getting-started/how-to-get-started/estimate-job-costs-prior-to-rendering)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Please keep in mind that estimates only reflect the rendering costs and do not include processing times. For additional questions about job costs, please email <support@renderfoundation.com> or visit the Render Foundation Support page: <https://renderfoundation.com/support>.&#x20;