0xArchive comparison · Tardis pricing
Use 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter market data: Build is $49 a month for the full retained archive with no annual term required, and Free covers the latest 30 days.
- Tardis.dev: the Perpetuals plan, which includes Hyperliquid and Lighter, costs $700 (Solo), $1,000 (Professional) or $3,000 (Business) a month; the tables below separate eligibility, billing term and history.
- Free: live WebSocket and replay are included, and Build gives each dataset its full retained history.
What does Tardis.dev cost for Hyperliquid and Lighter?
Hyperliquid and Lighter are in the Perpetuals data plan, which covers every perpetual swap on the exchanges Tardis records.
The price depends on subscription type and billing term, and the term also sets how much history you can reach. Perpetuals plan, from the order form:
| Subscription type | Monthly billing | Quarterly billing | Yearly billing | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | Not offered (quarterly or yearly billing) | $1,050 every 3 months ($350 a month) | $4,200 a year ($350 a month) | CSV files; university email required; 5-day email response target |
| Solo | $700 a month | $2,100 every 3 months | $8,400 a year | CSV files; 3-day email response target |
| Professional | $1,000 a month | $3,000 every 3 months | $12,000 a year | CSV files, raw data replay API, Tardis Machine, instrument metadata API; 24-hour response target |
| Business | $3,000 a month | $9,000 every 3 months | $36,000 a year | Everything in Professional, up to 10 API keys; 12-hour response target |
| History at a new purchase on 3 Nov 2026 | Initial 4-month lookback (since 3 Jul 2026) | Initial 12-month lookback (since 3 Nov 2025) | Initial 4-year lookback (since 3 Nov 2022); Business yearly includes all available data | The historical start stays fixed after purchase as new data accumulates; bank transfer adds 3 months to quarterly and 12 to yearly. Academic requires quarterly or yearly billing |
Tardis prices from its pricing grid and order form, with billing terms from its billing FAQ. Prices are in US dollars, 3 November 2026.
Sources: Tardis.dev pricing and order form, billing and subscriptions FAQ. Tardis states that it does not offer discounts and does not sell single instruments or date ranges.
What does full Hyperliquid and Lighter history cost on Tardis?
Tardis lists Hyperliquid from 29 October 2024 and Lighter from 17 April 2026. Against the history windows above:
| Billing term for a new purchase on 3 Nov 2026 | Initial history boundary | Hyperliquid dataset floor (29 Oct 2024) | Lighter dataset floor (17 Apr 2026) | Professional price for the replay API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | Since 3 Jul 2026 | From 3 Jul 2026 | From 3 Jul 2026 | Professional $1,000 a month |
| Quarterly | Since 3 Nov 2025 | From 3 Nov 2025 | Complete | Professional $3,000 per quarter |
| Yearly | Since 3 Nov 2022 | Complete | Complete | Professional $12,000 a year |
A buyer who wants every Hyperliquid and Lighter day Tardis holds therefore buys a yearly term: $8,400 for Solo (CSV files) or $12,000 for Professional (replay API).
Tardis's FAQ states that the history window is set when a subscription starts and does not move with renewals. The plan covers every perpetual-swap exchange Tardis records, so that price buys breadth beyond Hyperliquid and Lighter.
How does 0xArchive pricing compare for the same job?
The job is full Hyperliquid and Lighter history through an API. 0xArchive figures are from its pricing page:
| Job | Tardis.dev Perpetuals plan | 0xArchive |
|---|---|---|
| Try it without paying | First day of each month free; one-month trial on days 1 to 10 of the previous month, 20 GB | Free plan, $0: the most recent 30 days of every route over REST, live WebSocket and replay, 50k credits a month, 15 requests a second |
| Entry price for an API with full Hyperliquid history | Professional yearly: $12,000 a year (about $1,000 a month) | Build: $588 a year on monthly billing ($49 a month), or $468 a year billed annually ($39 a month) |
| Monthly billing, same month | $1,000 with 4 months of history | $49 with the full retained archive |
| Hyperliquid order book start | 29 Oct 2024: 20 levels about every 5.4 s | 15 Apr 2023: native book by timestamp, up to 20 levels per side |
| Order-level book with wallets | None listed in its Hyperliquid channels | Core and HIP-3 L4 from 11 Mar 2026 across the retained archive (latest 30 days on Free); HIP-4 from 2 May 2026, Spot from 5 May 2026 |
| Lighter | From 17 Apr 2026 | Trades from 17 Jan 2025; book from 29 Jan 2026; L3 from 5 Mar 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 TB a month transfer on Professional | Build 80M credits a month and 50 requests a second; Pro $199 (400M credits, 150 requests a second); Scale $799 (2B credits, 500 requests a second) |
| Support | Email, 24-hour target on Professional | Email on Build; priority email on Pro and Scale |
On a yearly term, Tardis Professional at $12,000 against Build billed annually at $468 is a difference of $11,532 a year for Hyperliquid and Lighter history. Tardis's price includes the other perpetual exchanges; the 0xArchive price covers Hyperliquid and Lighter, the two venues it is built for.
What does a Hyperliquid row from before Tardis's start look like?
Tardis lists no Hyperliquid data before 29 October 2024, on any plan or term. This 0xArchive request asks for ETH open interest on 1 January 2024. Real request and response, run on 3 November 2026 and trimmed to two rows:
curl -G "https://api.0xarchive.io/v1/hyperliquid/openinterest/ETH" \
-H "X-API-Key: $OXARCHIVE_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode start=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z \
--data-urlencode end=2024-01-02T00:00:00Z \
--data-urlencode limit=2
{
"success": true,
"data": [
{"coin": "ETH", "timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z", "open_interest": "7356.8755",
"mark_price": "2284.6", "oracle_price": "2282", "day_ntl_volume": "68815898.67996001"},
{"coin": "ETH", "timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:01:00Z", "open_interest": "7356.1424",
"mark_price": "2284.5", "oracle_price": "2282.2", "day_ntl_volume": "68183819.46968003"}
],
"meta": {"count": 2, "has_more": true, "venue": "hyperliquid"}
}Rows are one minute apart. That request is inside the full archive, so it needs Build ($49 a month); the last 30 days run on the Free plan.
Start with a free key and read the last 30 days of Hyperliquid and Lighter, then open the full archive on Build. Start free See pricing
If you also need Binance, Bybit and other exchanges in one subscription
That is the job the Perpetuals plan is priced for: tick data from many perpetual-swap exchanges under one subscription. Keep it for that breadth and add 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter. Detail: Tardis vs 0xArchive, Tardis alternatives and the three-way Tardis vs CoinAPI for Hyperliquid.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Tardis.dev cost?
On the Perpetuals plan, which includes Hyperliquid and Lighter, Tardis.dev costs $700 (Solo), $1,000 (Professional) or $3,000 (Business) a month, and $350 for Academic accounts with a university email on quarterly or yearly billing. For Hyperliquid and Lighter history, 0xArchive Build is $49 a month for the full archive.
How do I test Hyperliquid and Lighter data without a paid subscription?
Start with 0xArchive Free ($0): the latest 30 days of Hyperliquid and Lighter over REST, live WebSocket and replay, L4 and L3 history included, with 50,000 credits a month and 15 requests per second. Build opens each dataset's full retained history for $49 a month.
How much Hyperliquid history does a Tardis.dev subscription include?
Tardis lists Hyperliquid from 29 October 2024, and the history you reach follows the billing term: 4 months on monthly billing, 12 on quarterly and 4 years on yearly. 0xArchive's Hyperliquid core order book starts on 15 April 2023 and trades in April 2023 (every fill from 22 March 2025), all included in Build.
What does full retained Hyperliquid and Lighter API history cost on 0xArchive?
Build is $49 a month, or $39 a month billed annually ($468 a year), with the full retained archive of each dataset from its own first date. The comparable Tardis route is a yearly Perpetuals subscription, $8,400 for Solo (CSV files) or $12,000 for Professional (adds the replay API).
Is Tardis.dev worth it for Hyperliquid alone?
The Perpetuals plan is priced for every perpetual-swap exchange it records, not for Hyperliquid alone. For Hyperliquid and Lighter work, 0xArchive is built for those two venues: core book from 15 April 2023, trades from April 2023, L4 with wallets from 11 March 2026, from $0 for the latest 30 days and $49 a month for the full archive.