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  "promo_state": "none",
  "avalanche_support": "No (Solana only)",
  "avalanche_flag": "no",
  "access_model_raw": "free-with-key",
  "access_model": "free-with-key",
  "free_tier": "Free tier for testing (limits not stated on the page fetched this run).",
  "rate_limit": "unverified",
  "paid_from": "Developer $32/mo; Business $320/mo (adds gRPC); Professional $640/mo",
  "pricing_unit": "credits",
  "promos": null,
  "notes": "Found 2026-09-16 via Carbium's own comparison post (updated Sept 7, 2026). Monthly-credit model; gRPC from Business tier. Card requirement for the free tier not visible - verify at rpc.carbium.io.",
  "sources": [
   "https://carbium.io/blog/solana-rpcs-compared-carbium-helius-quicknode-triton/"
  ],
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  "last_verified": "2026-09-16",
  "page": "/providers/carbium.html"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-16",
   "provider": "Carbium",
   "type": "new-service",
   "title": "New entrant: Carbium - Swiss bare-metal Solana RPC/gRPC with a free tier and plans from $32/mo",
   "summary": "Carbium (carbium.io) runs self-hosted bare-metal Solana nodes in Swiss data centers and sells RPC, Yellowstone-style gRPC (Business tier and up) and a Swap API on a monthly-credit model: Developer $32/mo, Business $320/mo, Professional $640/mo, plus a free tier for testing whose limits were not visible on the page fetched. Found via Carbium's own comparison post updated Sept 7, 2026; not a 48h news item.",
   "sources": [
    "https://carbium.io/blog/solana-rpcs-compared-carbium-helius-quicknode-triton/"
   ],
   "verified": false
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}