Build with proof
For builders integrating the Gateway, relay endpoints, queue jobs, BYOK handles, and proof headers.
TaskQ is not a house-account model reseller. The customer owns upstream provider spend. TaskQ charges for the sovereign execution control plane: policy, placement, HashIQ evidence, audit retention, private workers, and verified capacity access.
Exact rates can wait until beta capacity, retention, and compliance scope are known. The commercial architecture should be clear now.
For builders integrating the Gateway, relay endpoints, queue jobs, BYOK handles, and proof headers.
For teams that need jurisdiction policy, BYOK custody, audit-ready evidence, exports, and chain replay.
For customer-owned workers, private key domains, enclave/pinned custody, dedicated routing, and operator settlement requirements.

TaskQ should be transparent about where money goes. That transparency is part of the trust story.
| Leg | What it covers | Who it goes to |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | Gateway access, tenant controls, policies, proof APIs, credential handles, execution surfaces. | TaskQ |
| Placement fee | Cheapest-compliant routing across eligible capacity, with proof that hard constraints were applied. | TaskQ |
| Audit / proof fee | HashIQ retention, chain export, auditor reports, external anchors, verification and replay surfaces. | TaskQ |
| Operator capacity | Verified worker capacity for queue, private pools, sovereign execution, artifacts, or local inference. | Operator |
| Provider spend | Anthropic, OpenAI, local model, sovereign cluster, or customer-hosted provider usage under BYOK. | Customer |
If a request was charged, there should be a request ID, placement proof, worker lease, usage record, and settlement journal. If execution was blocked by policy, that refusal can also be recorded.
{
"chain_seq": 184467,
"request_id": "req_8X3",
"customer_debit": "platform + placement",
"operator_credit": "worker lease",
"proof_retention": "90 days",
"settlement_status": "reconciled"
}The high-value commercial surface is not a per-token markup. It is controlled execution for buyers that need evidence.
30, 90, 365-day, or long-term chain retention and export commitments.
Canada-only, EU-only, customer-owned, pinned, enclave, or private HSM integrations.
Dedicated worker pools, queue slots, local inference, private artifact storage.
Report packs, anchor witnesses, replay tooling, evidence bundles, regulated buyer support.
It creates platform risk and destroys the trust story. BYOK keeps the provider relationship with the customer.
TaskQ should provide controls and evidence, not pretend to make a buyer compliant by magic.
The placement fee is strongest when the customer can verify why the route was selected.
Tell us your provider, jurisdiction, custody, retention, and private worker requirements. We will scope the control plane around the evidence you need.