# Simulate Cost & Performance

**CLI:** 1node simulate --task \<task> --hours \<N>

**API:**

GET /v1/simulate

**Query Params:**

<table><thead><tr><th valign="top">Name</th><th valign="top">Type</th><th valign="top">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">task</td><td valign="top">string</td><td valign="top">inference or training</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">hours</td><td valign="top">integer</td><td valign="top">Number of hours to project</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Response (200):**

```
[
  { "provider":"Aethir","costPerHour":0.88,"cost":8.8,"latencyMs":250,"uptime":99.9 },
  { "provider":"Akash","costPerHour":0.55,"cost":5.5,"latencyMs":310,"uptime":98.7 }
]
```