Privacy first
Data class, region, and retention policy are enforced before a provider receives the request.
Deadline-Assured AI DeliveryDelivery protection active
Set the time. Get it back by then.
BackBy is the deadline-assured delivery layer for AI inference. It selects the lowest-cost eligible route while preserving the original Realtime path to protect delivery.
Performance protected
The requested model and original realtime path remain available as the delivery backstop.
Savings after
Lower-cost capacity is used only when it remains eligible for the selected delivery window.
Why waitability matters
Realtime overprices unused urgency.
Not every production request needs immediate execution. Many tasks can wait one minute, fifteen minutes, one hour, or longer, yet they still pay the premium reserved for Realtime capacity.
Customer windowWaiting opens lower-cost capacity.The provider receives more freedom over when work runs.
Provider capacityFlex, Batch, and off-peakOfficial channels can reduce the same-model execution price.
BackBy controlUnused urgency becomes an option.The application decides when the result is actually needed.
Where the provider contract stops
Why provider discounts are not enough.
Deadline-aware routing knows when a result is needed. BackBy goes further: it protects final completion through the selected Delivery Window. Official discounted channels lower the price by giving the provider scheduling flexibility, but they do not by themselves create a customer-specific ready-by commitment.
Completion timing moves.
Actual latency changes with provider capacity, model, request size, region, and time of day.
Recovery remains application work.
The customer must decide when to stop waiting, whether a retry is safe, and when to pay for Realtime fallback.
A queue is not “ready by.”
A broad provider completion target is not the same contract as delivering this request inside the application’s chosen window.
How BackBy protects delivery
From deadline-aware routing to deadline-assured delivery.
BackBy continuously evaluates whether a lower-cost same-model route can still meet the promise. It does not wait blindly: enough time is reserved to recover through the approved Realtime path before the Delivery Window closes.
Measure current conditions
Use recent model-, region-, request-size-, and time-specific delivery evidence.
Use eligible lower-cost capacity
Try Flex, Batch, off-peak, or another approved non-priority route only when policy and timing allow.
Reserve fallback time
Calculate the cutoff before which the original Realtime route can still complete safely.
Return by the promise
Switch paths before delivery is at risk, while keeping the requested model and policy boundary intact.
Customer contract
Choose when it must be ready.
BackBy locks the quote when the request is accepted and protects delivery inside the selected window.
What the system learns
BackBy improves with every delivery.
Privacy-preserving operational metadata sharpens route eligibility, fallback timing, and sustainable pricing. Prompt and response content are not required for this learning loop.
- EvidenceMore delivery evidenceLatency, failure, retry, and fallback outcomes.
- BoundaryBetter timing boundariesTighter estimates of when a lower-cost route remains safe.
- QuoteStronger daily quotesLess unnecessary fallback risk inside each window.
- OutcomeMore protected savingsMore work completes on discounted capacity.
Each completed delivery updates the evidence map used by the next routing decision.
Connection model
Choose how to connect.
The Delivery Window works the same way. The mode determines who supplies upstream capacity, who pays the provider, and which continuity path BackBy is authorized to use.
| Operating mode | Managed Capacity | Bring Your Own Key | HybridRecommended pilot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | BackBy supplies eligible upstream capacity. | Your approved Provider Key supplies capacity. | BackBy capacity with your approved official route for continuity. |
| Who pays upstream | BackBy pays the provider; you receive one BackBy usage charge. | Your provider account pays inference; BackBy charges a separately disclosed platform subscription or realized-savings fee. | Billing follows the route that completes. One completion is never charged twice. |
| If the preferred route fails | BackBy uses another eligible managed same-model path, including approved Realtime recovery. | Pure BYOK fails closed with an actionable result. It never silently changes payer or data path. | BackBy may use the explicitly authorized customer same-model fallback before the Delivery Window is at risk. |
| Best fit | One bill and the strongest managed economics. | Customers that must keep provider billing and credentials under their control. | Design partners that want managed savings with a familiar continuity path. |
Provider Keys are encrypted and organization-scoped. Connection mode is bound to the BackBy API key and cannot be changed by an inference request.
API handoff
Change the endpoint. Keep the request.
Declare when the result is needed. BackBy handles route selection, delivery protection, and auditable evidence.
curl https://api.backby.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BACKBY_API_KEY" \
-H "X-BackBy-Delivery-Within: PT15M" \
-H "X-BackBy-Data-Class: internal" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5.4",
"messages": [{"role":"user","content":"..."}]
}'Company
Built in Texas for dependable AI delivery.
Set the time. Get it back by then. Deadline-assured AI delivery. BackBy AI is a privately held software company headquartered in Dallas, building infrastructure that turns an application’s selected delivery window into an operational commitment.
- Legal entity
- BackBy AI LLC
- Status
- Texas-registered limited liability company
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Founded
- Founded 2026
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company
- Privately Held · 2–10 employees