> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.allium.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Compute Profiles

> Choose the amount of compute resources used to run your queries.

Compute Profiles allow you to choose the amount of compute resources used to run your [Explorer](/app/overview) queries. They also enable you to separate query runs by profile for different use cases.

<Info>
  **Profile Limit:** You can create up to 3 profiles per organization.
</Info>

## Profile Sizes

Profile size determines the amount of compute resources used to run your queries, affecting speed and cost. In general, query performance scales with size, so a larger profile can run more complex queries faster.

| Size    | Speed        | Cost        |
| :------ | :----------- | :---------- |
| **1x**  | Base         | Base        |
| **2x**  | \~2x faster  | 2x credits  |
| **4x**  | \~4x faster  | 4x credits  |
| **8x**  | \~8x faster  | 8x credits  |
| **16x** | \~16x faster | 16x credits |

For example, you could set up a larger compute profile for complex, long-running queries, and a smaller compute profile for simpler, faster queries.

## Manage Your Compute Profiles

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Compute Settings">
    Go to [**Settings → Compute**](https://app.allium.so/settings/compute).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add, Resize, or Delete Profiles">
    In the **Compute Profiles** section, you can manage your compute profiles:

    * **Add Profile** - Create a new compute profile with your desired size
    * **Resize Profile** - Change the size of an existing profile
    * **Delete Profile** - Remove a profile you no longer need

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/allium-e770e2b7/rnUMHb7oivWXnpD5/images/compute-profiles.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=rnUMHb7oivWXnpD5&q=85&s=b028bb35f3f0cf39b9e4b17d6ec8931f" alt="Compute profiles management" width="1532" height="644" data-path="images/compute-profiles.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Run Query with Profile (Allium App)

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Your Query">
    Go to [**Explorer Queries**](https://app.allium.so/analyze/queries) and select your query.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Compute Profile">
    Click the **Compute Profile** dropdown on the top right of the query editor and select the profile you want to use.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/allium-e770e2b7/inPsOvt9D5HavfbV/images/query-compute-profile-select.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=inPsOvt9D5HavfbV&q=85&s=008b96ed4d290ae88c71d56bb6022107" alt="Compute profile selection" width="1888" height="1126" data-path="images/query-compute-profile-select.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Query">
    Click **Run** to execute your query. The selected Compute Profile will be used for this run and saved as the default profile for this query.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Run Query with Profile (API)

You can specify the Compute Profile when running queries via the Explorer API. See the [Execute Query](/api/explorer/run-query) documentation for details.

For this step, be sure to use the identifier of the profile, not the name.

## Queue Isolation

Each Compute Profile has its own isolated query queue. Monitor the number of queued and running queries for each profile at [**Settings → Compute**](https://app.allium.so/settings/compute).

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/allium-e770e2b7/jiF19al_Z1_koZIt/images/compute-profiles-queues.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jiF19al_Z1_koZIt&q=85&s=734ba1e2229eef397debccb624b0eb2d" alt="Queue monitoring view" width="1174" height="514" data-path="images/compute-profiles-queues.png" />
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