Chimera

Chimera proves that sophisticated AI trading doesn't require massive budgets, with intelligent architecture, you can run multi-agent consensus on $6.50/month.

The Multi-Agent Approach

Three AI models vote on every trade:

• Grok-4: Unconventional pattern recognition
• Gemini 2.5 Pro: Technical analysis synthesis
• Claude 4.5 Sonnet: Risk assessment and reasoning

Trades only execute when models reach consensus, reducing false signals from any single model's biases.

The Cost Problem

Naively calling three frontier models for every trade decision would cost hundreds of dollars monthly. That's not sustainable for a personal trading experiment.

The 93% Solution

Chimera achieves 90-93% cost reduction through:

• Intelligent Caching: Similar market conditions reuse previous decisions
• Tiered Validation: LightGBM pre-filters, only escalating ambiguous signals to AI
• Batch Processing: Group decisions to reduce API overhead
• Local First: On-device models handle routine classifications

Running on Raspberry Pi

The entire system runs on a $50 Raspberry Pi, proving that sophisticated AI trading doesn't require expensive infrastructure. Docker containers ensure reliability and easy recovery.

Budget Breakdown

• OpenRouter API: ~$5/month
• Hosting: $0 (Raspberry Pi at home)
• Data feeds: ~$1.50/month
• Total: $6.50/month

The Evolution

Chimera's architecture became the foundation for Agora Quantum, which scales the approach to 8,000+ securities with full portfolio management.