# Constant CPU cost algorithm

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/constant-cpu-cost-algorithm/36466>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** worker-pools, crypto, cpu\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/constant-cpu-cost-algorithm/36466 "2020-12-28T01:32:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/constant-cpu-cost-algorithm/36466/7 "2020-12-28T16:25:28Z")

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If the job takes seconds to complete in the fast path, then you can consider to use a job queue system like:  
[https://github.com/sorentwo/oban](https://github.com/sorentwo/oban)

Let the general public to use a normal queue and paying customers to use a higher priority queue. This can scale up to many nodes.

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