Developer Tools & DevOps API pricing
Based on the 1213 providers in this industry whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$25/momedian entry price, from 180 developer APIs
$12.4–$100middle half of entry prices
60%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
879 of 1213 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Tiered subscription 40% · 353 Other usage-based 19% · 168 Negotiated 17% · 153 Per call 14% · 123 Per seat 5% · 45 Free 2% · 16 Flat platform fee 2% · 15 Share of transaction 1% · 6What you pay for
Quoted or calculated from quotes, per unit. Calculated figures assume the plan's quota is fully used. Units are never averaged together, credits get no price because each vendor defines its own, and units with fewer than 5 providers show a count only.
| Billing unit | Providers | Median price per unit |
|---|---|---|
| request | 63 | $0.00049 |
| credit | 47 | — |
| message | 18 | $0.001 |
| token | 15 | $0.000001 |
Lowest entry prices
The cheapest paid plan is a floor on getting started, not what real usage will cost. Excludes take-rate providers and add-ons.
| Provider | Entry plan | Charges by | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oumi | Storage | Per call | $1 |
| Seekr | AI agents Hosting | Per call | $1 |
| Google Cloud API Gateway | API calls 1B+ per month | Per call | $1.5 |
| Agent Health Monitor | GET /alerts/subscribe/{address} | Per call | $2 |
| mcpaas-live | Prestige — 5+ characters | Tiered subscription | $2 |
| Amazon Cloud9 | Pricing example - total monthly | Other usage-based | $2.05 |
| Heroku | Key-Value Store Mini | Other usage-based | $3 |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers – Starter | Other usage-based | $3.24 |
| Split Forms | Annual | Per call | $4.08 |
| Rivet | Actor Node R-5 (1/4 vCPU, 1 GB) | Tiered subscription | $4.2 |
| corenexis-com | Starter | Tiered subscription | $4.99 |
| digitalpipe-net | Starter | Per call | $4.99 |
| Turso | Developer | Tiered subscription | $4.99 |
| Mockaroo | Silver | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| Healthchecks.io | Supporter | unstated | $5 |