Cloud API pricing
Based on the 195 providers in this tag whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$20/momedian entry price, from 21 developer APIs
$7–$104middle half of entry prices
73%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
159 of 195 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Other usage-based 35% · 56 Tiered subscription 23% · 37 Per call 13% · 21 Per seat 11% · 17 Negotiated 10% · 16 Flat platform fee 7% · 11 Share of transaction 1% · 1What 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 | 5 | $0.000005 |
| credit | 3 | — |
| token | 2 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS WAF | Rule group / managed rule group added to web ACL | Other usage-based | $1 |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers – Starter | Other usage-based | $3.24 |
| Digital Ocean | Droplets | Other usage-based | $4 |
| digitalpipe-net | Starter | Per call | $4.99 |
| Render | Postgres 0.1c-256mb | Tiered subscription | $6 |
| Paperspace | Gradient Pro | Other usage-based | $8 |
| llmotions-com | Starter | Tiered subscription | $19 |
| FastGPU | Pro | Per call | $19 |
| EmpirioLabs AI | Lite | Per call | $19.9 |
| Kernex Limited | Starter | unstated | $20 |
| KloudConnectors | Standard Connector | unstated | $20 |
| Factory | Pro | Per seat | $20 |
| cloudforbots-com | Starter | Tiered subscription | $20 |
| Smol Machines | pro | Other usage-based | $20 |
| Impossible Cloud | Managed inference – per seat | Other usage-based | $20.5 |