Developer Tools API pricing
Based on the 458 providers in this tag whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$22.5/momedian entry price, from 90 developer APIs
$14.6–$99.2middle half of entry prices
66%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
338 of 458 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Tiered subscription 51% · 173 Per call 18% · 62 Other usage-based 12% · 42 Negotiated 10% · 35 Per seat 4% · 14 Free 2% · 6 Flat platform fee 1% · 4 Share of transaction 1% · 2What 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 | 35 | $0.00049 |
| credit | 30 | — |
| token | 9 | $0.0000012 |
| message | 9 | $0.000499 |
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 |
| Agent Health Monitor | GET /alerts/subscribe/{address} | Per call | $2 |
| Amazon Cloud9 | Pricing example - total monthly | Other usage-based | $2.05 |
| 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 |
| Turso | Developer | Tiered subscription | $4.99 |
| The Easy API | Basic | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| Mockaroo | Silver | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| TranscriptFetch | Basic | Per call | $5 |
| MediaCaption API | Premium | Per call | $5 |
| Latchkey Jobs API | Developer | Tiered subscription | $5 |
| API League | Rookie | Per call | $7 |
| skilldb-dev | Pro | Tiered subscription | $9 |
| TempMailGrab API | Premium | Tiered subscription | $9 |