Observability API pricing
Based on the 178 providers in this tag whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$49/momedian entry price, from 27 developer APIs
$25–$249middle half of entry prices
65%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
148 of 178 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Tiered subscription 39% · 57 Other usage-based 26% · 38 Negotiated 22% · 33 Per call 7% · 10 Per seat 4% · 6 Free 2% · 3 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 | 12 | $0.00038 |
| credit | 6 | — |
| message | 4 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seekr | AI agents Hosting | Per call | $1 |
| Cloudflare AI Gateway | Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go | Tiered subscription | $7 |
| Checkly | Additional Monitors (25) | Tiered subscription | $8 |
| terradev-cloud | Templum | unstated | $9.99 |
| Opik | MLOps Pro | Tiered subscription | $19 |
| Vercel | Pro | Tiered subscription | $20 |
| ReqKey | Pro | Per call | $25 |
| APIToolkit (Monoscope) | Monoscope Cloud | Other usage-based | $29 |
| APIContext | Starter | Tiered subscription | $29 |
| Agenta | Pro | Tiered subscription | $29 |
| Laminar | Starter | Tiered subscription | $30 |
| Hookdeck | Team | Tiered subscription | $39 |
| LangSmith | Plus | Tiered subscription | $39 |
| Portkey | Production | Tiered subscription | $49 |
| PromptLayer | Pro | Tiered subscription | $49 |