API Pricing Models

Discussions focus on various API pricing strategies, including usage-based billing, pay-as-you-go options, fixed subscriptions, per-request costs, and comparisons of affordability and predictability.

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twostorytower Aug 8, 2025 View on HN

Isn't that still priced via API usage?

MuffinFlavored Apr 5, 2023 View on HN

It would be cool if they told their $20/mo users "here's how much your past 30 day usage would have cost if we billed you via the API (aka how many tokens/sessions/chats/whatever did you use)

Aeolun Jan 4, 2025 View on HN

Charge me for usage like they’re already doing?

Maciej-roboblog Jun 19, 2025 View on HN

Probably for API cost. It is for fixed price plans usage

Zekio Jul 4, 2023 View on HN

25 bucks a month for 10k api calls? seems pricy

kcollignon May 14, 2014 View on HN

Do you offer any pay-as-you-go or API request based pricing?

nirav72 May 5, 2024 View on HN

Neat. Any estimation on the API usage cost?

didibus Jul 12, 2019 View on HN

Why wouldn't they just charge for API use?

bravesoul2 Aug 6, 2025 View on HN

Every API request? Can't they just get an invoice at the end of each month to turn that to $ amount. Like a phone bill.

imtringued May 19, 2016 View on HN

It will probably have usage based pricing.