Know what any API costs
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Pricing, free tiers and step-by-step setup for hundreds of developer APIs — from GPT and Claude to Twilio and Stripe. Plus free cost calculators.

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AI API Cost Calculator

Estimate what GPT, Claude, Gemini and other LLM APIs cost for your usage — and see which model is cheapest for your workload.

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⚠️ Reference prices (June 2026). LLM API prices change often and vary by tier, context length and region. Always confirm on the provider's pricing page — or type your exact rates above.
✓ Last verified: 2026-08-15· Source: official provider pricing page· Auto-monitored — report change →
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Cost calculators & tools

Most popular: AI model prices →Per-model pricing (135) →

Free, interactive — estimate real costs before you build. Browse by category or view all tools.

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AI & LLM Costs

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Cloud & Infrastructure

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Payments & Billing

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Messaging & Communications

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Data & Databases

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Auth & Identity

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API Operations

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Popular APIs

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The most-searched APIs — full pricing & how-to-get-key guides.

AI

OpenAI

AI & LLMs
GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o-series.
from $0.15/1M
View guide →

Binance

Crypto Exchange
Spot, futures & market data.
Free API · feesFree API
View guide →
ST

Stripe

Payments
Card payments and billing.
2.9% + $0.30No monthly fee
View guide →
TW

Twilio

SMS & Voice
SMS, voice and WhatsApp.
SMS from $0.0079
View guide →
GE

Google Gemini

AI & LLMs
2.5 Pro & Flash, free tier.
from $0.10/1MFree tier
View guide →
CG

CoinGecko

Data & Finance
Crypto prices & market data.
from $0/moFree tier
View guide →

Browse by category

Every API, grouped by type.

AI

AI & LLMs

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OpenAI, Claude, Gemini — token pricing & calculator.
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EX

Crypto Exchanges

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Binance, Bybit, OKX — keys, fees, security.
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Pay

Payments

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Stripe and more — per-transaction fees.
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SMS

Email & SMS

Category
Twilio, SendGrid — free tiers & costs.
View category →
Dat

Market Data

Category
CoinGecko and more — crypto & market data.
View category →
Map

Maps

Category
Google Maps — per-SKU pricing.
View category →
Sch

Search & Scraping

Category
SerpAPI and alternatives.
View category →
Dev

Cloud & Dev

Category
Cloudflare, Vercel, Supabase — hosting, serverless & back-end costs.
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Where to deploy your API

Once your costs add up, you still need somewhere to run it. Two hosts we use and recommend — both have a generous free / low-cost tier to start.

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DigitalOcean

Cloud hosting
Droplets, managed databases & app platform. Predictable flat pricing, great for APIs and side projects.
from $4/mo$200 free credit
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Hostinger

Web & VPS hosting
Cheap VPS & web hosting with one-click setups — a low-cost home for small apps, bots and landing pages.
VPS from ~$5/mo
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Revolut

Digital banking
Multi-currency account, crypto buying, international transfers and card. 75M+ users worldwide.
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How it works

1

Find the API

Search or browse by category to find the service you need — AI, SMS, maps, payments and more.

2

See real pricing & free tier

Clear pricing tables, what's free, and a calculator to estimate your actual monthly cost.

3

Get your key

Follow the step-by-step setup guide to sign up and grab your API key in minutes.

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