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AWS API Gateway pricing varies by team size and features, ranging from $0 to $0 per month in 2026. Your actual cost depends on the tier you choose, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: Yes
  • Billing: Monthly and annual (save 15-20%)
  • Hidden costs: Add ~35% for implementation, support, and training

AWS API Gateway offers 4 pricing tiers: Free Tier, HTTP APIs, REST APIs, WebSocket APIs. Standard paid plans include Free Tier at $0/12 months. The HTTP APIs plan is serverless applications, microservices, and cost-sensitive workloads requiring modern api features.

Compared to other api management software, AWS API Gateway is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

Last verified: January 2026 | Sources: 8 pricing pages and reviews
AWS API Gateway is Amazon's fully managed service that enables developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. The service acts as a front door for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from backend services including AWS Lambda functions, EC2 instances, or any web application. With support for REST APIs, HTTP APIs, and WebSocket APIs, API Gateway provides flexible options for different use cases, from serverless applications to real-time communication.

All AWS API Gateway Plans & Pricing

Plan Monthly Annual Best For
Free Tier duration: 12 months (new customers)restCalls: 1M per month Free Free 0 New AWS customers exploring API Gateway, startups, and low-volume applications within free tier limits
HTTP APIs requests: Pay per milliondataTransfer: $0.09 per GB to internet Contact Contact Serverless applications, microservices, and cost-sensitive workloads requiring modern API features
REST APIs requests: Pay per milliondataTransfer: $0.09 per GB to internet Contact Contact Applications requiring advanced features like caching, API keys, usage plans, and request transformation
WebSocket APIs messages: $1 per millionconnectionMinutes: $0.25 per million Contact Contact Real-time applications like chat, gaming, trading platforms, and IoT applications requiring persistent connections
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Free Tier

  • 1 million REST API calls per month
  • 1 million HTTP API calls per month
  • 1 million WebSocket messages per month
  • 750,000 WebSocket connection minutes per month
  • Available for 12 months for new AWS customers
  • $200 AWS credits for new customers (starting July 2025)
  • All standard API Gateway features
  • CloudWatch monitoring included

HTTP APIs

  • $1.00 per million requests (first 300M)
  • $0.90 per million at highest tier
  • Tiered pricing as volume increases
  • JWT authorization
  • CORS support
  • Custom domain names
  • API versioning
  • CloudWatch metrics
  • Access logging
  • 71% cheaper than REST APIs
  • Ideal for serverless workloads

REST APIs

  • $3.50 per million requests
  • API key management
  • Usage plans and throttling
  • Request/response transformations
  • API caching (additional cost)
  • Private APIs (VPC)
  • Resource policies
  • Client certificate authentication
  • Custom authorizers
  • AWS WAF integration
  • Advanced request validation

WebSocket APIs

  • $1.00 per million messages
  • $0.25 per million connection minutes
  • Two-way real-time communication
  • Custom domain names
  • Route selection
  • Connection management
  • Message routing
  • CloudWatch metrics
  • Access logging
  • Integration with Lambda, HTTP, AWS services
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Hidden Costs to Budget For

Watch for 10 hidden costs
  • Data transfer charges: $0.09 per GB for internet egress
  • API caching costs starting at $0.02/hour for 0.5GB
  • CloudWatch Logs ingestion and storage fees
  • Custom domain name charges (via Route 53)
  • AWS WAF costs if enabled for security
  • VPC Link charges for private integrations
  • Lambda execution costs when using Lambda integrations
  • Request/response payload transformation overhead
  • AWS X-Ray tracing costs for debugging
  • Certificate Manager costs for SSL certificates
Tip

Ask your AWS API Gateway sales rep about these costs upfront. Getting them in writing before signing can save you from surprise charges later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

01 How much does AWS API Gateway cost?

Pricing varies by plan. Check the official pricing page for current rates.

02 Does AWS API Gateway have a free tier?

Check the pricing section above for free tier availability.

03 What are the main features of AWS API Gateway?

Key features include the items listed in the pricing tiers above.

04 Is AWS API Gateway worth the price?

Value depends on your specific needs and use case. Compare features across plans.