AWS API Gateway pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon API Gateway is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $3.50 per 1M Requests ($3.50/million requests - first 333 million requests/month); $1.00 per 1M Requests ($1/million requests - API Gateway HTTP API (first 300 million)); $1.00 per 1M Messages ($1/million messages - first 1 billion messages/month). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 12, 2026.
- $3.50 per 1M Requests: $3.50/million requests - first 333 million requests/month
- $1.00 per 1M Requests: $1/million requests - API Gateway HTTP API (first 300 million)
- $1.00 per 1M Messages: $1/million messages - first 1 billion messages/month
- AWS credits pay for API Gateway usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS API Gateway cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 12, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon API Gateway (version 20261112215920), read on November 14, 2026. Prices differ by Region and change without notice; check the AWS pricing page before you commit.
| Rate | Price (USD) | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| $3.50/million requests - first 333 million requests/month | $3.50 | per 1M Requests |
| $2.80/million requests - next 667 million requests/month | $2.80 | per 1M Requests |
| $2.38/million requests - next 19 billion requests/month | $2.38 | per 1M Requests |
| $1.51/million requests - over 20 billion requests/month | $1.51 | per 1M Requests |
| $1/million requests - API Gateway HTTP API (first 300 million) | $1.00 | per 1M Requests |
| $0.9/million requests - API Gateway HTTP API (more than 300 million) | $0.90 | per 1M Requests |
| $1/million messages - first 1 billion messages/month | $1.00 | per 1M Messages |
| $0.8/million messages - over 1 billion messages/month | $0.80 | per 1M Messages |
| $0.25/million connection minutes | $0.00000025 | per minutes |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 0.5GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $0.02 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 1.55GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $0.038 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 118GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $1.90 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 13.5GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $0.25 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 237GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $3.80 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 28.4GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $0.50 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 58.2GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $1.00 | per hour |
| API Gateway Dedicated Cache: 6.05GB - US East (Northern Virginia) | $0.20 | per hour |
| $125.00 per Month for APIGateway-Portal-Months in US East (N. Virginia) | $125.00 | per Month |
| $12.50 per Month for APIGateway-Portal-Product-Months in US East (N. Virginia) | $12.50 | per Month |
IICan AWS credits pay for API Gateway?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon API Gateway usage is billed on your AWS invoice like any other service. Activate Founders gives $1,000 to start, up to $5,000; you apply for it yourself. AWS promotional credits do not pay Savings Plans or Reserved Instance upfront fees.
For a larger project on API Gateway, a vetted AWS partner can request funding only partners can file: MAP for a migration, POC to test something, incremental workload funding for new work. For startups that is usually $50K to $150K. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.
| Funding | Who files it | Amount | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are not on AWS yet and want to migrate. |
| Proof of concept (POC) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You want to test something, whether or not you are on AWS today. |
| Incremental workload (IW) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are already on AWS and are launching new work: a new AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. |
| AWS Activate Founders | Founder applies | $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 | Self-funded startups with no investor or accelerator behind them. |
| AWS Activate Portfolio | Founder applies | up to $200,000 | Startups backed by a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor that is an AWS Activate Provider. |
| AWS Credits for AI Startups | Invite only (AWS account manager) | $200,000 or more, by invitation | AI startups ready to scale after Activate Portfolio, invited by AWS. |
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Common questions
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Running API Gateway on AWS, or about to?
A vetted AWS partner checks which AWS funding fits your workload: MAP, POC or incremental workload funding. We reply within 24 hours; your matched partner reaches out within 5 business days.