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Official Reddit API ($0.24/1K) Cost & Rate-Limit Calculator.
Model your exact monthly bill across Official Reddit OAuth ($0.24/1,000 calls + 100 QPM cap), DIY residential proxies, container scrapers, and ForumData API ($0.10/1,000 items, $0.00 on empty polls).
01 · PAY-AS-YOU-GO
$0.10 / 1K items · Never expires
0 Credits charged on empty keyword polls or 4xx/5xx upstream errors.
02 · ZERO OAUTH / ZERO COOKIES
No Reddit account or proxies needed
Skip 6-week commercial OAuth reviews, refresh tokens, and AWS/GCP 403 blocks.
03 · 10×–24× LOWER UNIT COST
Beats Official $0.24/1K calls & $1.50 actors
Up to 100 posts or 200 nested comments per call ($0.04–$0.06/1K with bonus).
04 · $1.20 INSTANT + $2.00 STREAK
12,000 Free Credits ($1.20) instantly
0 card, 0 blocks on sign-up + Day-2 (+$1.00) & Multi-Day (+$1.00) return bonuses.
216,000 polls/mo · $0 charged on empty polls
Estimated Monthly Infrastructure Bill
PAYG Base: $25.00 · Business: $9.95 · $0.00 on empty polls
Save $39.86/mo vs Official OAuth and $468.63/mo vs legacy scrapers.
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How much does the Official Reddit Data API charge in 2026?
Reddit's commercial OAuth tier charges $0.24 per 1,000 API calls and enforces a 100 queries-per-minute (QPM) cap per OAuth token. Crucially, empty keyword polls (0 matching posts) and recursive MoreComments calls are still billed per HTTP request.
Why is ForumData API 10x cheaper for brand mention and keyword monitoring?
ForumData API charges strictly per returned item ($0.10 per 1,000 posts or comments base PAYG, down to $0.0398/1K on Business) and deducts 0 Credits whenever GET /v1/posts/search returns 0 new posts.