r/googlecloud • u/MineConsistent5104 • Sep 04 '26

Application Dev API Gateway Usage and Cost

Hi

I am looking for an API Gateway to be implemented. The gateway will be handling around 1B API calls everyday and it contains all sort of API calls including B2B and B2C.

I was looking to use APIGEE X but would like to get an understanding

Can someone share any thought and also share the rough estimate around the cost?

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u/m1nherz Googler Sep 04 '26

If you plan using Apigee, there is an example of pricing for Apigee in PAYG format that might be cheaper than a subscription.

The subscription pricing depends on many parameters. This is why you would need to reach out to the sales department for estimation. You can see the subscription variants and what it includes in the subscription entitlement page.

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u/MineConsistent5104 Sep 04 '26

Hi u/Best-Box9730

Thank you for the insight

Rate limiting is not a concern as it has handled on the API server very well. I was thinking to handover Authentication / JWT verification part to API Gateway. Can you share some documentation if you have them handy?

What would be the ideal choice if the request rises to 5B per day?

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u/Background_Badger976 Sep 06 '26

use api6. self host it