Reddit API pricing in 2026, and what replaces it
Reddit's official API costs $0.24 per 1,000 calls, but it stopped taking new applications on October 31, 2026. Third-party search APIs sell 1,000 Reddit posts for $0.014 to $3.40. Checked on November 2, 2026.
1,000 Reddit posts from keyword search
- Apify Reddit Scraper Lite$3.40
- AnyAPI, dearest source$0.048
- AnyAPI, paging source$0.032
- AnyAPI, cheapest source$0.014
The official Reddit API is closing to new apps
Reddit published this schedule on September 30, 2026, citing automated scraping.
| Date | What changes |
|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | Paid access at $0.24 per 1,000 calls; free for eligible non-commercial use up to 100 queries per minute per OAuth client |
| Oct 31, 2026 | New requests for public API access no longer accepted |
| Nov 13, 2026 | RSS feeds stop working |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Registration closes for the migration bounty: $1,000 per app that moves, from a $1 million fund |
| Jan 12, 2027 | Access starts closing for apps and users that have not registered with Reddit |
| Mar 2027 | Public access ends; partners with written agreements are exempt |
- Commercial use has needed a written agreement with Reddit since 2023, and Reddit has published no newer rate than $0.24 per 1,000 calls.
- A search call returns up to 100 posts, so the 2023 rate works out below every third-party price here, for apps that still have access.
- Sources: Reddit's 2023 API post; the 2026 schedule as reported by PPC Land and TechCrunch from Reddit's r/redditdev and r/modnews posts.
What Reddit search costs outside the official API
Keyword search across all of Reddit, priced per call and per 1,000 posts returned.
| Route | How it bills | 1,000 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Apify Reddit Scraper Lite | $3.40 per 1,000 results stored | $3.40 |
| AnyAPI, dearest source | $0.0012 per page of 25 | $0.048 |
| AnyAPI, paging source | $0.0008 per page of 25, with a next page | $0.032 |
| AnyAPI, second source | $0.00038 per page of 25 | $0.015 |
| AnyAPI, cheapest source | $0.00035 per page of 25, first page only | $0.014 |
The cheapest AnyAPI source returns no next page. For more than 25 posts on one query, either page through the $0.0008 source, or take first pages with other sorts, time windows or subreddit: filters at $0.00035 each. Sources: AnyAPI's live price API, Apify Reddit Scraper Lite.
What Reddit monitoring costs per month
50 keywords checked daily, 100 posts each: 150,000 posts a month.
| Route | Calls | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Apify Reddit Scraper Lite | 150,000 results | $510.00 |
| AnyAPI, dearest source | 6,000 pages | $7.20 |
| AnyAPI, paging source | 6,000 pages | $4.80 |
| AnyAPI, cheapest source | 6,000 first pages | $2.10 |
The cheapest row takes four first pages per keyword (new, top, past week, past month), so some posts repeat; the paging row walks four pages of one sort. For X monitoring at the same scale, see what X API monitoring costs per month.
Where a Reddit data bill grows
- Asking for a next page
- On AnyAPI, requiring
nextCursorroutes every page to the $0.0008 source, 2.3× a first page. - Silent failover
- AnyAPI retries a failed cheap source on a dearer one by default, up to 3.4× for Reddit search and 28× for X (Twitter) API search. Pin the source and turn failover off.
- Paying per result
- Scrapers billed per stored result cost the same for every post, so broad searches with many weak matches add up fast.
- Terms of use
- Third-party Reddit APIs are not run or endorsed by Reddit, which restricts commercial use of its data without an agreement. Check both sets of terms.
Check any price yourself, free
getcheapapi is an open-source agent skill. Its quote prices your query on every route it knows and spends nothing. Paste this into Claude Code or Codex to add it:
Read https://getcheapapi.com/llms.txt and install the getcheapapi skill for this agent by following its install steps.
Then ask your agent:
Quote reddit.search for “your keywords”. Don’t run it.
reddit.search: 1 input(s), prices per run
anyapi reddit.search
$0.00035 x1.0 1 call ok
(the cheapest source returns no
nextCursor; paging costs 2.3x)
would run: anyapi reddit.search $0.00035
Reddit API pricing questions
Q.001 / How much does the Reddit API cost?
Reddit set $0.24 per 1,000 calls for apps above the free limits in 2023 and has not published a newer rate. Commercial use needs a written agreement with Reddit.
Q.002 / Is the Reddit API free?
It was free for eligible non-commercial use at up to 100 queries per minute per OAuth client. Reddit stopped accepting new access requests on October 31, 2026, so new projects cannot start on that tier.
Q.003 / Is the Reddit API shutting down?
Public access is. Reddit says access starts closing on January 12, 2027 for apps that have not registered with it, and public access ends in March 2027, except for partners with written agreements.
Q.004 / Can I still get a Reddit API key?
Not through the public process: new requests have not been accepted since October 31, 2026. The remaining route is a written agreement with Reddit.
Q.005 / What is the cheapest way to search Reddit by API?
On our November 2026 prices, AnyAPI's reddit.search pinned to its cheapest source: $0.00035 for a page of 25 posts, about $0.014 per 1,000. That source cannot page, so going deeper into one query costs $0.0008 per page.
Q.006 / Where do these prices come from?
Reddit's 2023 API announcement, reporting on its September 30, 2026 schedule, AnyAPI's live per-source price API and Apify's store page, checked on November 2, 2026. Run getcheapapi quote reddit.search to price your own query; it spends nothing. Routes are ranked by price only.
Q.007 / What happens to apps that already use the Reddit API?
Reddit says apps must register or respond to its outreach before January 12, 2027, when access starts closing. Public access ends in March 2027; only partners with written agreements keep it.
Q.008 / Do Reddit RSS feeds still work?
Only until November 13, 2026, the date Reddit set for ending support. From that date on, feeds of subreddits and searches need another source.