# RPC Provider Pricing Calculator

Compare RPC provider pricing side by side. Estimate your monthly RPC cost on Dwellir, Alchemy, QuickNode, Infura, Chainstack and more from your request volume and method mix.

Interactive version: https://www.dwellir.com/rpc-provider-pricing-calculator

## How the estimate works

- You choose a number of requests per month and a traffic type (DApp, Wallet or Indexer).
- Dwellir counts 1 credit per request. Most other providers count compute units, and each method costs a different number of units.
- For each provider the calculator prices every plan, adds overage if you go over its allowance, and shows the cheapest result.

## Dwellir plans

| Plan | Price per month | Requests included | Each extra million |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Developer | $49 | 25M | $5 |
| Growth | $299 | 150M | $3 |
| Scale | $999 | 500M | $2 |

Above a plan allowance you pay that plan overage rate. A monthly total between two plan prices is a plan plus overage, not a separate plan.

## Monthly RPC cost by provider for real workloads

Four common workloads, priced with the calculator above from the public plans of 12 RPC providers. Each estimate uses the cheapest plan for the monthly volume, plus any overage.

Monthly cost in USD. The "Cheapest" row names the lowest cost in each column.

| Provider | Early-stage DApp (20M, DApp) | Growing wallet (100M, Wallet) | Production DApp (300M, DApp) | Indexer or analytics backend (1B, Indexer) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dwellir | $49 (Developer plan) | $299 (Growth plan) | $749 (Growth plan + overage) | $1,999 (Scale plan + overage) |
| Chainstack | $112 (Growth plan + overage) | $499 (Business plan) | $990 (Enterprise plan) | $5,490 (Enterprise plan + overage) |
| BlockPI | $142 (Elementary plan + overage) | $465 (Premium plan + overage) | $1,526 (Premium plan + overage) | $8,596 (Premium plan + overage) |
| InfStones | $299 (Growth plan) | $918 (Growth plan + overage) | $1,882 (Expansion plan + overage) | $8,650 (Expansion plan + overage) |
| NodeReal | $114 (Growth plan + overage) | $513 (Growth plan + overage) | $1,718 (Growth plan + overage) | $10,147 (Growth plan + overage) |
| DRPC | $204 (Growth plan + overage) | $830 (Growth plan + overage) | $3,060 (Growth plan + overage) | $9,915 (Growth plan + overage) |
| QuickNode | $411 (Accelerate plan + overage) | $1,542 (Business plan + overage) | $5,579 (Business plan + overage) | $19,024 (Business plan + overage) |
| Ankr | $552 (Premium Deal plan + overage) | $3,113 (Premium Deal plan + overage) | $9,674 (Premium Deal plan + overage) | $39,405 (Premium Deal plan + overage) |
| Infura | $588 (Team plan + overage) | $2,564 (Team plan + overage) | $8,813 (Team plan + overage) | $41,725 (Team plan + overage) |
| Alchemy | $677 (Pay As You Go plan + overage) | $3,029 (Pay As You Go plan + overage) | $10,153 (Pay As You Go plan + overage) | $53,465 (Pay As You Go plan + overage) |
| GetBlock | $653 (Pro plan + overage) | $2,728 (Pro plan + overage) | $9,787 (Pro plan + overage) | $71,838 (Pro plan + overage) |
| Tatum | $3,978 (Pro plan + overage) | $17,928 (Pro plan + overage) | $60,804 (Pro plan + overage) | $276,219 (Pro plan + overage) |
| **Cheapest** | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir |

Monthly estimates from each provider's public plans and compute-unit tables. "+ overage" means the volume goes past the plan's allowance. Estimates leave out rate limits, chain surcharges and negotiated discounts. See [Dwellir pricing](https://www.dwellir.com/pricing) for plan limits.

## Compute units per request

Most providers bill in compute units, not requests, and each method has its own price. `eth_chainId` costs a few units. `eth_getLogs` and `debug_traceTransaction` can cost tens or hundreds.

With the DApp mix, an average request costs 325.8 units on Ankr and 1.2 on Chainstack. Divide a plan's unit allowance by this number to get the requests it covers. Dwellir charges 1 credit per response for every method, so 20M requests use 20M credits.

| Provider | DApp | Wallet | Indexer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dwellir | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ankr | 325.8 | 321.3 | 395.1 |
| Infura | 293.8 | 256.4 | 417.3 |
| InfStones | 125.5 | 113.4 | 173 |
| Alchemy | 75.2 | 67.3 | 118.8 |
| BlockPI | 71.7 | 63.7 | 122.5 |
| NodeReal | 71.6 | 64.3 | 126.9 |
| GetBlock | 39.3 | 32.8 | 86.6 |
| QuickNode | 37.2 | 30.9 | 38.1 |
| DRPC | 34 | 27.7 | 33.1 |
| Tatum | 22.6 | 20 | 30.7 |
| Chainstack | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |

## More examples: monthly cost by request volume (USD)

Each table shows what every provider would charge for the same number of requests per month. The "Cheapest" row names the lowest cost in each column.

### What Dwellir costs at each volume

The same for every traffic type, because every request counts as 1 credit.

| Requests per month | Dwellir per month | How it adds up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5M | $49 | the $49 Developer plan |
| 25M | $49 | the $49 Developer plan |
| 50M | $174 | the $49 Developer plan plus $125 overage (25M extra requests at $5 per million) |
| 150M | $299 | the $299 Growth plan |
| 300M | $749 | the $299 Growth plan plus $450 overage (150M extra requests at $3 per million) |
| 500M | $999 | the $999 Scale plan |
| 1B | $1,999 | the $999 Scale plan plus $1,000 overage (500M extra requests at $2 per million) |
| 2B | $3,999 | the $999 Scale plan plus $3,000 overage (1.5B extra requests at $2 per million) |

### DApp traffic

| Provider | 5M | 25M | 50M | 150M | 300M | 500M | 1B | 2B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dwellir | $49 | $49 | $174 | $299 | $749 | $999 | $1,999 | $3,999 |
| Chainstack | $49 | $199 | $199 | $499 | $990 | $2,015 | $5,040 | $11,090 |
| BlockPI | $49 | $178 | $299 | $772 | $1,526 | $2,530 | $5,041 | $10,063 |
| NodeReal | $39 | $142 | $286 | $859 | $1,718 | $2,865 | $5,730 | $11,461 |
| InfStones | $81 | $299 | $513 | $1,500 | $1,882 | $3,136 | $6,273 | $12,545 |
| DRPC | $51 | $255 | $510 | $1,530 | $3,060 | $5,100 | $10,200 | $20,400 |
| QuickNode | $115 | $499 | $981 | $2,789 | $5,579 | $9,299 | $18,599 | $37,199 |
| Infura | $162 | $734 | $1,469 | $4,406 | $8,813 | $14,688 | $29,375 | $58,750 |
| Ankr | $163 | $715 | $1,529 | $4,787 | $9,674 | $16,190 | $32,480 | $65,060 |
| GetBlock | $193 | $816 | $1,632 | $4,894 | $9,787 | $16,311 | $32,620 | $65,239 |
| Alchemy | $169 | $846 | $1,692 | $5,077 | $10,153 | $16,922 | $33,845 | $67,689 |
| Tatum | $934 | $4,993 | $10,067 | $30,362 | $60,804 | $101,394 | $202,869 | $405,819 |
| **Cheapest** | NodeReal | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir |

### Wallet traffic

| Provider | 5M | 25M | 50M | 150M | 300M | 500M | 1B | 2B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dwellir | $49 | $49 | $174 | $299 | $749 | $999 | $1,999 | $3,999 |
| BlockPI | $49 | $158 | $299 | $687 | $1,356 | $2,247 | $4,475 | $8,930 |
| Chainstack | $49 | $195 | $199 | $499 | $990 | $1,965 | $4,940 | $10,890 |
| NodeReal | $39 | $128 | $256 | $770 | $1,542 | $2,571 | $5,142 | $10,285 |
| InfStones | $73 | $299 | $464 | $1,371 | $1,700 | $2,834 | $5,668 | $11,335 |
| DRPC | $41 | $207 | $415 | $1,244 | $2,489 | $4,148 | $8,295 | $16,590 |
| QuickNode | $95 | $426 | $813 | $2,313 | $4,627 | $7,712 | $15,424 | $30,849 |
| Infura | $142 | $641 | $1,282 | $3,846 | $7,692 | $12,820 | $25,640 | $51,280 |
| GetBlock | $161 | $683 | $1,364 | $4,091 | $8,181 | $13,634 | $27,267 | $54,532 |
| Alchemy | $151 | $757 | $1,515 | $4,543 | $9,087 | $15,145 | $30,290 | $60,579 |
| Ankr | $161 | $703 | $1,506 | $4,719 | $9,538 | $15,963 | $32,025 | $64,150 |
| Tatum | $819 | $4,421 | $8,924 | $26,933 | $53,946 | $89,964 | $180,009 | $360,099 |
| **Cheapest** | NodeReal | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir |

### Indexer traffic

| Provider | 5M | 25M | 50M | 150M | 300M | 500M | 1B | 2B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dwellir | $49 | $49 | $174 | $299 | $749 | $999 | $1,999 | $3,999 |
| Chainstack | $49 | $199 | $199 | $499 | $990 | $2,240 | $5,490 | $11,990 |
| BlockPI | $60 | $299 | $448 | $1,306 | $2,592 | $4,308 | $8,596 | $17,173 |
| InfStones | $112 | $357 | $703 | $1,500 | $2,595 | $4,325 | $8,650 | $17,300 |
| DRPC | $50 | $248 | $496 | $1,487 | $2,975 | $4,958 | $9,915 | $19,830 |
| NodeReal | $50 | $253 | $506 | $1,521 | $3,043 | $5,073 | $10,147 | $20,295 |
| QuickNode | $117 | $500 | $999 | $2,853 | $5,707 | $9,512 | $19,024 | $38,049 |
| Ankr | $198 | $888 | $1,875 | $5,826 | $11,752 | $19,653 | $39,405 | $78,910 |
| Infura | $225 | $1,043 | $2,086 | $6,259 | $12,518 | $20,863 | $41,725 | $83,450 |
| Alchemy | $267 | $1,337 | $2,673 | $8,020 | $16,039 | $26,732 | $53,465 | $106,929 |
| GetBlock | $390 | $1,797 | $3,593 | $10,776 | $21,552 | $35,919 | $71,838 | $143,674 |
| Tatum | $1,301 | $6,827 | $13,734 | $41,364 | $82,809 | $138,069 | $276,219 | $552,519 |
| **Cheapest** | Dwellir / Chainstack | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir | Dwellir |

## Run your own numbers

Open https://www.dwellir.com/rpc-provider-pricing-calculator?requests=<number>&profile=<DApp|Wallet|Indexer>

Example: https://www.dwellir.com/rpc-provider-pricing-calculator?requests=50000000&profile=Wallet

## RPC pricing FAQ

### How much does an RPC provider cost per month?

It depends on request volume and which methods you call. Using public pricing from 12 providers, these are the monthly estimates for four common workloads:

- **Early-stage DApp** (20M requests, DApp mix): Dwellir $49 (Developer plan, the lowest of 12 providers), median of other providers $411.
- **Growing wallet** (100M requests, Wallet mix): Dwellir $299 (Growth plan, the lowest of 12 providers), median of other providers $1,542.
- **Production DApp** (300M requests, DApp mix): Dwellir $749 (Growth plan $299 + $450 overage, the lowest of 12 providers), median of other providers $5,579.
- **Indexer or analytics backend** (1B requests, Indexer mix): Dwellir $1,999 (Scale plan $999 + $1,000 overage, the lowest of 12 providers), median of other providers $19,024.

### What is the cheapest RPC provider for 100 million requests a month?

With a wallet-style method mix, Dwellir is cheapest at $299 a month on the $299 Growth plan. The next cheapest is BlockPI at $465, and the median of the other providers is $1,542. Rankings shift with your method mix, so run your own numbers in the calculator.

### What are compute units and why do they change my RPC bill?

Most RPC providers bill in compute units (CUs or credits) rather than requests. Each method has its own weight, so a cheap `eth_chainId` and an expensive `debug_traceTransaction` count differently against your plan. Under the calculator's DApp method mix, one average request costs 325.8 units on Ankr and 1.2 on Chainstack. That multiplier is why two plans with the same headline allowance can produce different bills. Dwellir charges 1 credit per response for every method, including trace and debug.

### How is Dwellir priced?

Dwellir bills 1 API credit per RPC response, whatever the method. Paid plans are Developer at $49 for 25M responses (then $5 per million), Growth at $299 for 150M responses (then $3 per million), Scale at $999 for 500M responses (then $2 per million). Above a plan's allowance you pay its overage rate, so a monthly total can fall between two plan prices. See [pricing](https://www.dwellir.com/pricing) for rate limits and the free plan.

### Which usage profile should I choose in the calculator?

Pick **DApp** for front ends that mostly call `eth_call` and `eth_getLogs`, **Wallet** for balance, receipt and gas-price polling, and **Indexer** for log- and trace-heavy backfills. If your traffic looks different, choose **Custom** and enter your own method percentages. The shareable link saves them.

### How accurate are these RPC cost estimates?

Estimates use each provider's published plans, compute-unit tables and overage rates. The calculator prices every plan with any overage it would incur and keeps the cheapest total. Estimates leave out rate limits, archive or chain surcharges, annual discounts and negotiated enterprise pricing. Use them to compare providers on equal terms, not as a quote.