Welcome! This brief survey focuses on your experience with paid third‑party APIs. Please answer based on your recent work.
Which best describes your role in selecting or approving paid third‑party APIs?
- Primary decision-maker
- Share decision with others
- Provide input but not final say
- No involvement
In the last 12 months, did you or your team pay for any third‑party API usage?
Approximately how much did your team spend per month on paid third‑party APIs over the last 12 months? (USD)
About how many API calls does a typical project of yours make per month? (Enter a number)
Please rank the following pricing models from most to least preferred.
Which usage tier best fits your current needs today?
- Free / very low usage
- Starter / low usage
- Growth / medium usage
- Scale / high usage
- High volume / Enterprise
For high-volume needs, how attractive is a custom contract (e.g., volume discounts, tailored SLAs)?
What price per 1,000 calls (USD) feels like good value for a critical API in your domain?
Above what price per 1,000 calls (USD) would you consider a critical API too expensive to use?
How appealing is a 20% discount for a 12‑month usage commitment?
How fair are overage fees after exceeding a monthly tier limit?
Attention check: To confirm you’re reading carefully, please select “I am paying attention.”
- I am paying attention
- I prefer not to answer
- I did not read the question
Please rate your agreement with these statements about API pricing.
What feels most unfair or most confusing about typical API pricing today?
Max 600 chars
What would most likely trigger you to upgrade to a higher usage tier?
- Hitting rate limits or quotas
- Access to premium features
- Need for stronger SLAs/support
- Lower effective cost at higher volume
- Procurement/contract requirements
Where are you primarily located?
How do you describe your gender?
- Man
- Woman
- Non-binary
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to say
What is your highest level of education?
What is your current employment status?
- Employed full-time
- Employed part-time
- Self-employed / Freelance
- Student
- Not employed
- Prefer not to say
Any other feedback on API pricing or this survey?
Max 600 chars
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Thank you for participating! Your input will help make API pricing clearer and more equitable.