However, it appears that independent app developers will also face the impact of these more expensive plans, set to take effect on June 19th. Although Reddit has not publicly disclosed its API pricing, Selig claims that he would have to pay $20 million annually to continue operating Apollo “as-is” under the new policies.
Selig expressed his concerns in a Reddit post, referring to conversations he had with Reddit representatives regarding the upcoming API changes. He highlighted that the cost of 50 million API requests would amount to $12,000, a figure far beyond his expectations. Given that Apollo made 7 billion requests last month, Selig estimated the app’s costs would reach approximately $1.7 million per month or $20 million per year.
