New API Pricing

open sourceopen source · AGPLv3last verified August 26, 2026official site ↗

Plan	Price	Notes
Self-Hosted Open Sourceofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	Free self-hosted AI gateway under AGPLv3; multi-channel load balancing, token quota management, and OpenAI-compatible API mapping

structured from cited official pricing sources: “New API is a free and open-source self-hosted AI API gateway and management system licensed under GNU AGPLv3. Users deploy it on their own servers to aggregate upstream LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), manage token quotas, and route API calls with zero software licensing costs.”

Self-hosting cost

New API is open source under the AGPLv3 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

Free & cheaper AI Monitoring & Observability

same category, free plan or open-source license

OpenLITopen source100% free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license ($0 self-hosted on Docker and Kubernetes). Features OpenTelemetry-native LLM tracing, GPU hardware metrics (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel), Prompt Hub, and security guardrails. Managed OpenLIT Cloud edition is available for hosted enterprise deployments.Grafanaopen sourceGrafana is free and open-source under AGPL-3.0 for self-hosting. Grafana Cloud features a generous free tier (10k metrics series, 50GB logs/traces) and a Pro tier starting at $19/month plus pay-as-you-go usage.Latitudeopen sourceLatitude is an open-source AI agent observability and evaluation platform under the MIT license. It offers a free self-hosted edition and a free cloud Starter tier (20,000 credits/mo), alongside a Pro plan at $99/month for growing teams and custom Enterprise pricing.Judgevalopen sourceJudgeval is an open-source Python SDK (Apache-2.0) for AI agent evaluation and tracing. Judgment Labs offers hosted enterprise agent behavior monitoring and evaluation platform access via custom quotes.

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FAQ

How much does New API cost?

New API is a free and open-source self-hosted AI API gateway and management system licensed under GNU AGPLv3. Users deploy it on their own servers to aggregate upstream LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), manage token quotas, and route API calls with zero software licensing costs.

Does New API have a free plan?

Yes — New API is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host New API for free?

New API is open source under the AGPLv3 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

What are free or cheaper New API alternatives?

OpenLIT, Grafana, Latitude are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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