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Reddit Announces New API Pricing That May Cost Popular Third-Party App Apollo $20 Million Per Year

  • A developer says the new fees Reddit plans to charge for API access could cost his app Apollo up to $20 million per year to operate at the current pace.
  • Under the new pricing, Apollo would be charged about $12,000 for every 50 million requests it makes to Reddit's API.
  • Last month, Apollo made 7 billion requests to Reddit's API which would equate to $1.7 million per month or $20 million per year under the new pricing.
  • Apollo's creator says the app does not currently make enough money to pay the new fees and stay in business.
  • Other popular third-party Reddit apps like Rif and Relay could face similar costs under Reddit's new API pricing terms.
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