Abacus.AI Pricing Overview
Abacus.AI provides a generous free tier for database, file hosting, and app server management until your app starts receiving significant traffic (up to 25,000 credits per month). Beyond that, charges apply as follows:
App Hosting​
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| App visits | 960 Credits / 1,000 visits |
| Outbound data transfer | 100 Credits / GiB |
- Every time people visit your app, it uses credits.
- Outbound data = when your app sends data out (images, pages, etc.)
Database​
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1500 Credits / GiB / month |
| Requests | 900 Credits / 1M DB requests |
- Storage = space used for user information, settings, etc.
- DB request = any lookup, save, update, or delete.
File Storage​
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Storage | 300 Credits / GiB / month |
| Transfer | 100 Credits / GiB |
| Complex operations | 8 Credits / 1000 ops |
| Simple operations | 6 Credits / 10,000 ops |
Examples:
- Complex ops: upload, copy, create, list, delete
- Simple ops: GET, SELECT, HEAD (checking or viewing a file)
Illustrative Examples​
Below are example estimations to understand typical credit usage.
Example 1 — Static Landing Page or Marketing Site​
A simple static website with text + images, no database, no file uploads.
| Metric | Usage per month |
|---|---|
| Visits | 10,000 |
| Outbound Data | 1 GiB |
| DB Storage | 0 |
| DB Requests | 0 |
| File Storage | 0 |
| File Transfer | 0 |
| Simple Ops | 0 |
| Complex Ops | 0 |
| Estimated Monthly Credits: | ≈ 9,700 credits (≈ $9.70) |
Example 2 — Small Business Website​
A marketing site with multiple pages, images, a contact form, and light backend usage.
| Metric | Usage per month |
|---|---|
| Visits | 10,000 |
| Outbound Data | 0.5 GiB |
| DB Storage | 0.1 GiB |
| DB Requests | 200,000 |
| File Storage | 1 GiB |
| File Transfer | 0.5 GiB |
| Simple Ops | 5,000 |
| Complex Ops | 500 |
| Estimated Monthly Credits: | ≈ 10,337 credits (10.3 USD) |