Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl

Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl

Cloudflare's pay-for-compute billing approach centers on charging only for compute time (CPU) rather than wall-clock time — avoiding charges for idle waits during slow APIs, LLMs, or human-driven workflows — as part of the Cloudflare platform that runs Workers, agents, and security services globally.

Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl is payments software teams evaluate for ai agents. Use this page to review pricing, integration signals, and the best alternatives before you commit.

Freemium API Enterprise 80/100
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Quick Overview

Best for: AI Agents

What it does

Payments software for decision-makers comparing workflow fit and alternatives.

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Freemium from $0/month

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Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl

Cloudflare describes a pay-for-compute billing approach where customers are charged for compute (CPU) time rather than wall-clock time, which prevents paying for idle time during slow APIs, LLM inference, or hibernating WebSockets. This approach is presented as part of Cloudflare's broader platform for running Workers, agents, and security features globally — offering low-latency compute via Smart Placement and a large global network footprint aimed at both developers and enterprises.

Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl is a system that enables content creators to monetize their content by charging AI crawlers for accessing their websites, offering a flexible alternative to blocking or free access.

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Key Features

Pay-for-compute (not wall time)

Cloudflare charges only for compute (CPU) time rather than wall-clock time, so customers don't pay while code waits on slow APIs, LLMs, or humans.

Global edge network

Run code and security in 335+ cities and reach 95% of the world's Internet-connected population within 50ms; Smart Placement moves Workers closer to backend data for lower latency.

Serverless Workers and storage

Serverless Workers, Durable Objects, Workers KV, R2 storage, and SQL storage are listed with usage/limits and pay-as-you-go pricing lines.

Built-in security

DDoS mitigation, WAF, bot management, and Zero Trust controls are integrated into the platform and run on every request.

AI & agents support

Platform supports building, deploying, and governing AI agents with references to built-in inference and LLM call handling.

Pricing

Free Tier Available

Free for hobby projects: $0/month with Unmetered DDoS, Universal SSL, and Global CDN.

Free

$0/month
  • Unmetered DDoS
  • Universal SSL
  • Global CDN
  • Free for hobby projects

Pro

$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
  • Image optimization
  • Bot protection
  • Ticket support

Business

$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
  • PCI DSS 4.0
  • 100% uptime SLA
  • Chat support

Contract

Custom (billed annually)
  • Network priority
  • 24/7 support
  • Custom contracts

Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go (ZTNA)

$7/user/month after first 50 users free
  • First 50 users free
  • ZTNA, SWG & DEX
  • 30-day logs and chat & ticket support

Serverless / Workers (examples)

Usage-based (examples shown on page: $0.30 / million requests, $0.02 / million CPU ms, $0.15 / million ...)
  • Detailed per-feature usage pricing lines for Workers, Durable Objects, KV, R2, and SQL storage

Use Cases

Cost-efficient serverless workloads

Run event-driven code and long-running agent workflows without paying for idle wait time, reducing costs for workflows that involve slow external calls.

Global low-latency applications

Deploy Workers and services close to users and backends for reduced end-to-end latency using Smart Placement and Cloudflare's edge network.

AI agent deployment and inference

Build, deploy, and govern AI agents and inference pipelines on the same network with identity-aware access and built-in inference features.

Enterprise security & Zero Trust

Protect applications and users with integrated DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, and Zero Trust controls while scaling access across teams.

Integrations

Git & GitHub Actions

Integrates with Git workflows and CI/CD like GitHub Actions to deploy code.

VS Code

Developer tooling integration to fit into existing workflows.

Any framework

Platform supports deployment from any framework; no proprietary lock-in is required.

Benefits

Lower operational cost by paying only for CPU/compute time instead of wall-clock time.
Global performance and reduced latency through a large edge network and Smart Placement.
Integrated security — DDoS, WAF, and bot protection applied by default.
Fast path to adopt AI with built-in agent and inference support on the same platform.

Limitations

No verified limitations are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

No verified FAQs are available.

Getting Started

  1. 1 Step 1: Start building for free by signing up on Cloudflare (no credit card required).
  2. 2 Step 2: View documentation and developer docs to configure Workers, storage, and security features.
  3. 3 Step 3: Deploy workloads to the edge, monitor usage, and choose an appropriate plan or contact sales for enterprise needs.

Support

Contact sales

Contact sales link available from the site for commercial and enterprise enquiries.

Chat & ticket support

Chat and ticket support are available on paid plans (Business and Contract tiers list chat/ticket support).

Community support

Community support and documentation available via the site and developer docs.

24/7 phone support

24/7 phone support is listed for Contract (enterprise) customers.

API

Available: Yes
Documentation:

Developer documentation and "View docs" links are available on the Cloudflare site.

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