AWS Lambda

Name: AWS Lambda
Rating: 4.6 (1 reviews)

Apps 4.6/10 Jun 18, 2026

Always-free: 1M requests + 400,000 GB-seconds/mo; then $0.20/M requests + $0.0000166667/GB-second (x86)

Card required: Yes

AWS Lambda scores 4.6/10 for free value in Apps. The main constraint: Paid — $0 base + usage. Always-free: 1M requests + 400,000 GB-seconds/mo; then $0.20/M requests + $0.0000166667/GB-second (x86).

Category Apps Kind Paid plan Renewal monthly Card required Yes Eligibility anyone

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

weighted_components_v1

Runtime value 1/10

value = 0.1 $/mo

fixed_log_v1

Always-on fit 8.8/10

value = 8.8/100

policy_score_v1

Deploy friction 7.5/10

value = 7.5/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$0 base

1M req

$0.20/M

What you get

Paid — $0 base + usage. Always-free: 1M requests + 400,000 GB-seconds/mo; then $0.20/M requests + $0.0000166667/GB-second (x86)

~5M extra requests per $1 (after free tier); no minimum

Gotchas

1M requests + 400k GB-s/mo free

The always-free tier includes 1M requests and 400,000 GB-seconds of compute per month; overage is $0.20/M requests plus GB-second charges.
AWS billing account required

Requires an AWS account with a payment method on file even for the always-free tier.

Sources

"You get 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-[seconds] ... Requests Per 1 Million Requests $0.20 Duration Per GB-second $0.0000166667."
https://www.srvrlss.io/provider/amazon-lambda/
"Request charges bill at $0.20 per million requests ... after exhausting the 1 million monthly free tier."
https://go-cloud.io/aws-lambda-pricing/

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