Before the end of the year, Autodesk Platform Services (APS) will launch a new business model for cloud APIs, making access more flexible and predictable so you can plan with confidence as your projects grow. The changes will impact all customers and developers using APS APIs so please read on for two critical steps you’ll need to take as this transition begins.
APS APIs are powering more of your work than ever—driving design automation, intelligent workflows, and connected experiences. To make sure you can keep innovating with confidence, we’re introducing a new business model for cloud APIs at the end of the year.
Key Takeaways
The new model is built around three core benefits:
Accessibility : Ongoing access to experiment with APIs and explore the right tools for your projects, with monthly usage caps that let you try paid APIs before you scale.
: Ongoing access to experiment with APIs and explore the right tools for your projects, with monthly usage caps that let you try paid APIs before you scale. Flexibility : Choose from payment options that align with your usage, so costs stay predictable as your needs evolve.
: Choose from payment options that align with your usage, so costs stay predictable as your needs evolve. Innovation: A modernized way to access and pay for APIs that lays the foundation for Agentic AI and model context protocol servers (MCPs), enabling “describe-and-do” workflows of the future.
With a simple, two-tier access structure the new business model is designed to give you transparency into API usage, predictable costs, and the ability to adapt as your projects grow.
To continue using APS APIs once the new model launches, you’ll need to take two key actions:
Choose an offering under the new two-tier model: Free or Paid. Most APS API users will start in Free. If your needs go beyond the usage caps for paid APIs in the Free tier, you can move to a Paid option. More information about each offering is detailed below.
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