Which chains does Coinbase Developer Platform support?

This profile compares Coinbase Developer Platform with Triport on base. That is the scope of the comparison, not a list of everything Coinbase Developer Platform supports — their own documentation is linked at the bottom of this page.

Does Coinbase Developer Platform have a free tier?

Yes, Coinbase Developer Platform offers a free tier.

How does Coinbase Developer Platform compare with Triport?

See the side-by-side comparison of Coinbase Developer Platform and Triport.

Coinbase Developer Platform RPC pricing, free tier and rate limits

Last updated: October 13, 2026

Key facts

Pay as you go: the first 10M billing units (BU) each month are free, then $0.50 per 1M BU; a payment method is required. 30 BU × $0.50 per 1M BU (Free allowance) = $15 per 1M calls. Every figure below is from Coinbase Developer Platform's own public pages, with the link and the day it was read.

How much does Coinbase Developer Platform cost? Pay as you go: the first 10M billing units (BU) each month are free, then $0.50 per 1M BU; a payment method is required. (source, as of 2026-10-13)
Free tier 10M Billing Units/month, then $0.50 per 1M BU. Actual project budget is 7,500 BU per 5 seconds; Coinbase approximates this as 50 requests/s at 30 BU/call. (source, as of 2026-10-13)
Cost per 1M calls eth_call (Base): 30 BU × $0.50 per 1M BU (Free allowance) = $15 per 1M calls. (source, as of 2026-10-13)
Networks compared here base (the scope of this profile, not Coinbase Developer Platform's full list). (source, as of 2026-10-13)

Facts

Coinbase Developer Platform at a glance
Property	Value
Chains compared	base
Free tier	Yes
DAS API	Not verified
WebSocket	Not verified
gRPC streaming	Not verified
Max concurrent gRPC	—

Plans

Coinbase Developer Platform plans
Plan	Price / mo	Documented limit	Included / month	Overage
Free allowance	Usage-priced	≈ 50 rps	10M credits	$0.5 per 1M credits

Free allowance: 10M Billing Units/month, then $0.50 per 1M BU. Actual project budget is 7,500 BU per 5 seconds; Coinbase approximates this as 50 requests/s at 30 BU/call. A payment method is required; request weights vary (eth_call 30 BU, eth_getLogs 100 BU, debug_trace* 500 BU per the CDP JSON-RPC reference).

How Coinbase Developer Platform counts usage

Cost of 1M calls = units per call × Coinbase Developer Platform's published price per unit. Unit prices come from the Plans table above:

Free allowance: $0.50 per 1M BU.

Coinbase Developer Platform: units per call and $ per 1M calls
Call	Units per call	$ per 1M calls inside a plan	$ per 1M calls at Free allowance rate ($0.50 per 1M BU)
eth_call (Base)	30 BU	—	30 × $0.50 = $15
eth_getLogs (Base)	100 BU	—	100 × $0.50 = $50
debug_trace* (Base)	500 BU	—	500 × $0.50 = $250

Units per call from Coinbase Developer Platform's own method price list (source, read October 13, 2026). List prices; bandwidth, add-ons and taxes excluded.

Capabilities

Chains compared here: base.
Free tier: Yes.
Digital Asset Standard (DAS) API: Not verified.
WebSocket subscriptions: Not verified.
gRPC streaming: Not verified.

FAQ

Which chains does Coinbase Developer Platform support?: This profile compares Coinbase Developer Platform with Triport on base. That is the scope of the comparison, not a list of everything Coinbase Developer Platform supports — their own documentation is linked at the bottom of this page.
Does Coinbase Developer Platform have a free tier?: Yes, Coinbase Developer Platform offers a free tier.
How does Coinbase Developer Platform compare with Triport?: See the side-by-side comparison of Coinbase Developer Platform and Triport.

Source: Coinbase Developer Platform facts from Coinbase Developer Platform public documentation. Last verified October 13, 2026.