When the usage meter costs more than usage

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30M API requests on Cloudflare. Just to count them.

Writes @ $1/M rows. DO invokes @ $0.15/M.

  • Direct D1: $30
  • DO (1 invoke + 1 write): $34.50 + duration
  • Queue → 100-batch D1: $36.30
  • Chatty DO (4 writes/req): $124.50 + duration

The usage meter can cost more than the usage.

Looking at alternatives, the most likely would be a custom solution.