MCP gateways pricing
MCP gateways sit between AI agents and the tools and data they call through the Model Context Protocol, adding authentication, policies, approvals and audit logs. Developer-first gateways start free or at a few dollars a month and meter tool calls on top: Meandr Developer is $4.99 a month for 25,000 calls, Composio Pro $29 and Portkey Production $49. Permit prices its MCP Gateway by monthly active users, people and agents alike, free up to 1,000 and from $25 a month on Pro, and Microsoft adds MCP controls to Entra Internet Access at $5 per user per month on top of Entra ID. Runlayer and the commercial edition of the open-source agentgateway are sold on quote.
Exhibit 1
Meandr is the cheapest way in at $4.99, against $49 for Portkey
Entry price of each product, USD per month
- MeandrDeveloper$4.99
- Permit.ioPro$25
- ComposioPro$29
- PortkeyProduction$49
MCP gateways compared
Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.
| Product | Starts at | Top listed plan | Priced by | Free plan | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 agentgateway | not extracted | single paid plan | Contact sales | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Composio | $29 per month, includes $29 usage credit, then $0.0003 per tool callPro, per month, includes $29 usage credit, then $0.0003 per tool call | single paid plan | Flat per account | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Meandr | $4.99 per month, 25K tool calls and 1 GB traffic included, usage metered beyondDeveloper, per month, 25K tool calls and 1 GB traffic included, usage metered beyond | $49.99 per month, 250K tool calls and 5 GB traffic included, usage metered beyondBusiness | Flat per account | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Microsoft Entra Internet Access | $5 per user per month, annual subscription, requires Entra ID P1 or P2Entra Internet Access, per user per month, annual subscription, requires Entra ID P1 or P2 | single paid plan | Per seat | No | read Nov 2026 |
 Permit.io | $25 per month, starting price, up to 50,000 monthly active usersPro, per month, starting price, up to 50,000 monthly active users | single paid plan | Per seat | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Portkey | $49 per month, 100K logs includedProduction, USD per month | single paid plan | Flat per account | Yes | read Nov 2026 |
 Runlayer | not extracted | single paid plan | Contact sales | No | read Nov 2026 |
What 10 people making 250,000 tool calls a month would pay
Monthly cost at published list prices, read 2 November 2026. The gateways bill different things, so one fixed workload is the only way to line them all up.
| Product | Per month | How it adds up |
|---|---|---|
| agentgateway | $0 | Open source, so you pay only for the servers you run it on |
| Permit.io | $0 | Community plan covers 1,000 monthly active identities, and 10 people plus their agents fit well inside |
| Composio | $45 to $75 | Pro at $29 includes $29 of usage, then $0.30 per 1,000 calls; the low end applies if the 100,000 free calls still count on Pro |
| Meandr | From $49.99 | Business includes 250,000 calls and 5 seats; the price of the 5 extra seats is not published |
| Portkey | $62.50 to $67 | Production includes 100,000 requests, then $9 per 100,000, if MCP calls count as requests |
| Microsoft Entra Internet Access | $120 | $5 per user for Internet Access plus $7 for the Entra ID P1 it requires, paid yearly, no call limit |
| Runlayer | Quote | No public price |
Gateways that meter calls (Meandr, Composio, Portkey) cost between $0.09 and $0.30 per 1,000 calls once the plan allowance is used, so they get cheaper the fewer calls a team makes. Per-user pricing (Microsoft Entra) does not care how many calls each person makes, and Permit counts every agent as its own identity, so its bill follows the number of agents rather than the traffic.
MCP gateways pricing questions
- What does a MCP gateway cost?
- Paid plans start at $29 per month, includes $29 usage credit, then $0.0003 per tool call for Composio (per month, includes $29 usage credit, then $0.0003 per tool call), $4.99 per month, 25K tool calls and 1 GB traffic included, usage metered beyond for Meandr (per month, 25K tool calls and 1 GB traffic included, usage metered beyond), $5 per user per month, annual subscription, requires Entra ID P1 or P2 for Microsoft Entra Internet Access (per user per month, annual subscription, requires Entra ID P1 or P2), $25 per month, starting price, up to 50,000 monthly active users for Permit.io (per month, starting price, up to 50,000 monthly active users), $49 per month, 100K logs included for Portkey (USD per month). Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
- What is MCP gateway pricing based on?
- agentgateway and Runlayer: contact sales. Composio and Meandr and Portkey: flat per account. Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Permit.io: per seat.
- What does an MCP gateway cost for a team of 10 making 250,000 tool calls a month?
- agentgateway: $0, Permit.io: $0, Composio: $45 to $75, Meandr: From $49.99, Portkey: $62.50 to $67, Microsoft Entra Internet Access: $120, Runlayer: Quote. Gateways that meter calls (Meandr, Composio, Portkey) cost between $0.09 and $0.30 per 1,000 calls once the plan allowance is used, so they get cheaper the fewer calls a team makes. Per-user pricing (Microsoft Entra) does not care how many calls each person makes, and Permit counts every agent as its own identity, so its bill follows the number of agents rather than the traffic.
- Which mcp gateways have a free plan?
- agentgateway, Composio, Permit.io, Portkey list a free plan next to the paid tiers.
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