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However in the case when they both get 0 requests, the Lambda solution costs $0 and the Micro instance still costs $4. That's a really nice advantage for start
by habosa 7y ago
However in the case when they both get 0 requests, the Lambda solution costs $0 and the Micro instance still costs $4.
That's a really nice advantage for starting a new project where you're confident in unit economics but have unknown scale.
- cnst 7y agoIs it two different arguments you're posting? How's $0 on zero requests is a better solution when the range would be 0 to $2000 for what's a fixed $4 without Lambda? The $0 argument is also flowed because $4 is a fixed cost for unlimited $0 to $2000 solutions through hedging. If you have 10 solutions, what's the likelihood of all of them still doing $0, or at the very least below $4? The unit economics argument is likewise hard to see in practice, because we'd be talking quite different numbers on a per-unit cost with Lambda vs. without, which may easily make the difference between making a profit or taking a loss, especially if it's a lifestyle business we're talking about.
- abc-xyz 7y agoPretty sure you'd have to pay at least $3.5 if you wanted to expose your Lambda function using AWS API Gateway (which I assume most would want to do).. The author mention $1.11 but that's for "HTTP APIs (Preview)" rather than "REST APIs" - in either case it wouldn't be 0. At least that's how I read it.. AWS pricing is such a mess with so many hidden fees (https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/pricing/)..