How Gmail Rental Pricing Works: Pay per Inbox

Updated October 2, 2026 · 5 min read

There is no plan to sign up for and no monthly fee. Gmail rental pricing is per inbox: you pick a service, see a price, and pay that amount only once an address is actually issued to you. This guide covers how that price is set, why it varies by service, and why a cheap rental is not necessarily the smartest one to compare on price alone.

Pay per inbox, not a subscription

Every order has its own price, shown before you rent, and your balance is only debited when an address is handed to you — not for browsing the price list, and not for an order that later fails to deliver a code, with one exception covered below. Fund your balance first — by Vietnamese bank QR transfer, USDT or USDC on many networks (TRC20, BEP20, TON and more), or Binance ID — then rent as many or as few inboxes as you need, whenever you need them. There is no recurring charge sitting in the background, no minimum spend, and no expiry on an unused balance — add funds once and draw it down over days or months as you actually need inboxes.

What makes one service cost more than another

Prices differ service by service, and the pattern is fairly intuitive once you see it: easy, high-volume services cost less, and strict or heavily verified services cost more. A service like GitHub, which sends a straightforward code, sits at the cheap end — a small fraction of a dollar per inbox. A service that is harder to register through, or that OTPGmail supports as a catch-all rather than a dedicated line, such as the any-service inbox, costs more, up to a few dozen cents depending on demand and difficulty. Current prices and stock for all 186 supported services are shown live on the price list; stock refreshes about every 30–60 seconds, with a manual refresh available too. Inboxes start from $0.010 (250 VND).

Gmail vs iCloud pricing

For the same service, iCloud inboxes are usually cheaper than Gmail, depending on the service; for a few services the two cost the same or Gmail is cheaper. It is a small difference on one order and a meaningful one across dozens — enough that developers and agencies renting regularly often default to iCloud and fall back to Gmail only when iCloud is out of stock, or when the order needs to be Gmail specifically, such as Apple ID, which is Gmail-only. Gmail or iCloud rental goes through exactly when each is worth choosing.

Funding your balance

Prices on the site are shown in Vietnamese dong (VND), but funding your balance does not require a Vietnamese bank account. International users typically top up with USDT or USDC on many networks (TRC20, BEP20, TON and more) or through Binance ID, converted to your balance automatically at the rate shown on the top-up page, locked when you create the order; OTPGmail adds no top-up fee, and network or exchange withdrawal fees are paid by the sender. Vietnamese bank QR transfer is the equivalent option for Vietnamese banks. Either way, the balance you end up with spends the same regardless of how it was funded — the per-inbox price for a given service does not change based on payment method.

Why failed orders don't cost you anything

The most important part of the pricing model is not the number on the price list, it is the refund rule behind it: if the first code does not arrive within 25 minutes, the order cancels itself and refunds your balance in full, automatically. That means the price you see is really the price of a code that arrives, not a bet on one — an order that fails costs nothing, so there is little reason to hesitate over a low per-inbox price out of worry about losing money on a bad attempt. The one place this does not apply is bulk rental, where inboxes are sold as a batch and not refunded individually — the full picture is in the refund and terms guide.

Where to check current prices

Prices and stock move over time as they resync with the underlying inbox supply, so treat any number you read outside the live service list as a rough guide rather than a quote. The same page shows stock for both @gmail.com and @icloud.com side by side, which matters as much as price when a service is temporarily out of the cheaper option. Developers pulling prices programmatically can call GET /v1/services, documented in the API docs, rather than hard-coding a number that will drift.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gmail rental actually cheap?

For most of the 186 supported services, yes — a single inbox costs a small fraction of a dollar, and you are only charged when an address is issued and only keep paying for codes that actually arrive. A few stricter or catch-all services cost more, still generally well under half a dollar.

Why do prices differ so much between services?

Cost tracks difficulty and volume: simple, high-volume services are cheap, while services that are harder to register through, or the any-service catch-all, cost more.

Does the price change if I choose iCloud instead of Gmail?

In most cases, yes: iCloud inboxes are usually cheaper than Gmail, depending on the service, when they are in stock. A few services cost the same or more with iCloud, so compare both prices on the price list.

Does the payment method change what an inbox costs?

No. Whether you fund your balance by bank transfer, USDT/USDC or Binance ID, the per-inbox price for a given service and inbox type stays the same; payment method only affects how you add money, not what it buys.

Do I pay if a rented inbox never receives a code?

Not on a single order — it refunds automatically after 25 minutes with no code. Bulk-rented inboxes are the exception and are not refunded per address.

Check live prices on the service list, or rent an inbox once you know what you need.