specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: CoinGecko
providerId: coingecko
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Market Data
  - Blockchain
description: CoinGecko offers a tiered API subscription model with a free Demo plan and paid Pro plans
  (Basic, Analyst, Lite) plus custom Enterprise. Pricing is monthly or discounted annually; each tier
  includes a monthly call credit cap and a per-minute rate limit. Overage charged at $250 per 500K calls
  beyond the included allotment.
sources:
  - https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/pricing
plans:
  - id: coingecko-demo
    name: Demo
    type: freemium
    description: Free plan for evaluation; requires public attribution.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: demo_credits
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Rate limit
        name: demo_rate
        type: quota
        metric: requests_per_minute
        limit: 30
        timeFrame: minute
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Public CoinGecko API
      - name: Required attribution
  - id: coingecko-basic
    name: Basic
    type: subscription
    description: $35/month or $29/month billed annually. Entry Pro plan with 100K monthly credits.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: basic_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '35.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription
        name: basic_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '29.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: basic_credits
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 100000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Rate limit
        name: basic_rate
        type: quota
        metric: requests_per_minute
        limit: 250
        timeFrame: minute
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage
        name: basic_overage
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 500000
        price: '250.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 50+ endpoints
      - name: 2 years historical data
  - id: coingecko-analyst
    name: Analyst
    type: subscription
    description: $129/month or $103/month annual. 500K credits and exclusive endpoints.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: analyst_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '129.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription
        name: analyst_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '103.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: analyst_credits
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 500000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Rate limit
        name: analyst_rate
        type: quota
        metric: requests_per_minute
        limit: 500
        timeFrame: minute
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage
        name: analyst_overage
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 500000
        price: '250.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 70+ endpoints
      - name: 10 years historical data
      - name: WebSocket / Webhook support
      - name: Exclusive endpoints
  - id: coingecko-lite
    name: Lite
    type: subscription
    description: $499/month or $399/month annual. 2M credits.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: lite_monthly
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '499.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription
        name: lite_annual
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '399.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: lite_credits
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 2000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Rate limit
        name: lite_rate
        type: quota
        metric: requests_per_minute
        limit: 500
        timeFrame: minute
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage
        name: lite_overage
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 500000
        price: '250.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 70+ endpoints
      - name: 10 years historical data
      - name: WebSocket / Webhook support
  - id: coingecko-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom credits, custom rate limits, 80+ endpoints, priority support with 99.9% SLA.
    entries:
      - label: Custom contract
        name: enterprise_custom
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 80+ endpoints
      - name: Custom rate limits
      - name: 99.9% SLA
      - name: Priority support
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - free
  - subscription
  units:
  - period
  - rate
  - request
  plans:
  - name: Demo
    access: freemium
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - rate
    - request
    periods:
    - minute
    - month
  - name: Basic
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    - rate
    - request
    periods:
    - minute
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Analyst
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    - rate
    - request
    periods:
    - minute
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Lite
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - period
    - rate
    - request
    periods:
    - minute
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Enterprise
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month