generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: >
  https://newsapi.ai/plans — read 2026-08-13. The plans page is one of the few routes
  newsapi.ai server-prerenders, so its tier names, prices, support tiers, free-plan
  allocation (2,000 searches, no credit card) and the current/historical data split were read
  directly from the served HTML rather than inferred.
plan_count: 6
name: Event Registry Plans and Pricing
description: Pricing plans and token allocations for the Event Registry (NewsAPI.ai) news intelligence REST API.
url: https://newsapi.ai/plans
plans:
  - name: Free
    description: Free tier for testing and evaluation with no credit card required.
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    period: month
    tokens: 2000
    features:
      - 2,000 search tokens included
      - Access to last 30 days of content only
      - Non-commercial use only
      - Sandbox access for query building
      - Python and Node.js SDK access
    rateLimits:
      - maxConcurrentRequests: 5
    support: Community
  - name: 5K
    description: Starter paid plan for small-scale commercial use.
    price: 90
    currency: USD
    period: month
    tokens: 5000
    features:
      - 5,000 tokens per month
      - Full article content and metadata
      - AI-enriched data (entities, sentiment, categories)
      - Access to 150,000+ news sources in 60+ languages
      - Historical archive access since 2014
      - 99.99% uptime SLA
      - Python and Node.js SDK access
      - Overage at $0.015 per token
      - Tokens reset monthly (no rollover)
    rateLimits:
      - maxConcurrentRequests: 5
    support: Basic
  - name: 10K
    description: Growth plan for moderate API usage.
    price: 150
    currency: USD
    period: month
    tokens: 10000
    features:
      - 10,000 tokens per month
      - Full article content and metadata
      - AI-enriched data (entities, sentiment, categories)
      - Access to 150,000+ news sources in 60+ languages
      - Historical archive access since 2014
      - 99.99% uptime SLA
      - Python and Node.js SDK access
      - Overage at $0.015 per token
      - Tokens reset monthly (no rollover)
    rateLimits:
      - maxConcurrentRequests: 5
    support: Enhanced
  - name: 25K
    description: Professional plan for higher-volume API usage.
    price: 300
    currency: USD
    period: month
    tokens: 25000
    features:
      - 25,000 tokens per month
      - Full article content and metadata
      - AI-enriched data (entities, sentiment, categories)
      - Access to 150,000+ news sources in 60+ languages
      - Historical archive access since 2014
      - 99.99% uptime SLA
      - Python and Node.js SDK access
      - Overage at $0.015 per token
      - Tokens reset monthly (no rollover)
    rateLimits:
      - maxConcurrentRequests: 5
    support: Advanced
  - name: Enterprise
    description: Custom enterprise plan for large-scale or specialized deployments.
    price: custom
    currency: USD
    period: month
    tokens: custom
    features:
      - Custom token allocation
      - Dedicated support
      - SLA guarantees
      - Academic discounts available
      - Volume licensing
      - Custom data delivery options
    rateLimits:
      - maxConcurrentRequests: custom
    support: Premium
tokenConsumption:
  - action: Search recent articles (last 30 days)
    tokensUsed: 1
  - action: Search historical articles (per year searched)
    tokensUsed: 5
  - action: Search recent events
    tokensUsed: 5
  - action: Search historical events (per year searched)
    tokensUsed: 20
  - action: Per-document analytics
    tokensUsed: 0.01 to 0.05
notes:
  - Unused tokens do not roll over to the next month.
  - Overage is charged at $0.015 per token above the plan limit.
  - Academic discounts available by contacting info@eventregistry.org from an academic email.
  - Short-term and month-to-month agreements are available.
  - Plans can be upgraded or downgraded flexibly.