specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Hashnode
providerId: hashnode
created: '2026-05-04'
modified: '2026-08-13'
generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://hashnode.com/pro
plan_count: 3
tags:
  - Blogging
  - Content
  - Developer Community
  - Pricing
description: >-
  Hashnode's published plans as of 2026-08-13, read from hashnode.com/pro and the
  changelog entries that introduced them. This artifact REPLACES a 2026-05-04 bulk
  sweep file that described a Free / Pro $7 / Startup $199 / Enterprise ladder;
  none of those tiers exist any more. Hashnode restructured in 2026: the GraphQL
  API left the free tier on 2026-05-13, Pro launched on 2026-06-11 as a per-publication
  subscription, and Growth launched on 2026-08-12. hashnode.com/pricing now 308s to
  the homepage - hashnode.com/pro is the pricing page.

api_access_summary: >-
  API access is a paid feature. Public content reads (post, feed, user, tag) still
  work without a token, but every publication-scoped read and every mutation
  requires the TARGET publication to hold an active Pro plan. The gate is keyed to
  the publication, not the caller, so a Pro user cannot read a non-Pro publication
  through the API.

plans:
  - id: hashnode-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: >-
      Free publication on a <name>.hashnode.dev subdomain. Unlimited articles, the
      editor, and the public site. One publication per account. Publication-scoped
      GraphQL access and all mutations are NOT included - only anonymous public
      reads (post, feed, user, tag, documentationProject) work.
    entries:
      - label: Platform Cost
        description: Monthly cost for a free publication
        name: platform_cost
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Publications
        description: Publications allowed on a free account
        name: publications
        type: quota
        metric: publications
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited articles
      - name: hashnode.dev subdomain
      - name: Anonymous public GraphQL reads only
      - name: Articles readable as markdown (.md URL or Accept text/markdown)

  - id: hashnode-pro
    name: Pro
    type: paid
    description: >-
      Per-publication subscription. Unlocks GraphQL API access (read and write),
      custom domain, headless mode, the official agent skill, AI editor tools,
      webhooks, GitHub backup, bulk markdown import, branding removal, scheduled
      publishing, protection from automoderation deletion, and raises the account
      limit from 1 to 10 publications. Team pricing is seat-based and adjusts
      automatically as members join or leave; the exact monthly total is shown on
      the dashboard Billing page before checkout.
    entries:
      - label: Platform Cost (Monthly)
        description: Monthly price per publication
        name: platform_monthly
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '5.00'
        userMultiplied: true
      - label: Platform Cost (Annual)
        description: Annual price per publication - two months free
        name: platform_annual
        type: flat
        metric: year
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '50.00'
        userMultiplied: true
      - label: Publications
        description: Publications allowed once one publication is upgraded
        name: publications
        type: quota
        metric: publications
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: GraphQL API access (read and write)
      - name: Official agent skill for the API
      - name: Custom domain
      - name: Headless mode
      - name: Webhooks
      - name: GitHub backup
      - name: Bulk markdown import
      - name: AI editor tools
      - name: Scheduled publishing
      - name: Hide Hashnode branding
      - name: Posts are never auto-deleted
      - name: Up to 10 publications

  - id: hashnode-growth
    name: Growth
    type: paid
    description: >-
      Pro plus the AEO toolkit, launched 2026-08-12. Adds FAQ structured data, an
      in-editor AEO score, per-bot AI crawler controls in robots.txt, a served
      /llms.txt exposing the blog's recent 100 posts as markdown, a content
      freshness queue, and daily AI citation tracking across ChatGPT, Claude,
      Gemini and Perplexity for up to 10 tracked questions. Priced as a flat
      surcharge on top of Pro seats.
    entries:
      - label: AEO Surcharge (Monthly)
        description: Flat monthly surcharge on top of the Pro seat cost
        name: growth_surcharge_monthly
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains: []
        unit: 1
        price: '29.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Pro
      - name: FAQ blocks with FAQPage structured data (Post.faq)
      - name: AEO score in the editor
      - name: AI crawler controls (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, CCBot)
      - name: Blog-served llms.txt
      - name: Content freshness queue
      - name: Daily AI citation tracking

notes:
  - >-
    No Enterprise or contact-sales tier is published. Team pricing is seat-based
    and self-serve; the total is only shown inside the dashboard, so the exact
    figure for a given team size is not publicly readable.
  - >-
    Yearly billing on both Pro and Growth is described as "two months free".
  - >-
    Grandfathering - publications using webhooks, a custom domain, or GitHub backup
    before 2026-06-11 keep them without upgrading.

x-evidence:
  - {url: 'https://hashnode.com/pro', http_status: 200, fetched: '2026-08-13'}
  - {url: 'https://hashnode.com/pricing', http_status: 308, redirect: 'https://hashnode.com/', fetched: '2026-08-13'}
  - {url: 'https://hashnode.com/changelog/2026-06-11-introducing-hashnode-pro', http_status: 200, fetched: '2026-08-13'}
  - {url: 'https://hashnode.com/changelog/2026-08-12-aeo-toolkit', http_status: 200, fetched: '2026-08-13'}
  - {url: 'https://hashnode.com/changelog/2026-05-13-graphql-api-paid-access', http_status: 200, fetched: '2026-08-13'}

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com