specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Haystack / deepset
providerId: haystack-ai
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- LLM
- RAG
- Open Source
- Plans
description: >-
  Haystack, the open-source orchestration framework, is free under the
  Apache-2.0 license - there is no metered cost for the framework itself, though
  the LLM and embedding providers it calls bill their own usage. The commercial
  deepset AI Platform (deepset Cloud) is sales-led: deepset does not publish a
  self-serve price list, and plans range from prototyping access to enterprise
  agreements quoted on request. Specific tier names and prices are not reconciled
  in this artifact.
notes: >-
  deepset Cloud pricing is quotation-based and not published; contact deepset
  sales for current plan tiers and terms. Verify on reconciliation. Open-source
  Haystack remains free under Apache-2.0.
sources:
- https://www.deepset.ai/pricing
- https://haystack.deepset.ai
- https://github.com/deepset-ai/haystack
plans:
- id: haystack-open-source
  name: Haystack Open Source
  type: free
  description: >-
    The Haystack Python framework and Hayhooks REST deployment tooling,
    distributed free under the Apache-2.0 license. You self-host and pay only
    for the underlying model/infrastructure providers you wire in.
  entries:
  - label: Framework License
    name: framework
    type: flat
    metric: license
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: perpetual
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (Apache-2.0)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Pipelines and Components
  - name: Document Stores
  - name: Agents
  - name: Hayhooks REST Deployment
- id: deepset-cloud
  name: deepset AI Platform (deepset Cloud)
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Hosted, sales-led commercial platform built on Haystack. Plans span
    prototyping access through enterprise deployments with managed pipelines,
    search, file indexing, and workspace governance. Pricing is quoted on
    request.
  entries:
  - label: Platform Subscription
    name: platform
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Managed Pipelines
  - name: Hosted Search API
  - name: File Indexing and Upload Sessions
  - name: Workspace Governance
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com