specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Hunter
providerId: hunter
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance: originally written by the API Evangelist bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04.
# Re-verified 2026-08-13 against https://hunter.io/pricing: the tier names and monthly credit
# allotments below match the live pricing page, so the method is upgraded to searched.
method: searched
modified: '2026-08-13'
verified: '2026-08-13'
plan_count: 5
listPrices:
  currency: USD
  billing_periods: [monthly, yearly]
  yearly_discount: '30%'
  tiers:
  - {name: Free, monthly: '0', yearly: '0', credits_per_month: 50}
  - {name: Starter, monthly: '49', yearly_monthly_equivalent: '34', yearly_total: '408', credits_per_month: 2000}
  - {name: Growth, monthly: '149', yearly_monthly_equivalent: '104', yearly_total: '1248', credits_per_month: 10000}
  - {name: Scale, monthly: '299', yearly_monthly_equivalent: '209', yearly_total: '2508', credits_per_month: 25000}
  - {name: Enterprise, monthly: null, yearly: null, credits_per_month: null, note: 'Custom - "Talk to sales"'}
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Email
  - Sales Intelligence
  - Lead Generation
  - Email Verification
  - Prospecting
description: Hunter uses a tiered subscription model with monthly credit allotments. Credits are
  consumed by API operations at fixed rates (1 credit per email found, 0.5 credit per verification,
  1 credit per 10 emails for bulk domain search). Failed searches do not consume credits. Annual
  billing offers a ~30% discount. Team members are unlimited at all paid tiers.
sources:
  - https://hunter.io/pricing
  - https://hunter.io/api-documentation/v2
plans:
  - id: hunter-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: Free tier with 50 monthly credits for evaluation and small-scale use. API access
      requires a paid plan.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: monthly_credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 50
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: AI searches
        name: ai_searches
        type: quota
        metric: search
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Proactive suggestions
        name: proactive_suggestions
        type: quota
        metric: suggestion
        limit: 15
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Signals
        name: signals
        type: quota
        metric: signal
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Domain Search (limited)
      - name: Email Finder (limited)
      - name: Email Verifier (limited)
      - name: Web app access
  - id: hunter-starter
    name: Starter
    type: subscription
    description: Entry paid tier with 2,000 monthly credits and full API access. $49/month or $34/month
      billed annually.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: starter_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $49 (or $34/mo annual)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: monthly_credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 2000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: AI searches
        name: ai_searches
        type: quota
        metric: search
        limit: 50
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Proactive suggestions
        name: proactive_suggestions
        type: quota
        metric: suggestion
        limit: 150
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited team members
      - name: All Domain/Email Finder/Verifier endpoints
      - name: Email Campaigns (limited)
  - id: hunter-growth
    name: Growth
    type: subscription
    description: Mid-market tier with 10,000 monthly credits. $149/month or $104/month billed annually.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: growth_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $149 (or $104/mo annual)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: monthly_credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: AI searches
        name: ai_searches
        type: quota
        metric: search
        limit: 150
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Proactive suggestions
        name: proactive_suggestions
        type: quota
        metric: suggestion
        limit: 450
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Signals
        name: signals
        type: quota
        metric: signal
        limit: 200
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited team members
      - name: Lead enrichment
      - name: Campaign automation
  - id: hunter-scale
    name: Scale
    type: subscription
    description: High-volume tier with 25,000 monthly credits. $299/month or $209/month billed annually.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: scale_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $299 (or $209/mo annual)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: monthly_credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 25000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: AI searches
        name: ai_searches
        type: quota
        metric: search
        limit: 300
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Proactive suggestions
        name: proactive_suggestions
        type: quota
        metric: suggestion
        limit: 900
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Signals (unlimited)
        name: signals
        type: quota
        metric: signal
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited team members
      - name: Unlimited Signals
      - name: Priority email support
  - id: hunter-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom-negotiated tier with bespoke credit volume and SLA terms.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: enterprise_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: monthly_credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom credit volume
      - name: Dedicated success manager
      - name: Custom SLA
      - name: Procurement / security review support
  - id: hunter-credit-rates
    name: Credit Consumption Rates
    type: usage-based
    description: How API operations consume credits across all plans.
    entries:
      - label: Email Finder / Domain Search
        name: cost_email_finder
        type: metered
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 1 credit per email found
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Bulk Domain Search
        name: cost_bulk_domain_search
        type: metered
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 1 credit per 10 emails found
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Email Verifier
        name: cost_verifier
        type: metered
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 0.5 credit per verified email
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Failed lookup
        name: cost_failed
        type: metered
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: No credit consumed on failed searches
      - name: Annual billing 30% discount
      - name: 30% discount for verified 501(c) non-profits
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com