name: MarketCheck API Plans and Pricing
description: >-
  MarketCheck uses a blended pricing model combining a flat monthly subscription
  fee with per-call data costs. The subscription tier governs speed (requests
  per second) and monthly quota, while data costs vary by API endpoint type.
  Billing occurs monthly at the start of each cycle; accounts exceeding $1,000
  in data costs within a cycle are billed early.
version: '0.1'
url: https://www.marketcheck.com/apis/pricing/

plans:

  - name: Free
    description: >-
      Entry-level access for developers evaluating the MarketCheck APIs.
      Limited to 500 API calls per month and 5 calls per second. Includes a
      100-mile radius restriction on geographic searches.
    monthlyFee: 0
    currency: USD
    quota:
      callsPerMonth: 500
      radiusRestrictionMiles: 100
      paginationRows: 500
    rateLimits:
      requestsPerSecond: 5
    features:
      - Access to core car inventory search endpoints
      - Basic VIN decode
    dataCosts:
      note: Per-call data costs apply on top of subscription fee

  - name: Basic
    description: >-
      Production-ready tier for small businesses and startups. Includes 5,000
      API calls per month, 5 calls per second, access to all endpoints including
      third-party APIs, and expanded pagination.
    monthlyFee: 299
    currency: USD
    quota:
      callsPerMonth: 5000
      radiusRestrictionMiles: 100
      paginationRows: 1500
    rateLimits:
      requestsPerSecond: 5
    features:
      - Access to all API endpoints
      - Third-party API access (AutoRecalls, VINData, CarsXE)
      - Expanded pagination (1,500 rows)
    dataCosts:
      note: Per-call data costs apply on top of subscription fee

  - name: Standard
    description: >-
      High-throughput tier for scaling applications. Unlimited API calls with
      40 requests per second, expanded geographic radius, and white-label search
      access included.
    monthlyFee: 749
    currency: USD
    quota:
      callsPerMonth: unlimited
      radiusRestrictionMiles: 500
      paginationRows: 1500
    rateLimits:
      requestsPerSecond: 40
    features:
      - Unlimited API calls (pay-per-use data costs)
      - White-label search access
      - 500-mile radius searches
      - All Basic plan features
    dataCosts:
      note: Per-call data costs apply on top of subscription fee

  - name: Enterprise
    description: >-
      Custom enterprise tier for large-scale deployments requiring no radius
      restrictions, bulk data delivery, custom reports, and dedicated support
      with customizable rate limits.
    monthlyFee: custom
    currency: USD
    quota:
      callsPerMonth: unlimited
      radiusRestrictionMiles: none
    rateLimits:
      requestsPerSecond: custom
    features:
      - Unlimited API calls with no radius restrictions
      - Custom rate limits (via support)
      - Custom reports
      - Full bulk data delivery
      - Comprehensive data access
      - Dedicated account support
    dataCosts:
      note: Custom negotiated per-call pricing

dataCostsByEndpoint:

  carAPIs:
    - endpoint: Inventory Search
      pricePerCall: 0.002
    - endpoint: VIN History
      pricePerCall: 0.006
    - endpoint: Dealer
      pricePerCall: 0.0025
    - endpoint: Basic VIN Decoder
      pricePerCall: 0.0015
    - endpoint: Enhanced VIN Decoder (Epi)
      pricePerCall: 0.08
    - endpoint: NeoVIN Enhanced Decoder
      pricePerCall: 0.08
    - endpoint: Cars Market (MDS)
      pricePerCall: 0.006
    - endpoint: Private Party Inventory Search
      pricePerCall: 0.01
    - endpoint: Auction Inventory Search
      pricePerCall: 0.008
    - endpoint: Dealer Recent Inventory Search
      pricePerCall: 0.006
    - endpoint: Dealer Inventory Syndication
      pricePerCall: 1.00
    - endpoint: OEM Incentive Search
      pricePerCall: 0.20
    - endpoint: Cached Images
      pricePerCall: 0.001
    - endpoint: MarketCheck Price US USED Base
      pricePerCall: 0.07
    - endpoint: MarketCheck Price US USED Premium
      pricePerCall: 0.09
    - endpoint: MarketCheck Price US USED Premium Plus
      pricePerCall: 0.13

  rvAPIs:
    - endpoint: RV Inventory Search
      pricePerCall: 0.002
    - endpoint: RV Dealer
      pricePerCall: 0.0025

  thirdPartyAPIs:
    - endpoint: AutoRecalls
      pricePerCall: 0.07
    - endpoint: VINData Title Check
      pricePerCall: 0.49
    - endpoint: CarsXE Plate to VIN
      pricePerCall: 0.70

billing:
  cycle: monthly
  billedAt: start_of_month
  earlyBillingThreshold:
    amount: 1000
    currency: USD
    note: Data costs exceeding $1,000 within a billing cycle are billed early
  unusedQuotaRollover: false
  quotaResetDate: first_of_calendar_month