specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Mediastack
providerId: mediastack
created: '2026-05-30'
modified: '2026-05-30'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - News
  - Aggregation
  - Media
  - Apilayer
description: >-
  Mediastack uses a 5-tier subscription model (Free, Standard, Professional, Business,
  Enterprise) priced on a monthly request quota. All paid tiers unlock HTTPS, historical
  data, and commercial use; overage is billed per request at a decreasing rate as the
  plan tier rises. Annual billing offers up to 15% savings versus monthly.
sources:
  - https://mediastack.com/product
  - https://mediastack.com/documentation
plans:
  - id: mediastack-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: Entry-level plan for evaluation; HTTP only, delayed data, no historical access, no commercial use.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly Requests
        name: monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: All news sources
      - name: All 13 languages
      - name: Delayed news data
      - name: HTTP only (no HTTPS)
      - name: No support
      - name: No commercial use
  - id: mediastack-standard
    name: Standard
    type: subscription
    description: Entry-level paid plan with HTTPS, live data, historical access, and commercial use.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly Subscription
        name: monthly_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$24.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual Subscription
        name: annual_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$22.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included Monthly Requests
        name: included_monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage Per Request
        name: overage_per_request
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0.009996'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Live news data
      - name: Historical news data
      - name: HTTPS encryption
      - name: All news sources
      - name: All 13 languages
      - name: Commercial use
      - name: Standard support
  - id: mediastack-professional
    name: Professional
    type: subscription
    description: Mid-tier plan with a 5x request quota and a lower per-request overage rate.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly Subscription
        name: monthly_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$99.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual Subscription
        name: annual_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$87.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included Monthly Requests
        name: included_monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 50000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage Per Request
        name: overage_per_request
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0.0079992'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Live news data
      - name: Historical news data
      - name: HTTPS encryption
      - name: All news sources
      - name: All 13 languages
      - name: Commercial use
      - name: Standard support
  - id: mediastack-business
    name: Business
    type: subscription
    description: High-volume plan with 250k included requests/month and the lowest per-request overage rate.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly Subscription
        name: monthly_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$249.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual Subscription
        name: annual_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$212.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included Monthly Requests
        name: included_monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 250000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Overage Per Request
        name: overage_per_request
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0.00399984'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Live news data
      - name: Historical news data
      - name: HTTPS encryption
      - name: All news sources
      - name: All 13 languages
      - name: Commercial use
      - name: Standard support
  - id: mediastack-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom-volume plan with platinum support and custom solutions; pricing on request.
    entries:
      - label: Custom Subscription
        name: custom_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Custom Monthly Requests
        name: custom_monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom request volume
      - name: All capabilities of lower tiers
      - name: Platinum support available
      - name: Custom solutions