specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: PDF.co
providerId: pdf-co
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - PDF
  - Document Automation
  - Credits
  - Subscription
description: 'Reconciled monthly subscription plans for the PDF.co Web API. Credits are consumed per API
  operation; unused credits do not roll over. Source: pdf.co/pricing.'
sources:
  - https://pdf.co/pricing
  - https://docs.pdf.co
plans:
  - id: pdf-co-free-trial
    name: Free Trial
    type: free
    description: 1-month trial with 10,000 credits and full API access; no credit card required.
    entries:
      - label: Trial credits
        name: trial_credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: trial
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output during trial
      - name: No credit card required
      - name: 60-minute output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-basic
    name: Basic
    type: subscription
    description: Entry-level paid plan with 16,500 credits per month.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: monthly
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '8.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription (per month)
        name: annual
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '107.89'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included credits
        name: credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 16500
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output
      - name: Secured data
      - name: 60-minute output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-personal
    name: Personal
    type: subscription
    description: 37,000 credits per month for individual heavy users.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: monthly
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '22.49'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription (per month)
        name: annual
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '269.89'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included credits
        name: credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 37000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output
      - name: 60-minute output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-business-1
    name: Business 1
    type: subscription
    description: 'Most popular plan: 80,500 credits/month for production workloads.'
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: monthly
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '44.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription (per month)
        name: annual
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '539.89'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included credits
        name: credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 80500
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output
      - name: Advanced security
      - name: 60-minute output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-business-2
    name: Business 2
    type: subscription
    description: 159,850 credits/month; extended 24-hour output file expiry.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: monthly
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '89.99'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription (per month)
        name: annual
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '1079.89'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included credits
        name: credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 159850
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output
      - name: Advanced security
      - name: 1440-minute (24h) output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-business-3
    name: Business 3
    type: subscription
    description: 483,000 credits/month for high-volume production.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: monthly
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '270.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Annual subscription (per month)
        name: annual
        type: recurring
        metric: subscription
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '3239.98'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Included credits
        name: credits
        type: included
        metric: credits
        limit: 483000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Full API access
      - name: Unlimited output
      - name: Advanced security
      - name: 1440-minute (24h) output file link expiry
  - id: pdf-co-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: custom
    description: Custom plan for 500,000+ monthly credits with customized features and priority support.
    entries:
      - label: Custom pricing
        name: custom
        type: contact-sales
        metric: subscription
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 500,000+ monthly credits
      - name: Priority support
      - name: Custom SLA
      - name: Customized features