generated: '2026-08-27'
method: searched
source: https://ragflow.io/#pricing-plan + https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow + https://ragflow.io/docs/http_api_reference
summary: >-
  RAGFlow publishes no test mode, no test keys, no fixtures and no sandbox API. What it offers instead is
  two evaluation paths, and the important finding is that only one of them can reach the API.
environments:
- name: RAGFlow Cloud — Free plan
  url: https://cloud.ragflow.io/
  kind: console
  signup: self-serve
  cost: 0
  api_access: false
  api_note: >-
    The pricing page states "API key not available" on Free. The Free plan is a product console, NOT an
    API sandbox: an integrator can build 5 apps and load 0.1 GB of documents in the UI but cannot make a
    single authenticated HTTP API call without upgrading to Starter.
  limits:
    apps: 5
    team_members: 1
    dataset_storage_gb: 0.1
    credits_per_month: 500
- name: Self-hosted deployment
  kind: full-environment
  cost: 0
  license: Apache-2.0
  api_access: true
  install: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up -d
  image: https://hub.docker.com/r/infiniflow/ragflow
  source: https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow
  note: >-
    This is the de-facto sandbox for the RAGFlow API. A local deployment issues real API keys, exposes
    the full /api/v1 surface at http://{address}/api/v1, and can also run the optional MCP server. It is
    a production environment, not a test mode — there is no separation between test and live data, no
    test-mode key prefix, and no way to mark a call as non-billable.
test_mode:
  supported: false
  key_prefixes:
    live: 'ragflow-'
    test: null
  note: >-
    RAGFlow keys carry a single `ragflow-` prefix in the documented launch examples. There is no
    test/live distinction, so an agent cannot tell from a key whether it is pointed at real data.
test_data:
  test_cards: []
  test_identifiers: []
  fixtures: []
  note: >-
    None published. No magic identifiers, no seeded datasets, no downloadable sample corpus is offered
    as part of the product.
time_simulation:
  supported: false
triggers:
  supported: false
health_check:
  url: https://cloud.ragflow.io/api/v1/system/healthz
  authenticated: false
  observed_status: 200
  observed_body: '{"db":"ok","doc_engine":"ok","redis":"ok","status":"ok","storage":"ok"}'
  note: The one endpoint anyone can call without a key, on Cloud or on a self-hosted instance.
gaps:
- No API sandbox and no test mode of any kind.
- The only zero-cost API access requires the integrator to stand up Docker infrastructure first.
- No separation of test and live data, so every agent rehearsal writes to a real dataset.