specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
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provider: UP42
providerId: up42
created: '2026-07-04'
modified: '2026-07-04'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Geospatial
- Earth Observation
- Satellite Imagery
- Credits
- Plans
description: >-
  UP42 is priced on a prepaid credit model rather than API request tiers. You buy
  UP42 credits (100 credits = 1 EUR; equivalently 1 credit = EUR 0.01) and spend
  them on data and analytics. Credits are valid for two years from purchase. The
  API itself is free to call - you only pay for what you order. Archive (catalog)
  imagery is charged per selected area of interest (per km2, with per-collection
  minimums) and is available for immediate purchase; tasking (new acquisitions) is
  quoted per project after a feasibility study and paid in credits when the
  quotation is accepted; processing/analytics is charged by the spatial extent of
  the selected STAC item. Volume, platform, and self-service enterprise
  arrangements are handled through UP42 sales. Exact per-collection and per-km2
  rates vary by data provider and are not reconciled here.
notes: >-
  Per-km2 and per-collection prices depend on the data provider (Airbus, Pleiades
  Neo, and many third-party hosts) and resolution, and are surfaced by the
  estimate-order endpoint. Verify current credit rates and minimums on the UP42
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://up42.com/pricing
- https://docs.up42.com/getting-started/credits/pricing
- https://docs.up42.com/developers/api
plans:
- id: up42-credits-payg
  name: Pay-As-You-Go Credits
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Prepaid UP42 credits spent on catalog data, tasking, storage, and processing.
    100 credits = 1 EUR. No subscription; the API is free to call and you pay only
    for the data and analytics you order.
  entries:
  - label: Credit Value
    name: credit_value
    type: unit
    metric: credits
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: null
    geo: global
    unit: 100
    price: EUR 1.00 per 100 credits (credits valid 2 years)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Catalog Archive Access
  - name: Tasking
  - name: STAC Storage
  - name: Processing and Analytics
  - name: Webhooks
- id: up42-catalog-archive
  name: Catalog (Archive) Data
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Previously captured archive imagery, purchased immediately and charged per
    selected area of interest. Per-km2 rate and any minimum order area depend on
    the collection and data provider.
  entries:
  - label: Archive Imagery
    name: archive_km2
    type: usage
    metric: km2
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: null
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per-km2 in credits, varies by collection/provider (see estimate order)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Immediate Delivery
  - name: Per-Collection Minimums
- id: up42-tasking
  name: Tasking (New Acquisitions)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    On-demand new satellite acquisitions. Priced per project via a quotation after
    a feasibility study; paid in credits (EUR 0.01 = 1 credit) when the quotation
    is accepted.
  entries:
  - label: Tasking Order
    name: tasking_order
    type: usage
    metric: project
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: null
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: quoted per project in credits after feasibility
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Feasibility Study
  - name: Quotation
  - name: Priority and Rush Options
- id: up42-processing
  name: Processing and Analytics
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Advanced analytics and processing run over stored assets, charged based on the
    spatial extent of the selected STAC item.
  entries:
  - label: Processing Run
    name: processing_extent
    type: usage
    metric: km2
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: null
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: credits based on selected spatial extent
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Cost Evaluation Before Run
- id: up42-enterprise
  name: Enterprise / Platform
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Volume credit purchasing, platform integration, budgets to cap spend, and
    negotiated terms for high-volume or embedded use. Contact UP42.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Volume Credit Discounts
  - name: Budgets and Spend Controls
  - name: Support and SLAs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com