name: UpLead FinOps
description: Financial operations guidance for managing UpLead API costs and credit consumption
url: https://www.uplead.com/pricing
costModel:
  type: credit-based
  description: >
    UpLead uses a credit-based billing model. Each credit unlocks one verified
    contact or company record. You are only charged when verified data is returned;
    unsuccessful queries or unverifiable emails do not consume credits.
  unit: credit
  chargeEvents:
    - event: Contact record returned
      credits: 1
      notes: Applies to person-search, prospector-search, and combined-search endpoints
    - event: Company record returned
      credits: 1
      notes: Applies to company-search endpoint
    - event: Email status Valid
      credits: 1
      notes: Credit charged only when email verification status is Valid
    - event: Email status Accept All
      credits: 1
      notes: Credit charged when email accepts all but cannot be individually verified
  noChargeEvents:
    - event: Query returns no results
    - event: Email status Invalid
    - event: Email status Unknown
    - event: Company Logo API usage
      notes: Free and unlimited with attribution required

optimization:
  - tip: Use prospector-preview endpoint to preview result counts before running full searches (resellers only)
  - tip: Apply granular filters in prospector-search to target precise audiences and avoid wasted credits
  - tip: Use suppression list uploads (Plus plan and above) to avoid re-purchasing known contacts
  - tip: Leverage combined-search to retrieve person and company data in a single credit rather than separate queries
  - tip: Monitor credits balance via the /credits endpoint before bulk operations
  - tip: Annual billing plans offer significantly more credits per dollar compared to monthly plans

annualSavings:
  - plan: Essentials
    monthly_cost: 99
    monthly_credits: 170
    annual_monthly_cost: 74
    annual_credits: 2040
    annual_savings_percent: 25
    credit_increase_percent: 1100
  - plan: Plus
    monthly_cost: 199
    monthly_credits: 400
    annual_monthly_cost: 149
    annual_credits: 4800
    annual_savings_percent: 25
    credit_increase_percent: 1100