generated: '2026-08-16'
method: searched
source: https://vehicles.dev/docs#pricing
also_published_at: https://vehicles.dev/#pricing
currency: USD
billing_period: month
price_catalog_version: '2026-08-07'
plan_count: 3
billing_model:
  unit: per successful call, metered at the endpoint level
  success_only: true
  success_only_note: >-
    Every endpoint is successOnly. A credit reservation is placed before the handler runs and settles
    only on 2xx; any 4xx or 5xx — including 429 rate-limit rejections and upstream outages — releases
    the reservation. A failed call costs nothing.
  prepaid: true
  prepaid_note: >-
    Metered data fees are prepaid from credits on every plan. A paid plan buys the rate limit, the
    lower unit prices and endpoint access — never an overage bill. Exhaustion returns
    402 insufficient_credits.
  free_credit: '$10 one-time credit balance on every new account; never resets; spendable on any endpoint priced on the Pro plan.'
  catalog_pinning: >-
    Prices are not quoted live at call time. A subscription pins a catalog version, every metered
    event records the unit price actually applied, and a new catalog is adopted at the start of the
    next UTC monthly period — so a price change never reprices past calls and never lands mid-period.
  machine_readable_balance: false
  machine_readable_balance_note: >-
    Entitlement, credit balance and usage are visible only in the dashboard. Metered responses carry
    no balance or usage headers, so a server-to-server integration cannot pre-flight burn-down;
    402 insufficient_credits is the only programmatic signal.
plans:
  - name: Starter
    price: 0
    currency: USD
    period: month
    included_calls: 1000
    included_calls_scope: >-
      VIN Decode, Search Vehicle Listings and Vehicle Photos only. Resets on the UTC calendar month.
    rate_limit: 5 req/second
    trial: null
    endpoint_exclusions: [Listing Price History]
  - name: Pro
    price: 299
    currency: USD
    period: month
    included_calls: 0
    included_calls_scope: None — every call metered on top of the platform fee.
    rate_limit: 10 req/second
    trial: 14 days
    endpoint_exclusions: [Listing Price History]
  - name: Scale
    price: 599
    currency: USD
    period: month
    included_calls: 0
    included_calls_scope: None — every call metered on top of the platform fee.
    rate_limit: 50 req/second
    trial: 14 days
    endpoint_exclusions: []
metered_pricing:
  note: Price per successful call, in USD. `null` means the endpoint is not sold on that plan and returns 403 plan_upgrade_required.
  endpoints:
    - endpoint: VIN Decode
      operation: getVehicleVinDecode
      unit: successful lookup
      included_calls_apply: true
      starter: 0.004
      pro: 0.0025
      scale: 0.0015
    - endpoint: Vehicle Specifications
      operation: getVehicleSpecifications
      unit: successful lookup
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 0.0015
      pro: 0.0015
      scale: 0.001
    - endpoint: Recalls & Safety
      operation: getVehicleRecalls
      unit: successful lookup
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 0.01
      pro: 0.01
      scale: 0.007
    - endpoint: Market Value
      operation: getVehicleMarketValue
      unit: model estimate
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 0.015
      pro: 0.015
      scale: 0.01
    - endpoint: Depreciation
      operation: getVehicleDepreciation
      unit: model forecast
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 0.015
      pro: 0.015
      scale: 0.01
    - endpoint: Ownership Costs
      operation: getVehicleOwnershipCosts
      unit: model estimate
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 0.045
      pro: 0.045
      scale: 0.035
    - endpoint: Legacy Composite Vehicle Report
      operation: getVehicleReport
      unit: report
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 1.99
      pro: 1.99
      scale: 0.99
    - endpoint: Vehicle History Report
      operation: createVehicleHistoryReport
      unit: report
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: 1.99
      pro: 1.99
      scale: 0.99
      note: >-
        Available on every plan. Starter accounts spend seed or promotional credits at the Pro rate;
        reports do not consume Starter included calls. Billing settles only when a completed result is
        stored — invalid VINs, failed generations and action_required outcomes do not settle a charge.
    - endpoint: Search Vehicle Listings
      operation: getVehicleListings
      unit: successful API call
      included_calls_apply: true
      starter: 0.002
      pro: 0.0015
      scale: 0.001
    - endpoint: Listing Price History
      operation: getVehicleHistory
      unit: history
      included_calls_apply: false
      starter: null
      pro: null
      scale: 0.006
      note: Scale-only. Credits cannot buy it on Starter or Pro; both receive 403 plan_upgrade_required.
    - endpoint: Vehicle Photos
      operation: getVehiclePhotos
      unit: successful lookup
      included_calls_apply: true
      starter: 0.001
      pro: 0.0009
      scale: 0.0007
enterprise:
  self_serve_only: false
  note: >-
    Bulk redistribution or resale of raw records needs a separate written agreement. Contractual
    uptime commitments, redistribution licences, DPAs and vendor-security paperwork are negotiated by
    email at support@vehicles.dev.