specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Wordnik
providerId: wordnik
created: '2026-05-29'
modified: '2026-05-29'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Dictionary
  - Language Data
  - Word API
  - Subscription
  - Tiered
description: >-
  Wordnik prices its v4 dictionary API in four flat-rate monthly tiers
  differentiated almost entirely by per-hour request quota. The Basic tier is
  free for nonprofit and research use (and a free trial for commercial use),
  while Hobby, Pro, and Enterprise are recurring subscriptions sold direct from
  developer.wordnik.com/pricing. Higher tiers also unlock additional dictionary
  features as they are released (children's / student definitions, etymology
  search, pronunciation search). All tiers help fund Wordnik's mission to
  document the English vocabulary.
sources:
  - https://developer.wordnik.com/
  - https://developer.wordnik.com/pricing
  - https://developer.wordnik.com/gettingstarted
plans:
  - id: wordnik-basic
    name: Basic
    type: freemium
    description: Free tier, intended for nonprofits, research, and commercial free-trial.
    entries:
      - label: API requests
        name: api_requests
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$0'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Definitions, examples, etymologies, pronunciations, audio
      - name: Word of the Day
      - name: Reverse dictionary lookup
      - name: Personal lists (forthcoming)
      - name: Complex random word queries (forthcoming)
  - id: wordnik-hobby
    name: Hobby
    type: subscription
    description: Indie developer / side-project tier with a 10x throughput bump.
    entries:
      - label: API requests
        name: api_requests
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: 1000
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$10'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Basic
      - name: Personal lists (forthcoming)
      - name: Complex random word queries (forthcoming)
  - id: wordnik-pro
    name: Pro
    type: subscription
    description: Production tier for apps, games, or back-office tools at moderate scale.
    entries:
      - label: API requests
        name: api_requests
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: 20000
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$59'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Hobby
      - name: Children's / student definitions (forthcoming)
      - name: Etymology search (forthcoming)
  - id: wordnik-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Highest published tier with the largest hourly quota and full forthcoming feature roadmap.
    entries:
      - label: API requests
        name: api_requests
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: 45000
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '$149'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Pro
      - name: Pronunciation search (forthcoming)