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NewsAPI pricing and alternatives

What newsapi.org costs, what the free plan can't be used for, and the alternatives.

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NewsAPI at a glance

Developer
$0, 100 requests a day, development only
Business
$449 a month
Advanced
$1,749 a month
Enterprise
contact

What NewsAPI costs

newsapi.org has a free Developer plan and paid plans by monthly request volume. Billed yearly, Business is $359 a month and Advanced $1,399 a month.

PlanRequestsFreshnessHistoryPrice
Developer100 a day24-hour delay1 month$0
Business250,000 a month, then $0.0018 eachRealtime5 years$449/mo
Advanced2,000,000 a month, then $0.0009 eachRealtime5 years$1,749/mo, 99.95% SLA
EnterpriseUnlimited——Contact

The Developer plan "may be used for development and testing in a development environment only, and cannot be used in a staging or production environment (including internally)". NewsAPI doesn't return full articles: "we cannot provide the full content with our search results".

When to use NewsAPI

Choose it for keyword search over headlines. Choose Finks when your agent needs deduplicated news events and filing passages, each with its source.

  1. 01

    Free while you prototype

    Free headline and keyword search during development.

  2. 02

    Simple REST

    GET requests that return JSON.

  3. 03

    Titles and snippets

    When titles, snippets and URLs are enough.

Alternatives to NewsAPI

  • Finks

    Best for: AI agents that search in plain English and need the answer, with its source.

    Finks is a search API built for AI agents. Your agent searches in plain English and gets back the results that answer it, each linked to its source. Today that covers news, SEC filings and earnings call transcripts.

    Filing results can carry the matching passage in the filing's own words, which your agent can quote and cite. The Finks MCP server adds the same search to Claude, Cursor or any MCP-compatible client.

    newsapi.org returns article headlines and snippets per keyword. Finks returns a brief built from several outlets, ranked against your question.

    What Finks does not do

    Finks does not return publishers' full article text. If your agent needs the original articles, keep NewsAPI or another news API for them.

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    Get set up in minutes. Free tier, no card required. Paid plans start at $29 a month (Starter).

    Request

    POST /v1/search
{
  "query": "How are tariffs affecting semiconductor supply chains?",
  "types": ["brief"],
  "limit": 2
}

    Response

    {
  "type": "brief",
  "title": "Trump Administration Considers Sweeping New Tariffs on Semiconductors and Tech Hardware",
  "published_at": "2026-08-27T12:36:25Z",
  "publishers": ["channelnewsasia.com", "CNBC", "investing.com"],
  "summary": "The Trump administration is evaluating a plan to implement extensive new tariffs on technology hardware…",
  "url": "https://finks.ai/briefs/KOKGVLlPn1V9"
}

    Live response, 26 Oct 2026, test key (fewer fields than a production key)

  • NewsAPI.ai

    Best for: full article text with a long archive.

    NewsAPI.ai, a different company from newsapi.org, returns full article content with history from 2014. It has 2,000 free searches, paid plans from $90 a month and an official MCP server.

  • Finnhub

    Best for: a higher free rate limit for personal projects, with company news included.

    Finnhub's free plan allows 60 API calls a minute for personal use. It includes company news with one year of history and real-time updates. Its All-In-One plan, with global coverage, is $3,500 a month billed annually.

    Finnhub pricing and alternatives

  • Tiingo

    Best for: flat-rate end-of-day prices with a separate price for commercial use.

    Tiingo charges $30 a month for individuals and $50 a month for internal commercial use. Its free Starter plan allows 1,000 requests a day and 50 an hour, with 30+ years of price history.

    Tiingo pricing and alternatives

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Questions about NewsAPI pricing

Is NewsAPI free?

The Developer plan is free, with 100 requests a day and a 24-hour delay, for development and testing only.

Can I use the free NewsAPI plan in production?

No. newsapi.org says the Developer plan cannot be used in a staging or production environment, including internally.

Is newsapi.org the same as newsapi.ai?

No. They are two different companies.

Does NewsAPI return full articles?

No. newsapi.org returns titles, snippets and URLs, not the full content.

Does Finks replace NewsAPI?

Not for headline search. Finks returns the passages that answer a question, each with its source; today that covers news, SEC filings and earnings call transcripts. Use NewsAPI for headline search and Finks for the finance answers behind it.

Finks makes this page. We took every price and limit from each company's own website on 20 Oct 2026 and link to each source. Prices change, so check them before you buy.

Sources

Add sourced results to your news feed

Finks returns news, SEC filings and earnings call passages, each with its source.

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