Algolia pricing in 2026
Hosted search and discovery API with AI ranking, recommendations and analytics. How Algolia charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
Algolia plans and prices
3 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Free
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 10K search requests/month
- 50K records
- 7-day analytics retention
Grow
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 10K searches, 100K records included
- $0.50 per extra 1K search requests
- $0.40 per extra 1K records
Grow Plus
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 10K searches, 100K records included
- $1.75 per extra 1K search requests
- AI ranking and AI synonyms
Grow and Grow Plus start at $0/month and are billed monthly on usage with no contract: searches $0.50 (Grow) or $1.75 (Grow Plus) per extra 1K requests, records $0.40 per extra 1K, recommendations $0.60 per extra 1K beyond 10K, crawls $0.80 per extra 1K beyond 10K. Elevate (NeuralSearch, 99.99% SLA, annual contract) and volume discounts: contact sales.
Prices from Algolia's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
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How does Algolia charge?
Algolia is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Grow and Grow Plus start at $0/month and are billed monthly on usage with no contract: searches $0.50 (Grow) or $1.75 (Grow Plus) per extra 1K requests, records $0.40 per extra 1K, recommendations $0.60 per extra 1K beyond 10K, crawls $0.80 per extra 1K beyond 10K. Elevate (NeuralSearch, 99.99% SLA, annual contract) and volume discounts: contact sales. There is no fixed monthly fee on Free, Grow and Grow Plus.
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