What Are The Differences in CoinAPI Pricing Among Its Plans?

Choosing a market data plan shouldn't be complicated.

But the right option depends on what you're actually building.

Do you just want to test the API?

Do you need real-time trades? Quotes? Order books?

Do you need FIX connectivity or custom infrastructure?

CoinAPI's Market Data API pricing is designed around those differences. You can start with usage-based access and $25 in free credits, then move to Startup, Streamer, Pro, or a custom Enterprise agreement as your requirements grow.

Here’s how the options compare.

CoinAPI Market Data API Pricing Overview

CoinAPI combines usage-based metering with plan-specific quotas and data access.

For the standard Market Data API, the main options are:

So the question isn't really free vs paid anymore.

It's:

How much data do you need, and how do you need to receive it?

Start With $25 in Free Credits

CoinAPI no longer uses the old model of a free plan limited to 100 requests per day.

Instead, new users can start with $25 in free credits after signing up, creating an API key, and adding a verified payment method.

Those credits let you test CoinAPI using both REST and WebSocket, so you can see how the API works with your actual application before choosing a monthly plan.

There is no fixed 100-request daily allowance. Usage is metered based on what you consume.

This makes the starting option useful for testing an integration, exploring available data, or estimating how much usage your application will generate.

Startup: For Smaller Applications

The Startup plan costs $79 per month and includes 1,000 REST credits per day.

Importantly, Startup also includes WebSocket trade data.

That makes it suitable for applications that need more than occasional API requests but don't yet require broader real-time streaming.

For example, you might be building a crypto dashboard, analytics application, research tool, or early-stage trading system that needs historical data alongside a continuous stream of trades.

You also get email support.

Streamer: When Real-Time Data Becomes More Important

The Streamer plan costs $249 per month and increases the REST allowance to 10,000 credits per day.

The bigger difference is streaming access.

Streamer includes:

• WebSocket trade data
• WebSocket quote data
• 10,000 REST credits/day
• email support

So if your application needs to follow both executed trades and changing bid/ask prices in real time, Streamer is the natural step up from Startup.

Pro: For More Demanding Market Data Workloads

The Pro plan costs $599 per month and provides 100,000 REST credits per day.

It also expands real-time access to:

• WebSocket trades
• WebSocket quotes
• WebSocket order books
• FIX protocol availability
• premium email support

This makes Pro more appropriate for professional trading applications, quantitative systems, market monitoring, and other workloads where more granular real-time data is required.

The progression is fairly simple:

Startup → trades

Streamer → trades + quotes

Pro → trades + quotes + books + FIX

You don't necessarily need the highest plan.

You need the lowest plan that supports your actual workload.

What About Enterprise?

Enterprise is different.

It isn't simply “Pro with no limits.”

Enterprise plans are built around specific customer requirements and negotiated individually.

Depending on the agreement, this can include custom usage limits, dedicated infrastructure, integration assistance, custom legal or SLA terms, priority support, and other requirements.

Custom integration or feature requirements may also be discussed as part of an Enterprise engagement.

But these aren't automatically included in every Enterprise setup.

The scope depends on the contract.

What About Flat Files?

Large historical datasets are another use case entirely.

If you need extensive historical trades, quotes, OHLCV, or order book datasets for backtesting, quantitative research, analytics, or machine learning, making millions of individual API requests may not be the best approach.

CoinAPI Flat Files provides bulk historical datasets through S3-compatible access.

Flat Files is a separate CoinAPI product and isn't restricted to Enterprise customers.

This distinction is important:

• REST is useful when you want to request specific data.
• WebSocket is built for continuously streaming market data.
• FIX is available for professional connectivity requirements.
• Flat Files/S3 is designed for moving large historical datasets.

Choose the delivery method based on the job.

What Data Does CoinAPI Cover?

Pricing matters, but so does what sits behind the API.

CoinAPI Market Data API currently covers 400+ exchanges, with more than 18,000 assets and 916,000 symbols.

That includes access to datasets such as trades, quotes, OHLCV, order books, exchange rates, and historical market information depending on the endpoint, interface, and product.

The advantage becomes particularly noticeable when working across multiple exchanges.

Instead of building separate integrations and normalizing different exchange formats yourself, you can work with standardized CoinAPI data models.

Which CoinAPI Plan Should You Choose?

Start with your use case.

If you're testing CoinAPI, use the $25 free credits.

If you need REST plus real-time trades, look at Startup.

If you need trades and quotes streamed in real time, Streamer is the better fit.

If you need order book streaming, substantially higher REST usage, or FIX, look at Pro.

And if your requirements involve dedicated infrastructure, custom limits, contractual requirements, or specialized integration support, talk to CoinAPI about Enterprise.

For large-scale historical data, also consider Flat Files rather than assuming a larger Market Data API subscription is automatically the best option.

Compare CoinAPI Market Data API pricing and plans