How Algolia prices
Captured October 26, 2026 at 1440px wide.
Algolia plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| ElevateEnterprise-scale AI Search | Custom | Volume-based |
| Grow PlusKeyword search with AI capabilities | $1.75 | per additional 1K search requests |
| GrowKeyword search | $0.50 | per additional 1K search requests |
| FreeHighlightedSearch and recommendations | Free |
As printed on the page captured October 26, 2026.
How does Algolia pricing work?
The value metrics are search requests and records. Requests track query traffic and records track index size, so a bill scales with both audience and catalog. Grow reads '10K search requests /month included then $0.50 per additional 1K search requests' and '100K records included then $0.40 per additional 1K records'. Grow Plus, marked NEW, keeps the same allowances and record rate and prices requests at '$1.75 per additional 1K search requests', adding 'Rules: 10,000/index', AI Synonyms, AI Ranking, Advanced Personalization and '90 days analytics retention'. Free carries its own allowance, '10K search requests/month', '50K records included', '5K recommendation requests/month' and '5K crawls/month', with 'No credit card required.'
The cards are grouped by commercial model. 'Annual plan' frames Elevate, 'Enterprise-scale AI Search' with 'Volume-based discounts' and 'Start Evaluation', and 'Pay as you go' frames Grow Plus, Grow and Free, each with a start-free CTA and a 'Get a demo' button beneath. The hero, 'Scalable pricing for smarter search', offers 'Help me choose a plan' with 'Answer 3 quick questions to see which plan fits best.' Below the cards, a second module repeats the headline and adds an estimator: 'Search Requests' and 'Records' sliders from 10K to 5M, each with an 'Enter amount' field, feed four cards that print a 'STARTING AT' price and flag Free as 'BEST VALUE'. The 'Detailed feature comparison' follows in 13 category tabs, where Elevate's column reads 'Request pricing', and eleven Pricing FAQs open with definitions of both meters. The motion is product-led for developers and sales-led for enterprise search programs, with a demo route on every plan.
The request rate is where the AI is priced. Keeping records at '$0.40 per additional 1K records' on both Grow tiers and raising the request rate on Grow Plus ties the cost of AI ranking and personalization to every query it runs on, which is where that compute is spent. The estimator makes the included allowances tangible: at its 10K defaults both Grow tiers read 'STARTING AT $0 / month', so a developer sees small workloads land inside the free allowance before any overage applies. Elevate reads 'Custom' and 'Volume-based', moving the same two meters into an annual contract with 'Custom search requests and records', so a large buyer commits to volume in exchange for a better rate. Pricing a premium capability through the rate on an existing meter, and letting buyers dial their own volumes to see the result, is the idea worth borrowing.
What does Algolia's pricing page do well?
- Every pay-as-you-go card prints the included allowance and the overage rate for both meters ('10K search requests /month included then $0.50 per additional 1K search requests', '100K records included then $0.40 per additional 1K records')
- A two-slider estimator for 'Search Requests' and 'Records', with 'Enter amount' fields, updates a 'STARTING AT' price on each plan card
- 'Help me choose a plan' sits in the hero with 'Answer 3 quick questions to see which plan fits best.', a guided path for buyers who know their use case better than their volumes
- Grow and Grow Plus differences are quantified in place, 'Rules: 10/index' against 'Rules: 10,000/index' and 30 against 90 days analytics retention
- The FAQ opens by defining both meters, 'What is a search request?' and 'What is a record? How do you count records?'
What does Algolia's pricing page reveal about its pricing strategy?
- Two meters map to two cost drivers: requests to query traffic, records to index size
- Grow Plus prices AI through the request rate, $1.75 against $0.50 per additional 1K, while allowances and the record rate stay the same
- 'STARTING AT $0 / month' at the estimator's 10K defaults shows the included allowances absorbing early usage, so spend begins with overage
- Elevate turns the same two meters into an annual commitment with volume-based discounts, shown in the estimator as 'Custom' and 'Volume-based'
- A 'Get a demo' button under every card, Free included, keeps a sales conversation one click away from each self-serve plan
Learn with Orb
- GuidePay-as-you-go pricing for SaaS Each Pay as you go card prints an included allowance and the overage rate for both requests and records, the scaling structure Orb's pay-as-you-go guide lays out for growing SaaS companies.
- GuideAn expert's guide to enterprise pricing for SaaS Elevate sits apart as an annual plan with volume-based discounts and request pricing, the deal-by-deal territory Orb's enterprise pricing guide covers.
Questions about Algolia pricing
How much does Algolia cost?
Algolia's pricing starts at $0.50/1K search requests (after 10K free). The page shows 4 plans, including a free plan, with the top plan priced through sales.
What pricing model does Algolia use?
Algolia prices by usage. Buyers can sign up on their own or go through the sales team. Its plans are aimed mainly at developers.
Does Algolia have a free plan?
Yes, Algolia has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.50/1K search requests (after 10K free).
Does Algolia offer an annual discount?
Algolia's pricing page shows a single billing period. The listed prices start at $0.50/1K search requests (after 10K free). Terms for the plans priced through sales are set with the sales team.
How is Algolia's pricing page laid out?
The page shows 4 plans, highlights Free, and includes a comparison table, a calculator and an FAQ. The breakdown above marks 14 points on it: 9 things it does well and 5 insights into the pricing.
How much does Algolia charge for search requests and records beyond the included allowance?
Grow and Grow Plus each include "10K search requests /month" and "100K records included" before overage applies. Past that, Grow charges "$0.50 per additional 1K search requests" and Grow Plus charges "$1.75 per additional 1K search requests". Both plans price extra records at "$0.40 per additional 1K records", and the page's usage estimator turns your own volumes into a starting monthly price.
What is the difference between Algolia Grow and Grow Plus?
Grow is "Keyword search" and Grow Plus is "Keyword search with AI capabilities", with the same included allowances and record rate on both. Grow Plus adds "Rules: 10,000/index" compared to "Rules: 10/index" on Grow, plus AI Synonyms, AI Ranking, Advanced Personalization, Query Categorization and Collections. It also extends analytics to "90 days analytics retention" from Grow's "30 days analytics retention".
What does the Algolia Elevate enterprise plan include?
Elevate is an annual plan for "Enterprise-scale AI Search" with "Volume-based discounts" and "Custom search requests and records". It includes everything in Grow Plus, plus NeuralSearch, AI Collections, Smart Groups, Real-time personalization and "99.99% availability". Buyers also get "Access to SSO and enhanced SLA", enterprise-level Support plans and available professional services, starting with a "Start Evaluation" button.
From the page as captured October 26, 2026. Current prices are on algolia.com
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