Pricing
Plans for individual readers and article-scoring teams.
Consumer Pro unlocks the reader. API plans meter scored articles for teams. The methodology is the same on every tier.
For individuals
Free
$0
Forever free
No credit card required.
- 50 article views per day
- Score summary + full breakdown
- Standard daily brief
- 7-day reading history
Consumer Pro
Recommended$12/mo
- Unlimited views + score reasoning
- Claim union + story tracking
- Saved searches + full history
- Private news diet
For teams
Researcher
$99/mo
Independent journalists, academic researchers, and small policy shops
- 5,000 articles/mo
- 1 API key
- No webhooks
- Standard polling
- Email support, 48-hour response
Professional
Recommended$499/mo
Comms agencies, mid-size think tanks, and small newsrooms
- 50,000 articles/mo
- 5 API keys
- Webhooks
- Standard polling
- Priority email support, 24-hour response
Business
$1499/mo
Large comms firms, mid-size financial firms, and established think tanks
- 250,000 articles/mo
- 20 API keys
- Webhooks
- Realtime SSE
- Dedicated Slack channel and quarterly methodology calls
Enterprise
Custom
Large financial firms, major newsrooms, and carefully reviewed enterprise accounts
- 1,000,000 articles/mo
- 100 API keys
- Webhooks
- Realtime SSE
- Dedicated solutions support
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Feature breakdown
| Feature | Researcher | Professional | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles per month | 5,000 | 50,000 | 250,000 | Custom |
| API keys | 1 | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Rate limit / minute | 30 | 120 | 300 | Custom |
| Rate limit / day | 5,000 | 50,000 | 250,000 | Custom |
| Webhooks | ||||
| Realtime SSE | ||||
| Stream cap (events/min) | — | — | 50 | Custom |
| Overage / article | $0.005 | $0.005 | $0.005 | $0.005 |
| Support | Email support, 48-hour response | Priority email support, 24-hour response | Dedicated Slack channel and quarterly methodology calls | Dedicated solutions support |
FAQ
Frequently asked.
Can I switch from monthly to annual later?
Yes. Upgrade or downgrade in the API console at any time. Your remaining time gets prorated automatically.
What happens if I exceed my article quota?
We surface 80% and 100% warnings inside the console. After 100% you continue to be served at $0.005 per article, with no hard cutoff.
Is the score reasoning included on every tier?
Yes. Score reasoning, methodology version, and prompt version travel with every score, regardless of tier.
Do team plans include the consumer reader?
Every team-plan member gets Consumer Pro for free. Team plans bill the API usage; the reader stays open for everyone on the org.
How do I get an enterprise quote?
Email sales@vistoa.com. Typical Enterprise contracts include custom rate limits, dedicated SLAs, and SOC 2 / SSO.