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How Pricing Works

TradingNews uses rate-limit-based pricing. Your subscription tier determines how many requests per minute you can make and whether you have access to WebSocket streaming. There are no per-request credits or overage charges.

Plans

PlanPriceRate LimitWebSocket
Starter$20/mo1 req/minNo
Pro$50/mo30 req/minYes (1 connection)
There is no free tier. A paid subscription is required to use the API.

What’s Included

Both plans include:
  • Unlimited REST API requests (within your rate limit)
  • Full access to all news data and filters
  • Ticker, urgency, and time-range filtering
Pro plan additionally includes:
  • WebSocket firehose streaming (real-time push delivery)
  • 1 concurrent WebSocket connection

Checking Your Plan

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.tradingnews.press/v1/account/usage"
{
  "tier": "pro",
  "rate_limit": 30,
  "period_end": "2026-05-07T00:00:00Z"
}

Upgrading

Manage your subscription from the billing dashboard. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time through the Stripe customer portal.