Algolia pricing
Search APIs · by Algolia · June 2026 snapshot
Algolia costs ~$0.50 per 1,000 search requests + record costs. Usage-based: roughly $0.50 per 1,000 search requests on the Grow plan, plus a charge per 1,000 records stored. Premier/Elevate tiers add features and negotiated rates. Free tier: Build plan: free up to 10,000 search requests and 1M records/month. It is best for teams that want hosted, low-latency search-as-a-service with great relevance tooling out of the box.
Source: Algolia. Data as of June 2026.
Algolia pricing at a glance
| Detail | Algolia |
|---|---|
| Category | Search APIs |
| Company | Algolia |
| Headline price | ~$0.50 per 1,000 search requests + record costs |
| Free tier | Build plan: free up to 10,000 search requests and 1M records/month. |
| Pricing model | Usage-based: roughly $0.50 per 1,000 search requests on the Grow plan, plus a charge per 1,000 records stored. Premier/Elevate tiers add features and negotiated rates. |
Source: Algolia. Data as of June 2026.
Vendor pricing as of June 2026 — verify on the vendor pricing page.
Pros and cons
- Fast, fully hosted, excellent relevance tooling
- Generous free Build tier
- Great dashboards and DX
- Cost scales on both searches and records
- Can get expensive for large catalogs
- Vendor lock-in to hosted service
How Algolia compares
See the full Search APIs comparison, or compare Algolia with other providers:
- Typesense Cloud — From ~$0.05 per node-hour (capacity-based, not per-search)
- Meilisearch Cloud — Free tier, then usage-based by documents + search
Head-to-head: Algolia vs Typesense Cloud
Frequently asked questions
How much does Algolia cost?
Algolia's headline price is ~$0.50 per 1,000 search requests + record costs. Usage-based: roughly $0.50 per 1,000 search requests on the Grow plan, plus a charge per 1,000 records stored. Premier/Elevate tiers add features and negotiated rates. Free tier: Build plan: free up to 10,000 search requests and 1M records/month. Verify current pricing on the Algolia pricing page, as rates change.
Does Algolia have a free tier?
Build plan: free up to 10,000 search requests and 1M records/month.
What is Algolia best for?
Teams that want hosted, low-latency search-as-a-service with great relevance tooling out of the box. The hosted search standard. Priced per search request AND per record, so both query volume and catalog size drive cost. Excellent DX and relevance controls.
Source
Pricing snapshot from the Algolia pricing page, captured in June 2026. Algolia and other names are trademarks of their respective owners. Pricing changes often — confirm on the vendor's page. See our methodology.
Last updated: 2026-06-18