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How much does Algolia cost?

Name: Algolia API
Brand: Algolia

Algolia bills across 7 metered dimensions. The table below lists the current per-unit rates, verified June 14, 2026. What you actually pay depends on your usage volume, which is the number a scan computes for your specific app.

Last verified June 14, 2026Official Algolia pricing

Algolia pricing breakdown

Per-unit pricing by metered dimension.
Metered dimension	Price
Search Requests – Grow (per 1K)	$0 / 1K requests
Search Requests – Grow Plus (per 1K)	$0 / 1K requests
Records – Grow & Grow Plus (per 1K)	$0 / 1K records
Recommend Requests (per 1K)	$0 / 1K requests
Crawler (per 1K crawls)	$0 / 1K crawls
Generative Experience Guides	$0 / guide
Search queries (Standard overage)	$0.5 / 1k queries

Four plans: Build (free), Grow, Grow Plus, and Elevate (enterprise). Grow and Grow Plus are pay-as-you-go monthly with no contract. Elevate requires annual contract with custom pricing. All plans include 10K search requests and 10K recommend requests free per month; Grow/Grow Plus also include 100K records, 10K crawls, and 1 free Guide.

Source: algolia.com · Catalog 2026-06-14.2. Confirm the live rate before you commit.

What does Algolia cost inside your app?

The rates above are per unit. Your bill is those rates times how hard your code leans on Algolia, plus everything around it. PrePrice scans your project, finds where you call Algolia, and computes your real cost per user and what to charge.

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Algolia cost questions

How is Algolia billed?

Algolia is billed per metered unit of usage. See the table above for each dimension and its rate, and the official pricing page for plan minimums and included allowances.

Why is my Algolia bill higher than expected?

The per-unit rate is only one of the four numbers that set your bill. The others are how much your app uses Algolia, how often, and across how many users. Long prompts, retries, multi-step agents, and uncached repeated context all multiply the rate. PrePrice models that usage from your code so the number is real, not a guess.

Where do these Algolia prices come from?

From Algolia's official pricing page (algolia.com), verified June 14, 2026 and re-checked on a schedule. Pricing changes often, so confirm the live rate before you commit.