> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orthogonal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pricing

> How Orthogonal pricing works

## Pay per call

You pay only for what you use. No subscriptions or minimums.

Each tool has a fixed price, shown in the [catalog](https://orthogonal.com/discover) and returned by search:

```json theme={null}
{
  "api": "apollo",
  "path": "/v1/people/match",
  "price": 0.03,
  "description": "Enrich a person by email"
}
```

## Pricing Tiers

Prices vary by API and complexity:

| Tier | Price Range | Examples |
| - | - | - |
| Basic | $0.001 - $0.01 | Olostep scraping ($0.005), Hunter email search ($0.01) |
| Standard | $0.01 - $0.10 | Apollo enrichment ($0.03), LinkUp AI search ($0.004) |
| Premium | $0.10 - $1.00 | Deep research, AI analysis, bulk operations |

## Billing

* **Credits**: Pre-pay for credits at [orthogonal.com/dashboard/balance](https://www.orthogonal.com/dashboard/balance)

Every API response includes the cost:

```json theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "priceCents": 0.5,
  "data": { ... }
}
```

## Free Tier

New accounts get \$5 in free credits to try the platform. No credit card required.

## Pay with crypto

You can also pay per call with stablecoins instead of credits, over x402 (USDC on Base) or MPP (USDC.e on Tempo). See [Payments](/payments).


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