Source: [canonical HTML](https://gdeltcloud.com/pricing) Plans & pricing # Pricing Sign up free for 50 QU/month in the web app and API Arena. Eligible new accounts can choose any public subscription plan for a 7-day free trial with a payment method. One plan trial per customer. Cancel online before billing. Each paid plan includes REST API and MCP access; one 7-day extension adds time without refilling allowances. Sizing rule ## Use Query Units for on-demand work. Use Monitors for recurring checks. A direct API integration that polls one query hourly uses roughly 750 QU a month. A plan Monitor runs the same Core API check on its schedule without consuming QU, leaving the QU pool for exploration and application traffic. 1 QUper call REST API + MCP tools Ordinary data reads through REST or MCP use 1 QU each. Situation creation or expansion uses 5 QU for admitted analysis; reusing existing membership adds no creation charge. 0 QUper scheduled check Monitors Scheduled checks are included with the plan. Preview and Run now use 1 QU; setup and signed-webhook demonstrations use 0 QU. Capacity and hourly versus daily cadence depend on your plan. Explore in the web app Explore Explore in the web app and API Arena. No external API or MCP access. Free/month 50 QU/month — Monitors 1 selected target each — Cadence — Bulk 1 Seats What's included Free plan terms +− Free includes the web app and API Arena. External API and MCP access require a subscription plan. Build & prototype Builder Build with every data endpoint and three daily Monitors Typical workload 1,500 QU/month ≈ 1,500 standard API calls or 2 simple one-call jobs running hourly. 3 daily Monitors; up to 1 selected target in each. $59/month 1,500 QU / mo 3 Monitors Up to 1 selected targets each Daily Cadence — Bulk 1 Seats After the trial, automatic overages are on by default: $18 per 250 additional QU. Disable or cap in Settings. Included QU resets monthly, including with annual billing. What's included Plan terms +− Paid plans include limited customer identification/logo-use permission. [See Terms.](https://gdeltcloud.com/terms#customer-logo-use) 7 days free · payment method required · cancel before billing. No automatic trial overage charges. Automate a watchlist Watch Run ten daily Monitors with signed webhooks across two seats Typical workload 3,000 QU/month ≈ 3,000 standard API calls or 4 simple one-call jobs running hourly. 10 daily Monitors; up to 5 selected targets in each. $149/month 3,000 QU / mo 10 Monitors Up to 5 selected targets each Daily Cadence — Bulk 2 Seats After the trial, automatic overages are on by default: $25 per 500 additional QU. Disable or cap in Settings. Included QU resets monthly, including with annual billing. What's included Plan terms +− Paid plans include limited customer identification/logo-use permission. [See Terms.](https://gdeltcloud.com/terms#customer-logo-use) 7 days free · payment method required · cancel before billing. No automatic trial overage charges. Cover a beat Analyst Add hourly Monitors for a working team Typical workload 10,000 QU/month ≈ 10,000 standard API calls or 13 simple one-call jobs running hourly. 30 hourly Monitors; up to 25 selected targets in each. $399/month 10,000 QU / mo 30 Monitors Up to 25 selected targets each Hourly Cadence — Bulk 5 Seats After the trial, automatic overages are on by default: $85 per 2,000 additional QU. Disable or cap in Settings. Included QU resets monthly, including with annual billing. What's included Plan terms +− Paid plans include limited customer identification/logo-use permission. [See Terms.](https://gdeltcloud.com/terms#customer-logo-use) 7 days free · payment method required · cancel before billing. No automatic trial overage charges. Run a team Intelligence Scale hourly monitoring and bulk delivery across your team Typical workload 25,000 QU/month ≈ 25,000 standard API calls or 33 simple one-call jobs running hourly. 75 hourly Monitors; up to 25 selected targets in each. $899/month 25,000 QU / mo 75 Monitors Up to 25 selected targets each Hourly Cadence Included Bulk Unlimited Seats After the trial, automatic overages are on by default: $100 per 2,500 additional QU. Disable or cap in Settings. Included QU resets monthly, including with annual billing. What's included Plan terms +− Paid plans include limited customer identification/logo-use permission. [See Terms.](https://gdeltcloud.com/terms#customer-logo-use) 7 days free · payment method required · cancel before billing. No automatic trial overage charges. Research & report Academic & Research Free, verified access for individual researchers and journalists — every data surface, API, MCP, Monitor webhooks and bulk downloads Typical workload 5,000 QU/month ≈ 5,000 standard API calls or 6 simple one-call jobs running hourly. 5 daily Monitors; up to 25 selected targets in each. Free/month 5,000 QU / mo 5 Monitors Up to 25 selected targets each Daily Cadence Included Bulk 1 Seats What's included Verified individually. Tell us about your work and we’ll follow up. Enterprise Contact us for custom terms, usage limits, or procurement requirements. [Contact us](mailto:hello@gdeltcloud.com?subject=GDELT%20Cloud%20Enterprise) Coverage & freshness Our data is updated hourly, not streamed — new events are typically queryable within about an hour of the underlying reporting (median ~40 minutes), and continue to reconcile as coverage accretes. GDELT Cloud events, stories and entities run continuously from March 2026; earlier history is being backfilled and is incomplete. Maritime AIS and screening lists accrue forward from June 2026. Rows marked Early access are fully usable but still expanding. [See every source, licence, coverage window and known limitation →](https://gdeltcloud.com/data)