Why caution:effective 2026-08-12 — Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source ↗Full history ↓
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record effective 2026-08-12, so it lapses on 2027-02-09 unless we record something new first.
Limits, pricing history. Verified November 2026. Last updated 2026-11-09.
Algolia's free tier offers Search-as-a-service… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-08-12.
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.
Free Tier Details
Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features reserved for paid plans. Grow is pay as you go: 10K search requests and 100K records a month included, then $0.50 per 1K search requests and $0.40 per 1K records.
We read that on 2026-11-09 from https://www.algolia.com/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Algolia as "algolia" and states "$0.40" and "$0.50" and "10K search requests /month" and "10K search requests/month".
From algolia.com/pricing, read 2026-11-09:
Free Search and recommendations Build for free Get started building your best search experiences ever with access to some of our features to start for free. No credit card required. INCLUDES: 10K search requests/month 50K records included 5K recommendation requests/month 5K crawls/month
Data correction - Algolia's free plan change happened between 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13, and Algolia dates a new version of its Free Plan terms 2026-08-12. Our re-read of 2026-08-28 recorded it as a change dated the day it read the page. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-08-28 as limits_reduced, dated 2026-08-28
After: limits_reduced, dated 2026-08-12 from pricing-page captures and Algolia's archived Free Plan terms ("before August 12, 2026")
Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source ↗
Before: Build: "10K search requests/month 1M records included 10K AI Recommendation requests/month 10K crawls/month 1 Generative Experience Guide included" (pricing page, capture of 2026-08-10)
After: Free: "10K search requests/month 50K records included 5K recommendation requests/month 5K crawls/month", with "access to some of our features" and no credit card required (pricing page, capture of 2026-08-13)
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Yes, Algolia offers a free tier: Free. Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features res...
What is Algolia's free tier?
Algolia's free tier is called "Free". Search-as-a-service. The Free plan needs no credit card and includes 10K search requests/month, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests/month, 5K crawls/month and 1 application, with some features reserved for paid plans. Grow is pay as you go: 10K search requests and 100K records a month included, then $0.50 per 1K search requests and $0.40 per 1K records.
Is Algolia's free tier reliable?
Algolia's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-08-12: Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260813114144/https://www.algolia.com/pricing
Is Algolia's free tier good for production?
Algolia's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-08-12. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Algolia's pricing?
Algolia has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Algolia replaced its Build plan with a Free plan between the pricing-page captures of 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-13; its Free Plan terms carry a new version from 2026-08-12. The free plan went from 1M records to 50K, and from 10K to 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month; search requests stay at 10K a month. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260813114144/https://www.algolia.com/pricing (2026-08-12).
When will I outgrow Algolia's free tier?
At 1 app, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Algolia in?
Algolia is categorized under Search on AgentDeals.