VirusTotal free tier includes Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute… Not verified — we could not read the page we cite for this offer.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-08-25.
VirusTotal's free tier offers Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute… We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
The day we last read the vendor's page. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. We tried again on 2026-09-13 and did not read the page, so that attempt confirmed nothing.
Free Tier Details
Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute. Scan files, URLs, domains, IPs against 70+ antivirus engines. Non-commercial use only
When You'll Outgrow VirusTotal's Free Tier
We record 500 requests/day as the limit, but we could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so we cannot confirm that threshold today.
Pricing Change History (0 recorded)
No recorded pricing changes for VirusTotal — but we could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so nothing we have read describes these terms. Treat the empty history as a statement about our records, not about this vendor's pricing.
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We cannot confirm that today. We could not read the page we cite for VirusTotal when we last looked, on 2026-09-13. Our stored record says VirusTotal offers a free tier: Community (Free). Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute. Scan files, URLs, domains, IPs against 70+ antivirus engines. Non-commercial use only. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
What is VirusTotal's free tier?
We cannot confirm that today. We could not read the page we cite for VirusTotal when we last looked, on 2026-09-13. Our stored record calls VirusTotal's free tier "Community (Free)". Malware and URL analysis API (Google) — free community tier: 500 requests/day, 4 requests/minute. Scan files, URLs, domains, IPs against 70+ antivirus engines. Non-commercial use only. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is VirusTotal's free tier reliable?
We cannot say. We could not read the page we cite for VirusTotal when we last looked, on 2026-09-13. Nothing we have read describes these terms, so we are not publishing a stability judgement for this vendor until that is fixed.
Is VirusTotal's free tier good for production?
We could not read the page we cite for VirusTotal when we last looked, on 2026-09-13. We cannot confirm what this offer provides today, so we are not recommending it for production or for anything else until we can.
What changed in VirusTotal's pricing?
We hold no recorded pricing changes for VirusTotal, but we could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so that is a statement about our records rather than a positive signal.
When will I outgrow VirusTotal's free tier?
We record 500 requests/day as the limit, but we could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so we cannot confirm that threshold today. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is VirusTotal in?
VirusTotal is categorized under Security on AgentDeals.
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