Is there a free tier
Yes. The free tier includes 1,000 API credits per month, enough for 1,000 standard scrapes, plus 10K one-time Logo Link requests, with no credit card required.
How do API credits work
Scrape starts at 1 credit, or 2 with browser actions. Structured JSON extraction against your schema adds 4 when it succeeds, so 5 credits per page. Highlights and Product add 1, and PDF OCR adds 1 per recovered page. Brand and Styleguide cost 10 credits. Answers costs 10 in Fast mode or 100 in Ultra. Web and news search cost 1 credit per 10 results; People costs 20 per match. Logo Link has a separate quota.
Are there extra fees for JS rendering, anti-bot bypass, or premium proxies
JS rendering, anti-bot bypass, and proxies are included in the base scrape price. Browser actions raise the base to 2 credits. Successful JSON extraction adds 4 credits. Highlights and Product add 1, and PDF OCR adds 1 per recovered page.
Can I crawl an entire website
Yes. Crawl discovers and scrapes up to 500 pages into Markdown in one call, with controls for depth, page count, URL patterns, and subdomains. For larger sites, run Batches in crawl mode and collect results through pagination or a completion webhook. Use Map when you only need the URLs.
Am I billed for failed requests
Most failed requests are not billed. Not-found responses (404) are billed at the request's base price. Scrape can return a 200 with failed outputs: it charges when at least one output succeeds or the target page is missing. Check key_metadata.credits_consumed for the amount charged.
What pricing plans are available, and can I make one-time lookups instead of subscribing
Context.dev offers Developer ($19/mo), Pro ($99/mo), Growth ($299/mo), and Scale ($499/mo), plus Enterprise for teams that need more than 2M credits a month, volume discounts, or security and procurement support. We currently do not support one-time lookups, however you can contact us to discuss options for one-time projects at [email protected].
Which plan should I choose
Start with Free for testing or Developer for your first workflow. Pro suits steady production usage; Growth adds capacity between Pro and Scale. Scale supports high-volume traffic and self-serve SSO / SAML. Choose Enterprise for custom volume, limits, procurement, or support. Upgrades apply immediately; downgrades apply at renewal.
Do you offer annual billing
Yes. Annual billing saves two months compared with monthly billing on every paid plan.
Do you offer discounts for startups or nonprofits
Eligible startups and nonprofits can apply for 30% off an annual paid plan for 12 months, plus private Slack Connect with our team. Existing customer deals stay unchanged. Apply at https://www.context.dev/startups.
What happens when my API credits run out
The Free plan includes 1,000 API credits that renew every month. Paid plans can use Auto-Topup in 1K-credit blocks: Developer $2.20, Pro $1.80, Growth $1.40, and Scale $1.00 for new subscriptions. Existing subscriptions keep their rates. With insufficient credits and no available top-up, any plan returns 401 USAGE_EXCEEDED. Logo Link has a separate quota.
