The short answer
Plaid Identity Verification is billed per-event (anti-fraud + data-source checks). It has a free tier: First 200 API calls free (Limited Production). The paid plans we list start at ~$0.50 / request (IDV Data Source).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| IDV Data Source | ~$0.50 / request | Per-request rate for data-source identity verification component (third-party reported). |
| IDV Auto-Fraud Engine | ~$0.55 / request | Per-request rate for the anti-fraud risk-scoring engine component. |
| IDV Document | ~$0.85 / request | Per-request rate for document (ID) verification component. |
| Estimated per completed check | ~$1–2+ / check | Third-party estimate combining components; Plaid does not publish a fixed per-check price. |
| Custom / Enterprise | Contact sales | Volume discounts based on contract length and/or minimum monthly commitment; sandbox access requires sales approval. |
How Plaid Identity Verification bills you
The pricing model is per-event (anti-fraud + data-source checks). IDV bolted onto Plaid's fintech rails, with excellent docs and self-serve sandbox, though IDV is one product within a broader data API. Best suited to: idv inside the fintech/data stack.
What to watch for on the bill
- Opaque pricing: no clean public per-verification rate card; real quotes and sandbox access require sales engagement
- Limited free tier (~200 total free API calls) compared with some competitors
The pricing page we read
Source: https://plaid.com/pricing/. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
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Other identity verification (kyc) apis: Stripe Identity, Persona, Sumsub, Veriff, Onfido (Entrust).
Looking at quality rather than price? See the Plaid Identity Verification score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: Plaid Identity Verification pricing.