The short answer
Visual Crossing is billed per record ($0.0001). It has a free tier: 1,000 records/day. The paid plans we list start at $35 / month (Professional).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 records per day free, forever; full 15-day forecast and 50+ years of history accessible |
| Metered (Pay-as-you-go) | $0.0001 / record | First 1,000 records each day free; unlimited records beyond that billed per record |
| Professional | $35 / month | Up to 10M records/month; cheaper than metered above ~350,000 records/month |
| Corporate | $150 / month | Unlimited records under fair use; breakeven vs metered at ~1.5M records/month |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom data volume, concurrency, dedicated support, guaranteed uptime and SLA terms |
How Visual Crossing bills you
The pricing model is per record ($0.0001). Records-based metered API strong on historical and timeline data, with a simple per-record pricing model and analyst-friendly tooling. Best suited to: historical & timeline weather data.
What to watch for on the bill
- Per-record metering can get hard to estimate for complex multi-location, hourly queries without the cost calculator
The pricing page we read
Source: https://www.visualcrossing.com/weather-data-pricing/. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare Visual Crossing with alternatives
Other weather apis: OpenWeather, Tomorrow.io, WeatherAPI.com, Open-Meteo, AccuWeather.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the Visual Crossing score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: Visual Crossing pricing.