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Algolia Expands Pricing Plans to Bring AI Search Capabilities to Every Developer

via Business Wire

Algolia, the AI-native search and discovery platform trusted by more than 18,000 businesses and millions of developers worldwide, today announced new pricing options designed to make AI-powered search capabilities accessible to every developer. The new Grow Plus plan adds advanced AI features to Algolia’s popular self-serve and pay-as-you-go offerings, continuing the company’s mission to simplify and democratize search innovation.

Bernadette Nixon, Chief Executive Officer at Algolia, said: “At Algolia, we design technology to feel effortless, yet profoundly powerful. With Grow Plus, we are bringing the sophistication of AI Search into the hands of every developer—simple, frictionless, and ready for experimentation. We’re excited to see the problems solved and the innovative experiences developers will build.”

What Developers Get with the Grow Plan

For developers, the Grow plan has long been a trusted foundation, providing keyword search and browse, Query Suggestions, manual synonyms, data transformation, 30-day analytics retention, and seamless integrations with third-party platforms and connectors. Hosted across the US, UK, and EU, the plan delivers blazing-fast performance, including 10,000 search requests per month with additional requests billed at $0.50 per 1,000, and 100,000 records with extra records billed at $0.40 per 1,000.

Introducing Grow Plus: AI for every developer

The new Grow Plus plan builds on the foundation of Grow, adding powerful AI-driven capabilities such as AI Synonyms, AI Ranking, Advanced Personalization, Query Categorization, Collections, and extended 90-day analytics retention. It provides 10,000 search requests per month, with additional requests billed at $1.75 per 1,000, and 100,000 records, with extra records billed at $0.40 per 1,000.

Nixon added: “Search is no longer just about finding—it is about understanding. Grow Plus represents a milestone in accessibility. We are making AI Search available not just to the world’s largest enterprises, but to the individual developer building the next great experience.”

By introducing AI capabilities to self-serve and pay-as-you-go tiers, Algolia is ensuring that developers around the world of every scale—whether a startup, a growing business, or an enterprise team experimenting with new ideas—can build with the same AI-powered precision and personalization.

About Algolia

Algolia is the leading AI search and retrieval platform, powering 1.75 trillion searches a year for over 18,000 businesses and millions of developers worldwide. Renowned for its developer-first, API-first design and the fastest AI search technology (combining keyword, vector-based NeuralSearch, rules, and personalization). Algolia is the largest hosted search engine available today. Backed by more than a decade of innovation, Algolia delivers end-to-end AI search capabilities, from powering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enabling LLM-powered applications through its MCP server and new products like AskAI and Agent Studio. With unmatched speed, scalability, and simplicity, Algolia continues to redefine how businesses and developers build intelligent, trustworthy experiences. Learn more at www.algolia.com.

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