Yes, Finnhub is free in 2026: it runs one of the more generous free tiers in financial data, listed at 60 API calls per minute in Finnhub's own pricing table, covering real-time US stock quotes, company news, basic fundamentals, SEC-filing access, and WebSocket streaming limited to 50 symbols. The catch is scope, not call volume: the free tier is positioned for personal/non-commercial use, and the data that costs real money (detailed financial statements, international markets, and the alternative-data feeds) sits behind the paid Market Data plans, which start at $49.99/month. For a research or learning project, the free tier is genuinely usable; for a commercial product, note that even the paid self-serve plans are personal-use — commercial use requires Finnhub's written approval. Compare it against the budget-data field with the Data Vendor TCO.
TL;DR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Finnhub free? | Yes, a free tier, no card to start |
| Free rate limit | 60 API calls/minute (Finnhub pricing table) |
| WebSocket on free | Yes, limited to 50 symbols |
| Free includes | Real-time US quotes, company news, basic fundamentals, SEC filings |
| Free excludes | Detailed financials, international markets, alternative data |
| Commercial use | Free tier positioned for personal/non-commercial use |
| Paid entry | Market Data Basic $49.99/mo (billed quarterly) |
The honest summary: free for personal research, paid for depth — and commercial use needs Finnhub's written approval at any self-serve tier. Prices and limits below were re-read from the official pricing page's embedded plan data and app bundle on 2026-10-11, unchanged since July.
What the free tier actually gives you
Finnhub's free tier is unusually generous on throughput. The pricing table lists the free limit as 60 API calls per minute, well above the typical free-API ceiling (Alpha Vantage's free tier, by contrast, is 25 calls per day). On the free plan you get real-time US stock quotes, company news, basic company fundamentals, SEC-filing access, and a WebSocket trade/quote feed limited to 50 symbols.12
For a single-user research project, a learning exercise, or prototyping a strategy on US equities, that is enough to do real work without paying. The 50-symbol WebSocket limit and the 60/min cap are the two ceilings you will hit first, and both are workable for a focused watchlist.
Verification note
Finnhub's pricing page renders client-side, but the plan figures ship in the page's embedded plan data and its app bundle — that is where the prices, the 60-calls/minute free limit and the WebSocket symbol caps were read, most recently on 2026-10-111. The API docs add that every plan sits under a 30 calls/second cap and that over-limit requests return HTTP 4292. Still confirm the license terms in your Finnhub dashboard and terms of service before you build a commercial product on any self-serve tier.
What the free tier excludes
The free tier's limits are about data scope, not call volume:
- Detailed financial statements. Basic fundamentals are free; full financial-statement depth is a paid endpoint.
- International markets. Real-time international stock feeds are paid, often priced per market.
- Alternative data. Finnhub's distinctive feeds (social sentiment, insider transactions, congressional/senate trading, earnings-call transcripts, ESG scores) are premium.
So the free tier is a complete US-equities research surface, and a teaser for the alternative-data products that are Finnhub's real differentiator.
What do Finnhub paid plans cost?
Finnhub's paid Market Data plans add international coverage, detailed financials, higher rate limits, and larger WebSocket caps. The ladder, read from the official pricing page's embedded plan data (re-read 2026-10-11): Market Data Basic at $49.99/month (billed quarterly), Standard at $129.99/month (billed quarterly), and Professional at $199.99/month (billed annually).1 Paid plans meter 150-900 calls/minute under a global 30 calls/second cap, and the WebSocket symbol cap rises from 50 (free) to 250 (Basic) to unlimited (Standard and up).2 The licensing catch survives the upgrade: every self-serve plan, free and paid, is licensed for personal use — commercial or professional use requires Finnhub's written approval, and redistribution is Enterprise-only. An earlier revision of this page cited "public pricing from ~$11.99/month, not machine-readable"; both the figure and the caveat are retired.
Where Finnhub's free tier sits in the budget field
The engine block below runs the Data Vendor TCO on a small-universe, daily-resolution, end-of-day scenario: the budget research profile Finnhub's free tier competes in. It ranks the genuinely-free and sub-$30 options (Alpaca's free IEX feed, Tiingo, and the cheap paid entries). Finnhub's free tier is a peer to the $0 end of that ranking, with the advantage of a 60/min limit and real-time US quotes that Alpaca's free IEX feed approximates from a different angle. The output is computed live from the shipped bundle, not typed by hand.
Decision guidance
- Personal US-equities research or learning? Finnhub free tier: 60/min and real-time US quotes are plenty.
- Need the alternative-data feeds (sentiment, insider, congressional)? That is Finnhub's paid differentiator; upgrade to a Market Data plan (from $49.99/mo).
- Building a commercial product? All self-serve plans are personal-use; budget for Finnhub's written approval (or an Enterprise conversation) on top of the $49.99-$199.99/month ladder.
- Comparing budget vendors head-to-head? See the standalone budget-data comparisons linked below.
Connects to
- Data Vendor TCO: annualized cost across budget vendors for your universe.
- Tiingo vs Polygon vs Finnhub 2026: the three-way budget-data comparison Finnhub sits in.
- Cheapest Stock Market Data API 2026: the full budget-vendor ranking.
- Alpha Vantage vs Twelve Data 2026: the freemium-API pair with comparable free tiers.
References
Footnotes
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Finnhub. "Pricing." finnhub.io, re-read 2026-10-11 (embedded plan data and app bundle: free 60 API calls/minute and 50 WebSocket symbols; Market Data Basic $49.99/mo billed quarterly, Standard $129.99/mo quarterly, Professional $199.99/mo annual; 150, 300 and 900 calls/minute; 250 and unlimited WebSocket symbols). https://finnhub.io/pricing ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Finnhub. "API Documentation: Rate Limits" (HTTP 429 when exceeded; 30 API calls/second on top of every plan's limit). Re-read 2026-10-11. https://finnhub.io/docs/api ↩ ↩2 ↩3
Verified engine output
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| universe | small |
|---|---|
| resolution | daily |
| needs_live | 0 |
| history | 1-year |
| scenario › universe | small |
|---|---|
| scenario › resolution | daily |
| scenario › history | 1-year |
| scenario › needs live | false |
| scenario › needs options | false |
| scenario › needs futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › id | alpaca |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › name | Alpaca Markets |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › url | https://alpaca.markets |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › short pitch | Broker-bundled market data. Generous free tier via IEX feed; SIP feed requires paid plan. |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Free (IEX feed) |
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| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | IEX feed only (subset of volume) |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Free with Alpaca brokerage account |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Algo Trader Plus (SIP feed) |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 99 |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | true |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
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| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | Full SIP consolidated tape |
| ranked › row 1 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Options chains included |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › name | Free (IEX feed) |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › notes › row 1 | IEX feed only (subset of volume) |
| ranked › row 1 › tier › notes › row 2 | Free with Alpaca brokerage account |
| ranked › row 1 › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › annual total | 0 |
| ranked › row 1 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 1 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 1 › history verified | false |
| ranked › row 1 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › id | tiingo |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › name | Tiingo |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › url | https://www.tiingo.com |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › short pitch | EOD + news at low cost, with IEX-sourced real-time on every plan. Fundamentals is a separate add-on. Favorite for long-horizon research. |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Tiingo Starter (free) |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › history years | 30 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | Free tier: 50 req/hr, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/mo |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | 30+ years EOD equities; news API included |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | IEX-sourced real-time WebSocket on every plan (subset of consolidated volume) |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Tiingo Power |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 30 |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | $30/mo ($300/yr): 10,000 req/hr, 100k req/day, 40 GB/mo bandwidth cap |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Intraday IEX bars + crypto |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 3 | Fundamentals is a separate add-on (not included) |
| ranked › row 2 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 4 | Commercial license (internal use, max 2 devs) is $50/mo ($499/yr) |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › name | Tiingo Starter (free) |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › history years | 30 |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 1 | Free tier: 50 req/hr, 1,000 req/day, 500 unique symbols/mo |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 2 | 30+ years EOD equities; news API included |
| ranked › row 2 › tier › notes › row 3 | IEX-sourced real-time WebSocket on every plan (subset of consolidated volume) |
| ranked › row 2 › monthly | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › annual total | 0 |
| ranked › row 2 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 2 › history verified | true |
| ranked › row 2 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › id | databento |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › name | Databento |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › url | https://databento.com |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › short pitch | Per-unit metered pricing. Strong for institutional-quality tick + L2 data. No subscriptions on base offer. |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › has overage | true |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Databento metered (typical retail) |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 125 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | true |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 5 | level2 |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | Usage-metered: historical is pay-as-you-go priced per GB (uncompressed binary), no subscription required; $125 free credits on signup (6-month expiry) |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Flat plans: Standard $199/mo (live + historical; 16+ yrs L0, 12 mo L1, 1 mo L2-L3); Plus $1,750/mo and Unlimited $4,500/mo on annual contracts (verified 2026-10-11) |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | $125/mo here models typical retail metered spend (medium universe, minute bars) |
| ranked › row 3 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 4 | Per-GB cost scales aggressively with universe and resolution |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › name | Databento metered (typical retail) |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › monthly | 125 |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › includes futures | true |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 4 | tick |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › resolutions › row 5 | level2 |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 1 | Usage-metered: historical is pay-as-you-go priced per GB (uncompressed binary), no subscription required; $125 free credits on signup (6-month expiry) |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 2 | Flat plans: Standard $199/mo (live + historical; 16+ yrs L0, 12 mo L1, 1 mo L2-L3); Plus $1,750/mo and Unlimited $4,500/mo on annual contracts (verified 2026-10-11) |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 3 | $125/mo here models typical retail metered spend (medium universe, minute bars) |
| ranked › row 3 › tier › notes › row 4 | Per-GB cost scales aggressively with universe and resolution |
| ranked › row 3 › monthly | 13 |
| ranked › row 3 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 3 › annual total | 150 |
| ranked › row 3 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 3 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 3 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 3 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 3 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 3 › history verified | false |
| ranked › row 3 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › id | polygon |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › name | Massive (formerly Polygon.io) |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › url | https://massive.com |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › short pitch | Flat-rate subscription. Real-time + historical for US equities, with a separate Futures product line. Popular retail default. Rebranded from Polygon.io on 2025-10-30. |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 4 › vendor › tiers (7 items) | [...] |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › name | Stocks Starter |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › asset class | stocks |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › history years | 5 |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 1 | 15-min delayed market data |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 2 | Unlimited API calls |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 3 | 5 years history; WebSockets, flat files, second aggregates |
| ranked › row 4 › tier › notes › row 4 | $288/yr billed annually |
| ranked › row 4 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 4 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 4 › annual total | 348 |
| ranked › row 4 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 4 › history verified | true |
| ranked › row 4 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › id | fmp |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › name | Financial Modeling Prep |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › url | https://site.financialmodelingprep.com |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › short pitch | Fundamentals-heavy. Earnings, filings, transcripts. Price data is a secondary offer. |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Starter |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › history years | 5 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | $29/mo monthly billing; $19/mo billed annually |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Up to 5 years history |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 3 | 300 API calls/min |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Premium |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 69 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › history years | 30 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | $69/mo monthly billing; $49/mo billed annually |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Up to 30 years history |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 3 | 750 calls/min |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › name | Ultimate |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › monthly | 139 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes live | true |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › history years | 30 |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 1 | $139/mo monthly billing; $99/mo billed annually |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 2 | Real-time |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 3 | 3,000 calls/min |
| ranked › row 5 › vendor › tiers › row 3 › notes › row 4 | Earnings-call transcripts require this tier |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › name | Starter |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › history years | 5 |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › notes › row 1 | $29/mo monthly billing; $19/mo billed annually |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › notes › row 2 | Up to 5 years history |
| ranked › row 5 › tier › notes › row 3 | 300 API calls/min |
| ranked › row 5 › monthly | 29 |
| ranked › row 5 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 5 › annual total | 348 |
| ranked › row 5 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 5 › history verified | true |
| ranked › row 5 › meets all | true |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › id | alpha-vantage |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › name | Alpha Vantage |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › url | https://www.alphavantage.co |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › short pitch | Budget tier with broad coverage. Rate limits tight. Workable for low-frequency research. |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › has overage | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › last checked | 2026-10-11 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › name | Premium 75 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › monthly | 49.99 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 1 | 75 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 1 › notes › row 2 | Free key capped at 25 requests/day |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › name | Premium 1200 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › monthly | 249.99 |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › resolutions › row 3 | second |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 1 | 1,200 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 6 › vendor › tiers › row 2 › notes › row 2 | Rate-tiered ladder: $99.99/150, $149.99/300, $199.99/600, $249.99/1200 |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › name | Premium 75 |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › monthly | 49.99 |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes live | false |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes options | false |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › includes futures | false |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 1 | daily |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › resolutions › row 2 | minute |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 1 | 75 calls/min, no daily limit |
| ranked › row 6 › tier › notes › row 2 | Free key capped at 25 requests/day |
| ranked › row 6 › monthly | 50 |
| ranked › row 6 › one time | 0 |
| ranked › row 6 › annual total | 600 |
| ranked › row 6 › meets resolution | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets live | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets options | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets futures | true |
| ranked › row 6 › meets history | true |
| ranked › row 6 › history verified | false |
| ranked › row 6 › meets all | true |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Finnhub free in 2026?
- Yes. Finnhub offers a free tier with 60 API calls/minute, covering real-time US stock quotes, company news, basic fundamentals, SEC filings, and a 50-symbol WebSocket feed.
- What is the Finnhub free tier rate limit?
- 60 API calls per minute, as listed in Finnhub's pricing table, with a 30 calls/second cap that applies on top of every plan. Over-limit requests return HTTP 429 (read 2026-10-11).
- Can I use the Finnhub free tier commercially?
- No — the free tier is positioned for personal/non-commercial use, and even the paid self-serve plans stay personal-use. Commercial or professional use requires Finnhub's written approval, and redistribution is Enterprise-only.
- What does the free tier exclude?
- Detailed financial statements, international markets, unlimited-symbol WebSocket, and the alternative-data feeds (sentiment, insider transactions, congressional trading, transcripts, ESG) are paid.
- How much do Finnhub paid plans cost?
- Market Data Basic is $49.99/month billed quarterly, Standard $129.99/month billed quarterly, and Professional $199.99/month billed annually — read from the official pricing page's embedded plan data, re-read 2026-10-11. All self-serve plans remain personal-use; commercial use requires Finnhub's written approval.