Real-Time News API Pricing — Plans for Developers, Traders & Enterprise
oruk's real-time news API pricing is designed for developers and traders who need low-latency broadcast intelligence without enterprise overhead. The public wire on oruk.ai is free for everyone — no signup, no delay, no credit card. Paid self-serve tiers start with 7 days free: Pro is $12/mo after trial, Trader is $49 for the first month after trial and then $99/mo, and Enterprise is custom.
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Free
$0/mo
Real-time wire on oruk.ai plus a small API quota for trying things out
- Real-time consumer wire on oruk.ai
- 100 REST API calls / month
- 5-minute delay on API responses
- 1 API key, MCP server access (`npx -y oruk-mcp`)
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Pro
$12/mo
Real-time REST API for journalists, researchers, and power users
- Real-time REST API (no delay)
- 1,000 API calls / month
- 2 API keys, MCP server access
- SSE streaming not included
7 days free, then $12/mo. Have a referral code? Enter it at checkout.
Intro offer
Trader
$49 first month
Real-time SSE + REST for trading desks and market intelligence workflows
- 10,000 API calls / month
- Real-time SSE stream
- 2 API keys, real-time REST
- MCP server + webhooks included
7 days free, then $49 first month, then $99/mo. Same real-time API + SSE surface as Developer.
Enterprise
Real-time everything, higher volume, and custom commercial terms for quant desks, newsrooms, and platform integrations.
- 1,000,000+ API calls / month
- Real-time SSE and frontend
- MCP + webhooks + custom delivery
- SLAs, support, and custom workflows
How do oruk's plans compare side-by-side?
The full live wire on oruk.ai is real-time for everyone, including logged-out visitors. Paid tiers add programmatic access (REST, SSE), real-time API responses, and higher quotas.
| Feature | Free | Pro | Trader | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live wire on oruk.ai | Real-time | Real-time | Real-time | Real-time |
| REST API | 100/mo | 1k/mo | 10k/mo | 1M+/mo |
| API delay | 5 min | None | None | None |
| API keys | 1 | 2 | 2 | Unlimited |
| SSE stream | Not included | Not included | Real-time | Real-time |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Community | Priority email | Dedicated |
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How much does the oruk API cost?
oruk has four public tiers: Free ($0/mo, 100 API calls, 5-minute API delay), Pro (7 days free, then $12/mo, 1,000 calls, real-time API), Trader (7 days free, then $49 for the first month, then $99/mo, 10,000 calls, real-time API + SSE stream + 2 keys), and Enterprise (1,000,000+ calls, custom). The full live wire on oruk.ai is real-time for everyone, including logged-out visitors — paid tiers add programmatic access, real-time API responses, and the SSE stream.
Is the oruk wire really free for everyone?
Yes. The homepage at oruk.ai shows the real-time, multi-source-corroborated wire to anyone who visits — no signup, no credit card, no delay. Paid tiers exist for programmatic access (REST API, SSE streaming) and higher quotas, not for the consumer wire.
Is there a free tier of the oruk API?
Yes — Free is permanent and does not require a credit card. You get 100 REST API calls per month, 1 API key, and access to the official MCP server with the public-feed fallback. Free responses lag the live wire by ~5 minutes; upgrade to Pro ($12/mo) or above for real-time API responses.
What counts as an API call?
Each request to a REST endpoint counts once. SSE counts once when the connection opens, not per event delivered. MCP tool invocations that reach the backend count once, with a ~3-second client-side cache that often collapses multi-tool turns into a single hit. Public endpoints (/health, /v1/health, /v1/stories/feed) do not count toward any quota.
How does oruk compare to NewsAPI.org or NewsData.io?
NewsAPI and NewsData aggregate text articles from web outlets; oruk listens to the live broadcast, social, and structured-data layers in parallel and corroborates events across independent sources before publishing. We win on multi-source corroboration, real-time SSE, and broadcast-first sourcing; competitors win on historical archive depth. The full table is below.
Can I use oruk with Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Continue.dev?
Yes. The official MCP server is published on npm as oruk-mcp; install with npx -y oruk-mcp and add it to any MCP-compatible client config. Without an API key it falls back to the public feed (~100 freshest stories); with ORUK_API_KEY set it lifts to the full filter surface, deeper history, and arbitrary evt_… story lookups.
Do you have promo codes?
Yes. Every self-serve paid plan now starts with 7 days free. Founders and early team members may still hand out personal referral codes; if you have one, enter it at Stripe checkout.
I'm already a $6 Pro subscriber — what happens to me?
Nothing. Existing $6/mo subscribers are grandfathered onto the Pro (Legacy) plan and stay at $6/mo as long as the subscription stays active. New signups go on the new $12/mo Pro plan.
Which tiers include the real-time SSE stream?
SSE streaming (/v1/stream) is included on Trader (7 days free, then $49 first month, then $99/mo) and above. Free and Pro tiers do not include SSE; for low-latency event delivery start at Trader or contact sales for Enterprise terms.
Do you offer enterprise pricing for high-volume use?
Yes. Enterprise is custom-priced and includes 1,000,000+ API calls per month, unlimited keys, real-time SSE, and dedicated support. Email enterprise@oruk.ai with your expected volume and we will quote within one business day.
How do I change or cancel a paid plan?
Paid plans are managed through Stripe's billing portal. Once you have an active subscription, the dashboard and pricing page link you straight to the portal where you can switch interval, change tier, update the card, or cancel. Cancellation is effective at the end of the current billing period.
How does oruk compare to NewsAPI, NewsData, and Echo?
Most news APIs aggregate text articles from web outlets. oruk listens to the live broadcast, social, and structured-data layers in parallel, then corroborates events across independent sources before publishing. We win on multi-source corroboration, real-time SSE, and broadcast-first sourcing; competitors win on historical archive depth. Where competitors win, we list it honestly.
| Capability | oruk | NewsAPI.org | NewsData.io | Echo API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live radio + audio broadcasts | Yes | No | No | No |
| Social + structured feeds (Mastodon, GDELT, USGS, OpenFDA) | Yes | No | No | No |
| Multi-source corroboration per story | Yes | No | No | No |
| Real-time SSE stream | Yes | Polling only | Polling only | Yes |
| Full-text article body | Yes | Paid tiers | Yes | Yes |
| Free developer tier | Yes (100 calls/mo) | Yes (100 calls/day) | Yes (200 calls/day) | No public free tier |
| Source coverage breadth | Curated live sources | Large outlet index | Large outlet index | Growing catalogue |
| Historical archive depth | Last 7 days | Last 30 days | 8 years | Limited |
| Transparent self-serve pricing | $0 / 7 days free on paid plans / $12 Pro / $49 first Trader month, then $99 / custom | Sales tier from $449/mo | From $10/mo | Not public |
Comparisons reflect public information as of April 2026. We update this table when competitor pricing or feature surfaces change materially.