Institutional pricing
Plans for universities, libraries, and research offices.
Institutional plans combine metered Africahied API access, platform features, managed infrastructure, support, and included platform-paid AI usage for subscription customers.
Managed platform access
Plans include infrastructure, maintenance, quota management, and operational support.
AI allowance included
Subscription plans include platform-paid AI credits equal to 50% of subscription value.
BYOK option
Bring your own key for 50% off and use your own unlimited AI usage through your provider account.
Plans and quotas
Choose by monthly institutional request volume.
Request quotas apply to successful metered API requests per calendar month. Account and upload management endpoints are handled separately.
| Plan | Best fit | Monthly requests | Monthly | Annual | Included AI allowance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Small institutional teams and focused research offices. | 100k | $500/mo | $5,000/yr | $250/mo or $2,500/yr |
| Standard | Mid-sized institutions, libraries, and research directorates. | 350k | $1,250/mo | $12,500/yr | $625/mo or $6,250/yr |
| Pro | Large universities and active postgraduate communities. | 1M | $2,750/mo | $27,500/yr | $1,375/mo or $13,750/yr |
| Max | Large research universities needing the highest standard quota. | 2.5M | $6,000/mo | $60,000/yr | $3,000/mo or $30,000/yr |
Need more than 2.5M requests a month?
Enterprise adds dedicated capacity, higher quota, and procurement-ready support for national, multi-campus, and consortium deployments - and if you prefer to keep data in-region, the South Africa data residency add-on is available on Enterprise.
Usage value
Higher plans lower request cost.
The request ladder is designed for institutions that grow from controlled deployments to broad research workflows.
Basic
$5.00
per 1k requests
Standard
$3.57
per 1k requests
Pro
$2.75
per 1k requests
Max
$2.40
per 1k requests
BYOK
Bring your own AI key for 50% off.
BYOK is available for institutional and enterprise customers. Your institution pays the AI provider directly, keeps unlimited AI usage under its provider account, and Africahied still handles routing, reporting, access control, and support.
| Plan | BYOK monthly | BYOK annual | AI usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $250/mo | $2,500/yr | Unlimited through your provider |
| Standard | $625/mo | $6,250/yr | Unlimited through your provider |
| Pro | $1,375/mo | $13,750/yr | Unlimited through your provider |
| Max | $3,000/mo | $30,000/yr | Unlimited through your provider |