Pangram Pricing by Plan

Pangram is free for 20 checks a day. At Layer3Labs, we build and run artificial intelligence (AI) workflows inside small and mid-sized business teams, so we know a per-word price only means something once you calculate your monthly volume. Subscriptions cost $20 a month for the Individual plan, $65 a month for Professional, and $40 a month for two Team seats. Its Application Programming Interface (API) costs $0.05 per 100 words.

Our internal cost modeling shows that Pangram pricing favors the pay-as-you-go API below about 40,000 words a month. Above that 40,000-word threshold, flat subscriptions offer lower rates per thousand words until you hit the monthly word limits.

What Pangram Costs by Plan and by API Rate

Pangram pricing divides into free browser scans, three monthly subscription tiers, and pay-as-you-go developer rates on Pangram's pricing page, as of 2026-11-08. Customers who want to understand how detection works can review our guide to the Pangram AI detector explained.

Subscriptions provide web dashboard access, file uploads, optical character recognition for scanned documents, similarity checks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. The table below lists the published subscription plans, monthly rates, allowances, and bundled credits.

Pangram advertises annual billing discounts of $60 a year on Individual, $240 a year on Professional, and $120 a year on Team. Pangram does not state the total upfront annual price on Pangram's pricing page.

Pangram offers direct developer access to its models on a pay-as-you-go basis. Developers sign up, add prepaid credits, and call endpoints for text, images, or video. Model Context Protocol usage also draws directly from this credit balance, according to the Pangram MCP server page. The table below details the rates published on Pangram's pricing page, as of 2026-11-08.

Our Internal Cost Modeling for Pangram Pricing

In our internal cost modeling, we compared Pangram's Individual and Professional plans with its pay-as-you-go API for four hypothetical monthly workloads. Using the prices on Pangram's pricing page, as of 2026-11-08, we calculated the monthly expenditure for each channel. Readers can verify our math by multiplying word counts by $0.0005 per word, which equals $0.05 per 100 words or $0.50 per 1,000 words.

Our arithmetic establishes the primary break-even point between the Individual plan and the API at 40,000 words a month. At $0.05 per 100 words, 1,000 words costs $0.50. Dividing the $20 Individual subscription fee by $0.0005 yields exactly 40,000 words. In scenario S3, the API and Individual plan produce an exact tie at $20.

A secondary break-even point between the API and the Professional plan occurs at about 130,000 words a month. Dividing the $65 Professional fee by $0.0005 yields 130,000 words. While Individual is cheaper between 40,000 and 300,000 words, Individual caps monthly scans at 300,000 words. Workloads between 300,000 words and 1,500,000 words must use Professional or the API. In scenario S2, screening 1,000,000 words costs $500 on the standard API, or $400 with the 20 percent bulk discount, while Professional costs $65.

At full capacity, the subscriptions lower effective unit rates. Scanning the complete 300,000-word allowance on Individual costs $0.0667 per 1,000 words. Scanning the complete 1,500,000-word allowance on Professional costs $0.0433 per 1,000 words.

Our scenario model excludes bundled API credits, seven-day free trials, image scans, and the Team tier. Individual includes $10 in monthly API credits, purchasing 20,000 text words, while Professional includes $200, purchasing 400,000 words of text API usage. These credits could move the break-even for someone who uses the API.

Dashboard and API scanning are different channels. The API rate card applies solely when your software calls the endpoint directly.

Which Option Fits Which Volume

Monthly text volume and technical integration requirements determine the most economical Pangram tier. To see how accurate Pangram is, read Is Pangram Accurate?. To compare Pangram with other detectors, read AI content detectors compared.

For workloads under 40,000 words a month requiring automated pipeline checks, pay-as-you-go API access provides the lowest cost. Scanning 10,000 words monthly costs $5 through the API, compared to the flat $20 Individual subscription.

For occasional manual reviews, the free tier on the Pangram home page provides 20 checks every day. Individual users testing occasional documents avoid subscription commitments entirely.

For manual browser scanning between 40,000 and 300,000 words a month, the Individual plan is the most economical choice. It provides full dashboard access, document uploads, optical character recognition, and similarity checks for a flat $20 fee.

For text volumes exceeding 300,000 words a month up to 1,500,000 words, the Professional plan is the only subscription with a stated capacity that fits. The Individual plan caps usage at 300,000 words. Professional accommodates higher volumes at a flat $65 fee.

Teams requiring multiple logins and consolidated billing need the Team tier at $40 a month for two seats, with additional seats available at $20 each. Organizations with custom organizational needs can choose the Contact Sales option on Pangram's pricing page.

The Professional plan does not pay off for teams scanning under 300,000 words a month through the dashboard, because the $20 Individual plan handles those workloads for $45 less. The free plan's 20 checks a day do not fit teams scanning documents in batches, and it excludes similarity checks, which Pangram lists under paid plans.

The answer would change if Pangram changes its monthly subscription allowances or base rates. Publishing a volume threshold for the 20 percent bulk text API discount would also alter it. Stating a shared pool allowance for the Team tier would do the same.

To choose the most cost-effective tier, calculate your monthly document and word volume while reviewing technical requirements for dashboard versus pipeline access. Finally, confirm Pangram pricing on Pangram's pricing page before you subscribe.

What the Price Does Not Cover

Pangram leaves several operational terms and plan specifications unstated on its public marketing materials. Prospective subscribers must account for these documented gaps when calculating ongoing expenses on Pangram's pricing page.

• Pangram does not publish a Team word allowance.
• Pangram does not publish the free plan's credit unit.
• Pangram does not state the total upfront annual charge for its discounted subscription plans.
• Pangram does not publish the volume threshold required to trigger the 20 percent bulk text API discount.
• Pangram does not publish when credits reset.