VIN API pricing

Free VIN lookup for visitors. Paid API access for products.

VINState keeps the public VIN decoder free for one-off searches and SEO discovery. The developer API is a self-service product with monthly included requests and optional credits for overage.

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Free lookup

Manual VIN search remains free on the public site.

API billing

Monthly plans include successful VIN requests.

Credits

Overage is simple: 1 credit = $0.01.

Plans

Choose the monthly API tier

Each successful VIN lookup costs one included request first. After included requests are exhausted, paid credits are consumed at 1 credit per successful lookup.

free

Free

Free access

$0/50

$0 per month, 50 included requests

Validate the API and run light tests before upgrading.

Included requests 50/month
Overage 1 lookup = 1 credit
Credit price 1 credit = $0.01
Start free

go

Go

Starter

$6/800

$6 per month, 800 included requests

Good for a small workflow, internal tool, or early integration.

Included requests 800/month
Overage 1 lookup = 1 credit
Credit price 1 credit = $0.01
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plus

Plus

Popular

$18/3,000

$18 per month, 3,000 included requests

Designed for steady production usage with room to grow.

Included requests 3,000/month
Overage 1 lookup = 1 credit
Credit price 1 credit = $0.01
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pro

Pro

Scale

$59/12,000

$59 per month, 12,000 included requests

Higher monthly volume for active product and data teams.

Included requests 12,000/month
Overage 1 lookup = 1 credit
Credit price 1 credit = $0.01
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