# 8 Alpaca alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell news APIs like Alpaca's. Scrappa and The New York Times each cost $0.00 per 1,000 searches, and TianAPI $0.00014.

## News API alternatives

On our Alpaca plan pages, we compare each Alpaca plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Scrappa, free, GET /api/google/news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/scrappa/free): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [The New York Times, free](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/the-new-york-times/free): $0.00 per 1,000 searches
- [TianAPI, CNY 1,699 yearly, Diamond member, ¥1,699 a year, GET /generalnews/index](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/tianapi/free-get-generalnews-index#cny-1699-yearly-1699-get-generalnews-index): $0.00014 per 1,000 searches
- [探数数据 tanshuapi, CNY 2,599 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/tanshuapi/free#cny-2599-yearly): $0.00042 per 1,000 searches
- [Financial Data (financialdata.net), $599 yearly, Premium, GET /api/v1/latest-news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/financial-data-financialdata-net/69-monthly-premium-get-api-v1-latest-news#599-yearly-premium-get-api-v1-latest-news): $0.00064 per 1,000 searches
- [Twelve Data, $999 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/twelve-data/free#999-monthly): $0.0021 per 1,000 searches
- [AlphAI, $9.99 monthly, Pro, GET /api/news/](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/alphai/free-get-api-news#9-99-monthly-pro-get-api-news): $0.0033 per 1,000 searches
- [GridNews, $149 monthly, Business, GET /symbols/{symbol}](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/gridnews/free-get-symbols-symbol#149-monthly-business-get-symbols-symbol): $0.005 per 1,000 searches

Compare every news API plan: [News API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/news-api-pricing)