# 9 Octagon AI alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell news APIs like Octagon AI's. AskNews costs $62.50 per 1,000 searches, QuanticData $63.20 and Trading Economics $67.83.

## News API alternatives

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

- [AskNews, $250 monthly, Spelunker, GET /v1/news/search, Search news archive](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/asknews/top-up-pay-as-you-go-get-v1-news-search-search-news-archive#250-monthly-spelunker-get-v1-news-search-search-news-archive): $62.50 per 1,000 searches
- [QuanticData, $79 monthly, Growth, POST /scraper/collectors/google_news/run](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/quanticdata/free-pay-as-you-go-post-scraper-collectors-google-news-run#79-monthly-growth-post-scraper-collectors-google-news-run): $63.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Trading Economics, $1,017.45 quarterly, Professional Plan, GET /news, News by Type](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/trading-economics/99-pack-professional-plan-1-week-trial-get-news-news-by-type#1017-45-quarterly-professional-plan-get-news-news-by-type): $67.83 per 1,000 searches
- [lobstr.io, $960 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/lobstr-io/free#960-yearly): $80.00 per 1,000 searches
- [apipick, $5 pack, 5,000 credits, POST /api/search/ap-news](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/apipick/free#5-pack-5000-credits-post-api-search-ap-news): $120.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Autotouch AI, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/autotouch-ai/599-monthly#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches
- [AxionQuant, contact us, Enterprise, GET /news/{ticker}](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/axionquant/29-monthly-starter-get-news-ticker#contact-us-enterprise-get-news-ticker): no price per 1,000 searches
- [Semantic Visions, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/semantic-visions/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches
- [Twelve Data, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/twelve-data/free#contact-us): no price per 1,000 searches

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