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CoinMarketCap API

FTV 58

About

CoinMarketCap API is a cryptocurrency and DEX market data API that exposes REST endpoints for listings, quotes, historical data, exchange data, global metrics, trending data, content data, and index values. The service also includes an MCP endpoint and x402 pay-per-request access for selected routes.

The free offering includes a keyless public API with no account or API key required for selected endpoints, plus a Basic plan with a free authenticated key. The Basic plan includes 15,000 monthly call credits, 50 requests per minute, 11 data endpoints and exchange asset reserve endpoints, personal use, and 1 API key. The pricing page also states that most endpoints update every 1 minute.

  • Keyless public API access
  • 15,000 monthly call credits
  • 50 requests per minute
  • 11 data endpoints included
  • 1 API key on Basic plan
  • 1-minute endpoint refresh cycle
  • Cryptocurrency and DEX data
  • MCP and x402 access paths

Free Tier Value

58
FTV score
Est. value $15 / month
Credit card Not required
Feature parity 35%

This free tier is a capped but genuinely usable starter plan: it includes 15,000 monthly API credits, basic support, and a small authenticated key allowance with a 50 RPM limit. Compared with the cheapest paid Builder plan at $29/month and 150K credits, it delivers about 10% of the paid credit volume plus a narrower endpoint set, so a fair value estimate is about $15/month. A credit card is not required to try the public API, and the offer is perpetual rather than time-limited, which supports a meaningful free-tier score.

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What's included in the free tier

  • Access to 11 data endpoints and exchange asset reserve endpoints.
  • 15,000 monthly API credits.
  • Basic email support.
  • Personal use license.
  • 1 API key.
  • 50 requests per minute rate limit.
  • 1-minute update frequency.
  • Limit of 1 currency conversion per call.

See CoinMarketCap API pricing for current limits.

Paid plans

Builder

$29 / mo
data endpoints
40+
call credits per month
150K
historical data
3 years
  • 40+ data endpoints
  • 150K call credits/mo
  • 3 years of historical data
  • Commercial use
  • ISO 27001 & 27701 certified

Startup

$79 / mo
data endpoints
50+
call credits per month
450K
historical data
all time
  • 50+ data endpoints
  • 450K call credits/mo
  • All time historical data
  • Commercial use
  • ISO 27001 & 27701 certified

Growth

$299 / mo
call credits per month
2M
historical data
all time
  • All data endpoints
  • 2M call credits/mo
  • All time historical data
  • Commercial use
  • ISO 27001 & 27701 certified

Professional

$699 / mo
call credits per month
5M
historical data
all time
  • All data endpoints
  • 5M call credits/mo
  • All time historical data
  • Commercial use
  • ISO 27001 & 27701 certified

Enterprise

Contact sales
Custom
call credits
custom
  • All data endpoints
  • Custom call limits
  • All time historical data
  • Custom license
  • ISO 27001 & 27701 certified

Pricing extracted from CoinMarketCap API's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.