NewsData.io is a straightforward, credit-based news API covering every industry, with no AI-specific event structure. Scoopkit covers AI industry news only, returning deduplicated, typed events instead of raw articles.
Pricing checked directly against NewsData.io's pricing page on 2026-08-28.
Facts
| NewsData.io | Scoopkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 200 credits/day | 100 req/day |
| Cheapest paid plan | $199.99/mo, 20,000 credits | $49/mo, 10,000 req/day |
| Returns | Raw articles | Deduplicated events, typed |
| Coverage | All industries | AI industry only |
| Overage cost | $0.006/credit | None, flat daily limit |
A generic API, priced for volume
NewsData.io's structure is simple: credits per request, tiered plans, an overage rate if you exceed the plan. There's no AI-specific category system, no event clustering, and no distinction between a model release and a funding round beyond what's in the raw article text itself.
That's a reasonable trade-off if AI news is one slice of a much broader monitoring need. If AI industry news is the actual target, Scoopkit's taxonomy, covered in Scoopkit's event taxonomy, does that categorization automatically.
Entry price, side by side
NewsData.io's cheapest paid plan is $199.99/mo for 20,000 credits. Scoopkit's is $49/mo for 10,000 requests a day, which is roughly 300,000 requests a month at the daily cap. The two aren't priced on the same unit, credits per request varies by endpoint on NewsData.io, but the entry cost gap is real regardless of exact usage patterns.
Choose one of these if
- NewsData.io, if you need broad, credit-based access to general news across every industry and AI-specific structure isn't a requirement.
- Scoopkit, if AI industry news is what you're tracking, and you'd rather query pre-classified, deduplicated events at a flat daily rate. Get a free key.
FAQ
Does NewsData.io deduplicate articles about the same story?
Not by default. It returns matching articles as separate results, with no AI-specific event merging.
What happens if I exceed NewsData.io's plan limit?
Credit add-ons are billed at $0.006 per credit. Scoopkit's plans are flat request limits with no per-unit overage charge.
Is there AI-specific categorization on NewsData.io?
No. Categorization is general-purpose across all industries, not built around AI industry taxonomy specifically.