World News API is a general news API priced around request speed and concurrency rather than volume alone, with no AI-specific event structure. Scoopkit is scoped only to AI industry news, returning deduplicated, typed events.
Pricing checked directly against World News API's pricing page on 2026-08-28.
Facts
| World News API | Scoopkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 50 points/day, 1 req/sec | 100 req/day |
| Free tier history | 1 month | 45-day archive |
| Cheapest paid plan | $39/mo, 500 points/day | $49/mo, 10,000 req/day |
| Returns | Raw articles | Deduplicated events, typed |
| Coverage | All industries | AI industry only |
Pricing by speed, not just volume
World News API's tiers scale request rate and concurrent requests alongside daily point allocation, 1 request per second on the free tier up to 20 requests per second on the top Editor plan at $1,779/mo. That's a real, distinct dimension most competitors in this list don't price around directly.
Scoopkit doesn't meter by request speed. The $49/mo Pro plan is a flat 10,000 requests a day regardless of how quickly they're sent, up to normal rate-limit protections.
No AI-specific structure
Like most of the other alternatives in this list, World News API returns individual articles with no event-level deduplication or AI-industry taxonomy. Coverage of the same AI announcement from multiple outlets shows up as separate results. Scoopkit merges that same coverage at ingest, described in how Scoopkit deduplicates AI news headlines.
Choose one of these if
- World News API, if request speed and concurrency matter more than AI-specific structure, and you want general news coverage across every industry.
- Scoopkit, if AI industry news is the actual target, and deduplicated, typed events matter more than raw request throughput. Get a free key.
FAQ
Does World News API have an SLA on the free tier?
No. The free tier has no uptime SLA; paid plans add SLAs starting at 99% on the $39/mo Reporter plan.
Does World News API deduplicate coverage of the same story?
No, it returns matching articles as separate results with no AI-specific event merging.
Which has a longer free-tier history?
World News API's free tier covers 1 month. Scoopkit's free tier keeps a 45-day rolling archive.