Pricing
Keep the facts on hand
Checks are paid for in credits. You see the price before a check runs, and every account gets free credits each month.
Prices go up on January 1, 2027. Subscribe before then to keep today’s prices.
Pay as you go
Buy credits when you need them.
From$5to start
- $5 is 500 credits. Credits you buy never expire.
- Bigger purchases come with bonus credits.
- From January 1, checks cost the new prices.
Subscribe
Build your own subscription
From$5a month
- 15% more credits every month: $5 becomes 575 credits.
- Unused credits roll over, bonus included. Cancel any time.
- Subscribe before January 1 and keep today’s prices for as long as you stay subscribed.
100 credits free, every month.
Every account gets 100 credits a month, enough to check 4 text or image posts at today’s prices. They renew on the first of each month and do not carry over.
What a check costs.
The price depends on the kind of post and, for video, its length. It does not depend on how many claims the post makes. 100 credits is $1.
Opening a post someone has already checked is free. If a post has nothing to check, or a check fails, the credits come back.
Keep today’s prices
Subscribe before January 1 and you keep today’s prices for as long as you stay subscribed. If you cancel, you pay the new prices.
Buy more, get more.
- $20 or more+10%$20 buys 2,200 credits.
- $50 or more+15%$50 buys 5,750 credits.
- $100 or more+20%$100 buys 12,000 credits.
- Subscribers+15%Every month, at any amount.
- Until Dec 31, 2026+25%On $100 or more: 12,500 credits.
The best bonus applies; they do not stack. Bonus credits from a one-time purchase expire after 12 months. Optional auto-reload adds $10 when your balance drops below 200 credits.
Questions.
What is a credit?
A credit is the unit Polygraph charges in. One credit is 1¢, so $1 buys 100 credits. Checking a text or image post costs 25 credits today.
How do I know what a check will cost?
You see the price in credits before the check runs. It depends on the kind of post and, for video, its length: 25 credits for a text or image post, 5 credits per started minute of video, with a minimum of 25 credits. The number of claims in the post does not change the price.
Is anything free?
Every account gets 100 credits a month. They are spent before credits you buy, renew on the first of each month and do not carry over. Opening a post that has already been checked is also free.
Why are prices going up on January 1?
Today’s prices are introductory. From January 1, 2027, a text or image post costs 35 credits instead of 25 credits, and video costs 7 credits a minute instead of 5 credits, with a minimum of 35 credits.
How do I keep today’s prices?
Subscribe before January 1, at any amount from $5 a month. For as long as you stay subscribed, every check costs today’s price. Pay as you go accounts pay the new prices from January 1.
What happens if I cancel my subscription?
The credits already in your account stay there and never expire. You stop getting monthly credits, and you lose today’s prices: from January 1, or from the day you cancel if that is later, checks cost the new prices.
Do credits expire?
Credits you buy never expire, and neither do credits from a subscription, bonus included. Bonus credits that come with a one-time purchase expire after 12 months. Free monthly credits do not carry over.
Do I pay for a check that finds nothing, or fails?
No. If a post has no factual claims to check, or the check cannot be completed, the credits are returned. A post someone has already checked is free to open.
What does a subscription pay for?
The checks themselves. Your monthly amount arrives as credits with 15% more added, and every check you run is free for the next person who opens that post. It is a steady way to support fact-checking beyond your own reading.
The full price list
Today’s check prices are introductory, until January 1, 2027. pricing.md has the same list for machines.