What is Algolia NeuralSearch

Algolia is a hosted search and discovery platform. Its plans span keyword search for development and growing applications through NeuralSearch and enterprise AI merchandising on the Elevate tier.

Build and Grow

As of August 4, 2026, Build is free with 10,000 search requests and one million records per month, plus 10,000 Recommend requests, 10,000 crawler pages, one Guide, personalisation, AI Dynamic Re-Ranking and AI synonyms.

Grow starts free with 10,000 monthly search requests and then costs US$0.50 per additional 1,000. It includes 100,000 records and then costs US$0.40 per additional 1,000 records. Features include keyword search and browse, query suggestions, ten rules per index, manual synonyms, data transformation, 30-day analytics and connectors.

Grow Plus and Elevate

Grow Plus includes 10,000 search requests and then costs US$1.75 per additional 1,000, while record pricing remains US$0.40 per 1,000 beyond 100,000. It adds AI synonyms and ranking, advanced personalisation, query categorisation, collections, up to 10,000 rules per index and 90-day analytics.

Elevate uses a custom annual contract and adds NeuralSearch, AI Collections, Smart Groups, real-time personalisation, a 99.99% uptime SLA, SSO, enterprise support and professional services. Optional published usage rates include US$0.60 per 1,000 Recommend requests and US$0.80 per 1,000 crawler pages.

Official source: Algolia pricing.