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Use the free plan in the extension, or pay per task with prepaid credit. Enterprise and partner plans have a monthly charge.
25free recognitions a day
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Install the extension and choose Free plan in the popup. No account or payment required. Your allowance renews automatically as you use the extension.
Includes binary, area-selection and drag/drop recognition. Multi-image challenges can use more than one recognition.
Try the free planPaid rates below. The free plan covers extension recognition only; token tasks, burst and fast require a paid API key.
| Task | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Image recognitionPer group: nine binary tiles or one area/drag image. Two or three groups cost 2× or 3×. | $0.10 |
| Token taskshCaptcha tokens for API integrations. | $2.00 |
| Enterprise tokensEnterprise tokens require account whitelisting. Use the sales contact form to request access.hCaptcha enterprise tokens. | $5.00 |
Base prices in USD.
Burst and fast modes
Burst tasks cost 1.5× the base price and can be admitted up to five times your account's normal weighted concurrency limit. There is no capacity window or cooldown. Fast tasks cost 1.2× the base price and receive higher queue priority.
Enable either mode in the extension popup or on an API request. When both are enabled, both price multipliers apply. Read burst and fast for concurrency and pricing details.
Image recognition prices cover one challenge group: nine binary tiles, one area-selection image, or one drag/drop image. Requests with two or three groups cost 2× or 3× these rates, including burst and fast pricing.
Account tiers
Your spending tier sets a shared concurrency limit for the account. Each recognition task uses one unit. Each token or enterprise token task uses ten units.
A limit of 20 allows 20 recognition tasks, two token tasks, or ten recognition tasks and one token task at the same time. Higher priority weights give tasks more scheduling priority, without guaranteeing a completion time.
| Tier | Spent | Concurrency units | Priority weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | $0 | 20 | 10 |
| Tier 2 | $5 | 20 | 10 |
| Tier 3 | $50 | 100 | 20 |
| Tier 4 | $100 | 100 | 30 |
| Tier 5 | $250 | 100 | 40 |
| Tier 6 | $1,000 | 200 | 50 |
Enterprise and partner plans
For custom pricing, enterprise access or higher account limits, reach out through our sales contact form.
Add prepaid credit
Choose an amount in US dollars in the dashboard and follow the payment instructions. The exchange-rate quote is valid for one hour.
Complete the quoted payment and follow confirmation progress in the dashboard. Late or partial payments can change the amount of service credit you receive.
Know what you are paying for
Tasks use your prepaid balance. A terminal processing failure can restore a task charge.
Deposits are not refundable, and service credit cannot be withdrawn. Enterprise token tasks require explicit access on your account.
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