Ask in plain English and it answers from the live desk, showing the numbers it
used. One credit per question; the preset questions are free. Pro includes 30 a month, Ultimate 200. Bought
credits never expire and are used after plan credits. The free plan has one
question a day, answered an hour behind.
Need more? Buy a pack in the terminal
20 for $9.9950 for $19.99125 for $39.99300 for $79.99
Compare every plan
Every plan, including Free, has the REST API, the MCP server, OAuth sign-in, auction tails, the curve regime and sigma-scored releases. An integration built on Free keeps working after an upgrade.
FREE
SQUAWK
STARTER
PRO
ULTIMATE
Price
Free
Yearly only
$14.99 / mo
$39.99 / mo
$99.00 / mo
Paid yearly
Free
$99 / yr
$135 / yr
$360 / yr
$891 / yr
News and prints
1 hour behind
1 hour behind
Live
Live
Live
Market prices
No
No
Treasury curve, 1 hour behind
All live
All live
The Helious terminal
Delayed
Delayed
Delayed
Live
Live
Live squawk audio
10 minutes behind
Live
10 minutes behind
Live
Live
Alerts and watchlists
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Ask Helious
1 question a day, 1 hour behind
1 question a day, 1 hour behind
1 question a day, 1 hour behind
30 credits a month
200 credits a month
History
None
None
12 months
24 months
10 years
Streaming WebSocket
One snapshot a minute
One snapshot a minute
One snapshot a minute
One snapshot a minute
Live
API rate
60 / min, 50 a day
60 / min, 50 a day
90 / min, no daily cap
120 / min, no daily cap
300 / min, no daily cap
Commercial use
No
No
No
No
Yes
Support
Email
Email
Email
Email
Priority
Point any MCP client at https://helious.io/mcp
and it answers with no account. Setup is on the AI agents page
and the reference is in the API docs.
FAQ
How much does Helious cost?
Reading is free. Pro, the terminal, is $39.99 a month or $360 a year. The live squawk on its own is $99 a year on the Squawk plan, paid yearly. For your own code or an AI agent, Starter is $14.99 a month and Ultimate is $99 a month. Paid yearly, the monthly plans cost nine months instead of twelve.
Which plan do I need?
If you want the screen, Pro. If you are wiring Helious into your own code or an AI assistant, Starter gives you the news and economic prints as they happen; Free gives you the same feed delayed. If you are putting Helious inside your own product, Ultimate adds the MCP push stream live and up to 10 years of data. Not sure? Email support@helious.news.
What is Ask Helious, and what does a credit cost?
Ask Helious is the assistant inside the terminal. Ask in plain English and it answers from the live desk, showing the numbers it used. One credit per question; the preset questions are free. Pro includes 30 a month, Ultimate 200. The free plan has one question a day, answered an hour behind. Packs are bought in the terminal, 20 for $9.99, 50 for $19.99, 125 for $39.99, or 300 for $79.99. They never expire and are used after your plan credits.
Is there a free version of Helious?
Yes, and it is not a trial. Every endpoint and MCP tool answers with real data, everything delayed and with no history, and you can try the API with no account at all. Live prices and the live terminal start on Pro.
Do I pay extra for API or MCP access?
No. Every plan includes the REST API and the MCP server. Starter takes the news live, Pro takes the prices live, and Ultimate takes the MCP push stream live. An integration built on Free keeps working after an upgrade. Setup takes about two minutes: see helious.io/ai.
Can I use Helious data in my own product?
Yes, on Ultimate: $99 a month or $891 a year. It is the plan for running Helious inside your own product, with the MCP push stream live, up to 10 years of data and priority support. The other plans are for personal use.
How do I cancel?
From Account > Subscription in the terminal, any time. Your key drops back to the free tier rather than being switched off, so anything you built keeps running, delayed.
