--- title: "Kaiko pricing 2026: custom quotes vs published plans" description: "Kaiko publishes no prices: custom plans by instrument, data type and usage, via quote. 0xArchive lists self-serve Free $0, Build $49, Pro $199, Scale $799." canonical_url: "https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/kaiko-pricing" markdown_url: "https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/kaiko-pricing.md" route: "/resources/comparisons/kaiko-pricing" robots: "index, follow, max-image-preview:large" generated_from: "prerendered_html" --- # Kaiko pricing in 2026: custom quotes, what is published, and what Hyperliquid data costs By [0xArchive Team](https://0xarchive.io/authors/0xarchive-team) Published November 4, 2026 10 min read - [Lighter](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=lighter) - [Historical data](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=historical-data) - [Hyperliquid](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=hyperliquid) *0xArchive comparison ยท Kaiko pricing* Use 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter market data with published self-serve pricing: Free $0, Build $49, Pro $199 and Scale $799 a month; Enterprise is quoted separately. Kaiko builds custom plans and sells by quote. - **Free:** covers the latest 30 days. - **Build:** opens each dataset's full retained history at $49 a month with published plan limits, including core Hyperliquid books from 15 April 2023. ## What does Kaiko publish about its pricing? | Item | What Kaiko's page says | | --- | --- | | Price list | None published | | How plans are built | "Kaiko creates custom data plans for our enterprise clients dependent on: number of assets/instruments, data type, granularity, historical vs. live access, and usage." | | How to buy | Request a quote through its contact form | | Licensing | Standard data licensing agreement for all subscriptions, linked as "Standard Terms"; separate licensing for indices and benchmarks | | Trial and free access | "Request a Trial" on the page; free Research account sign-up in the site menu | | Customer base | "200+ enterprise clients worldwide" | Kaiko figures from its [pricing and licenses page](https://www.kaiko.com/about-kaiko/pricing-and-contracts) and public [reference-data API](https://reference-data-api.kaiko.io/v1/exchanges); prices Kaiko gives under a quote are not public. 3 November 2026. Because the price depends on the five factors above, two buyers with different instrument lists can pay different amounts for the same data type. A Hyperliquid and Lighter buyer cannot read a number off the page and has to start a sales conversation to get one. ## What does a Hyperliquid and Lighter buyer actually pay on Kaiko? A quoted amount that is not public, for instruments Kaiko's reference data lists for Hyperliquid starting in late 2025. Kaiko's public reference-data API returns 175 exchange codes. Hyperliquid appears under several: | Kaiko exchange code | Name in reference data | Instruments | Earliest trade start time | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `hldv` | Hyperliquid Perp | 220 perpetual futures | 4 Dec 2025 | | `hlsp` | Hyperliquid Spot | 81 spot | 1 Dec 2025 | | `hxyz` | Hyperliquid Dex XYZ | 104 perpetual futures | 19 Mar 2026 | | `hkin`, `hflx`, `hvnt`, `hyna`, `hcas` | Hyperliquid Dex KM, FLX, VNTL, HYNA, CASH | 8, 5, 2, 18 and 9 perpetual futures | 19 Mar 2026 | | Lighter | No Lighter entry in the 175 exchange codes | None listed | None listed | Reference data describes instruments Kaiko lists; which datasets (trades, order book levels, depth) a quote includes is set in the quote. Kaiko's data dictionary describes its tick-level data for centralized spot and derivatives and lists no Hyperliquid datasets. ## How does 0xArchive pricing compare for the same job? The job is Hyperliquid and Lighter history through an API with a price you can read before you contact anyone. 0xArchive figures are from [its pricing page](https://0xarchive.io/pricing): | Job | Kaiko | 0xArchive | | --- | --- | --- | | See the price | Request a quote | Free $0; Build $49 a month ($39 billed annually); Pro $199 ($159 annually); Scale $799 ($639 annually); Enterprise custom | | Start without a sales call | Trial request or Research account | Sign up and get a key; Free covers the most recent 30 days of every route, over REST, live WebSocket and replay | | Hyperliquid perps start | Earliest instrument trade start 4 Dec 2025 in reference data | Core order book from 15 Apr 2023; trades from Apr 2023, every fill from 22 Mar 2025; funding and open interest from 20 May 2023; liquidations from 22 Dec 2025 | | Hyperliquid Spot start | 1 Dec 2025 | Trades from 22 Mar 2025; order book and L4 from 5 May 2026 | | HIP-3 builder perps | From 19 Mar 2026 across the Dex codes | Trades from 13 Oct 2025; book, funding and open interest from 16 Feb 2026; L4 from 11 Mar 2026 | | Order-level book with wallets | None listed | Hyperliquid L4 from 11 Mar 2026 (order ID and wallet); Lighter L3 from 5 Mar 2026, account-attributed | | Lighter | No exchange code in reference data | Trades from 17 Jan 2025; funding and open interest from 25 Aug 2025; book from 29 Jan 2026 | | Capacity on the entry paid plan | Set in the quote | Build: 80M credits a month, 50 requests a second, 500 WebSocket subscriptions, 50x replay | | Delivery | REST API, daily CSV, streaming, Snowflake and BigQuery for selected datasets | REST, WebSocket live and replay, Parquet through the Data Catalog, Python, TypeScript and Rust SDKs, CLI, hosted MCP server | Start free, then open the full archive Free covers the latest 30 days on every venue. Build opens the full retained archive for $49 a month, or $39 billed annually. [Create a free key](https://0xarchive.io/signup) [Compare plans](https://0xarchive.io/pricing) ## What does a Lighter order-level book request look like? One call, a public price. This request asks for the Lighter BTC individual-order (L3) book at 13:53:32 UTC on 5 June 2026, two orders trimmed. Each order carries the owning Lighter account index. Real request and response, run on 3 November 2026: ``` curl -H "X-API-Key: $OXARCHIVE_API_KEY" \ "https://api.0xarchive.io/v1/lighter/l3orderbook/BTC?timestamp=2026-06-05T13:53:32Z&depth=2" { "success": true, "data": { "coin": "BTC", "timestamp": "2026-06-05T13:52:07.093Z", "orders": [ {"order_index": 844422325039858, "owner_account_index": 281474976642664, "side": "bid", "price": 61153.6, "remaining_size": 0.08176, "original_size": 0.08176}, {"order_index": 562952495876381, "owner_account_index": 27927, "side": "ask", "price": 61153.9, "remaining_size": 0.0002, "original_size": 0.0002} ], "mid_price": "61153.75", "spread": "0.3000000000029104" }, "meta": {"symbol": "BTC", "venue": "lighter"} } ``` The snapshot is the stored L3 state nearest the timestamp you name. This 5 June 2026 request is older than 30 days, so it needs Build ($49 a month); the last 30 days run on the Free plan. **Create a free key to query the latest 30 days of Hyperliquid and Lighter history. Build opens each dataset's full retained archive for $49 a month.** [Start free](https://0xarchive.io/signup) [See self-serve pricing](https://0xarchive.io/pricing) ## If you need regulated reference rates, indices or compliance-grade benchmarks That is a different job from market-data history. Kaiko sells these on custom licenses: - **Reference rates:** administered in line with the IOSCO Principles. - **Indices:** multi-asset indices. - **Benchmarks:** fair market value and best-execution benchmarks. - **Monitoring:** blockchain monitoring. Keep it for those and add 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter history. Side by side: [Kaiko vs 0xArchive](https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/kaiko-vs-0xarchive) and [Kaiko alternatives](https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/kaiko-alternatives). Compare every provider on the same Hyperliquid and Lighter job in the [Hyperliquid and Lighter data provider comparison](https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/hyperliquid-lighter-data-providers). ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does Kaiko cost? Kaiko does not publish prices. Its pricing page says it creates custom data plans for enterprise clients and you request a quote. 0xArchive publishes its self-serve API prices: Free $0, Build $49, Pro $199 and Scale $799 monthly, with Enterprise quoted separately. ### Does Kaiko have a free plan or trial? Kaiko's pricing page offers a trial request and a free Research account sign-up, and lists no free API plan or price. 0xArchive's Free plan costs $0, needs no sales contact, and covers the most recent 30 days of every Hyperliquid and Lighter route. ### What Hyperliquid history does 0xArchive Build include? Build opens the full retained API history: core Hyperliquid books from 15 April 2023, trades from April 2023, every fill from 22 March 2025, funding and open interest from 20 May 2023, liquidation events from 22 December 2025 and core L4 from 11 March 2026. Build also includes $50 of Parquet export credits each month. ### Does Kaiko cover Lighter? Kaiko's public reference-data exchange list of 175 codes has no Lighter entry. 0xArchive covers Lighter with trades from 17 January 2025, funding and open interest from 25 August 2025, the order book from 29 January 2026 and the L3 individual-order book from 5 March 2026. ### What does full retained Hyperliquid and Lighter API history cost on 0xArchive? Build is $49 a month, or $39 a month billed annually, and includes the full retained archive of each dataset from its own first date, with 80 million credits a month. Free is $0 for the latest 30 days. Both are listed on a public pricing page, so you can budget before you talk to anyone.