FREE VS PRO

Free vs Pro

A plain-language comparison of Free and Pro Legalcode access.

What each tier includes

Free plan

Start here

$0 / month. Free Legalcode account required.

  • Rate limit: 30 weighted units per rolling 24 hours and 600 per calendar month
  • Discover, Search, and Fetch: 1 unit; Trace: 2 units; Analyze: 10 units; Pro REST signed-download redemption: 2 units
  • All supported non-patent sources and operations
  • Source text through MCP Fetch and excerpts
  • Five detailed concise results, with result stubs where applicable
  • Best for legal research and first setup checks

Pro plan

Upgrade when needed

$25 per month billed annually at $300 for 12 months, or $39.99 per month billed monthly.

  • Rate limit: 25,000 weighted units per calendar month
  • Everything in Free, plus patent Search and Fetch
  • Signed downloads and organization-key REST access
  • The same five MCP tools and descriptions
  • CLI and direct integration workflows

How to choose

Use Free for any supported non-patent research. Choose Pro when you need patents, a much larger quota, CLI, or direct integration workflows. Your connector URL does not change.