> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reechee.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Free vs paid

> What the anonymous tier gives you, what an API key unlocks, and when to upgrade.

The platform is useful with zero setup and gets a lot more capable with a key.

<Note>
  "Free vs paid" is about your **plan**, not how you connect. For MCP you can also
  [Connect with OAuth](/guides/authentication#connect-oauth) - log in instead of pasting a
  key - and the tools follow your team's plan either way: a free team connected over OAuth
  still gets the 3-tool taste, a paid team gets the twelve read + action tools - or all
  fifteen if you allow an optional credit budget on the consent screen. Without a budget,
  credit spending over OAuth is blocked.
</Note>

## Free - anonymous

No signup, no key. Built so anyone can ask about any product's pain points from their AI
client and get a real answer. Every response points back to the full report on Reechee.

* **Tools / endpoints:** `search_products`, `get_pain_points` (a taste - summary, top
  themes, a couple of quotes), `get_competitors`.
* **Access:** read-only, [rate-limited by IP](/guides/rate-limits) (15/min, 100/day).
* **Great for:** quick research, embedding "what do people dislike about X" into an
  agent, evaluating the data before you commit.

## Paid - API key

A paid-team key (Starter and up) turns the same REST API and MCP server into something
your agents can operate.

* **Deeper reads:** the **full** pain-point report (every theme, quote, and trend), your
  **opportunities** with filters, individual opportunity detail, your **watchlist**,
  **credit balance**, and a consolidated **account overview** (subscription, credits, and
  watchlist usage).
* **Safe write actions:** follow / unfollow products, mark opportunities viewed, set
  status.
* **Credit-spending actions:** unlock a buyer's email/phone, unlock the buying committee,
  and generate a full pain-points report. These spend Reechee credits and require a
  **spend budget** on the credential (see below).
* **Higher limits:** 60-1000 requests/minute by plan.

## At a glance

|                                | Free (anonymous)     | Paid (API key)         |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Product search                 | ✓                    | ✓                      |
| Pain points                    | Taste                | Full report            |
| Competitors                    | ✓                    | ✓                      |
| Opportunities                  | -                    | ✓ (list + detail)      |
| Watchlist                      | -                    | Read + follow/unfollow |
| Credit balance                 | -                    | ✓                      |
| Account overview               | -                    | ✓                      |
| Triage (viewed / status)       | -                    | ✓                      |
| Unlock contact (email / phone) | -                    | ✓ (1 credit)           |
| Unlock buying committee        | -                    | ✓ (0-1 credit)         |
| Generate pain-points report    | -                    | ✓ (1 credit)           |
| MCP tools                      | 3                    | 15                     |
| Rate limit                     | 15/min, 100/day (IP) | 60-1000/min (by plan)  |

## Spend caps on credit actions

The three credit-spending actions require a **spend budget** on the credential - a
rolling 30-day ceiling on the credits it can spend. It's the safety guardrail for
autonomous agents: with no budget the credential can't spend at all (it gets
`403 spend_cap_required`), so an agent can never burn more than you allowed. For API keys,
set the **spend cap** when you create the key in Settings → API keys. For OAuth
connections, allow the optional **credit budget** on the consent screen (paid teams; the
budget is fixed per connection - reconnect to change it). Two
distinct `402`s tell spend failures apart: `spend_cap_reached` (the key hit its cap) vs
`out_of_credits` (the team is out of credits). See the [errors guide](/guides/errors).

## Upgrade

Create a key under **Settings → API keys** (paid teams). See
[pricing](https://reechee.io/pricing) for plans, and the
[authentication guide](/guides/authentication) to start using a key.

<Card title="Get your API key" icon="key" href="https://app.reechee.io/settings/api-keys">
  Settings → API keys
</Card>