# What is the cheapest sports odds API?

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Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers/cheapest-sports-odds-api
Updated: 2026-11-15

On 15 Nov 2026 the cheapest paid entry plan was ParlayAPI at $5 a month for 20,000 credits, then The Odds API at $30, TheRundown at $49 and SharpAPI at $79. The largest free tiers were TheRundown (20,000 data points a day) and ParlayAPI (1,000 credits a month). novigapi.com starts at $49, for Novig only. (Source: [ParlayAPI: pricing](https://parlay-api.com/pricing))

Headline prices hide the unit. A credit at one provider is one market in one region; a data point at another is one price. Compare by what one real request of yours costs on each.

Live delay matters too: free tiers are often 5 or 10 minutes behind.

## How the options compare

Entry prices, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | Free tier | Paid plans | How usage is counted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ParlayAPI | 1,000 credits a month, 48 hours of lookback | $5 (20K credits) to $200 (50M credits) a month | Credits, the same math as The Odds API |
| The Odds API | 500 credits a month, no historical odds | $30 (20K credits) to $249 (15M credits) a month | 1 credit per region per market per odds call |
| TheRundown | 20,000 data points a day, 5-minute delay, no history | Starter $49 (60 s delay, 7-day history) to Max $2,499 (unlimited history) a month | Data points a month |
| SharpAPI | $0: 12 requests a minute, 2 books | Hobby $79 (5 books), Pro $229 (15 books, +EV), Sharp $399 (25 books) a month | Flat plans, requests a minute |
| SportsGameOdds | Amateur: 10 requests a minute, 2,500 objects a month, 10-minute updates | Rookie $99 (3-minute updates), Pro $299 (sub-minute, historical data) a month | Objects a month and requests a minute |
| Odds-API.io | None listed on its pricing page | Solo $65 (2 books) to Pro $299 (15 books) a month; WebSocket add-on at the same price again | 5,000 requests an hour on every plan |
| novigapi.com | 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, no card | Developer $49, Production $149, Scale $499 a month; $9 for 1,000 credits that never expire | 1 credit per 100 rows on most lists; history reads 3 to 5; bulk CSV 10 |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> novigapi.com is not the cheapest: our first paid plan is $49 and our free tier is 100 credits. It is priced for Novig depth (book, trades, intraday history), which the cheaper feeds do not carry.

## Try it

100 market rows cost 1 credit on novigapi.com.

```bash
curl -s "https://novigapi.com/api/v1/markets?limit=100" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVIGAPI_KEY"
```

Read the [endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints), compare [plans and credits](https://novigapi.com/pricing), or send a request from the [playground](https://novigapi.com/playground).

## Questions

### Is there a free sports odds API?

Yes. TheRundown, ParlayAPI, The Odds API, SharpAPI, SportsGameOdds and novigapi.com all have free tiers, with delays or small quotas (checked 15 Nov 2026).

### Which cheap odds API has player props?

The Odds API (props from May 2023 in history), TheRundown from Starter, and novigapi.com for Novig props on every plan.

## Sources

- [ParlayAPI: pricing](https://parlay-api.com/pricing)
- [The Odds API: plans](https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access)
- [TheRundown: API pricing](https://therundown.io/pricing/api)
- [SharpAPI: pricing](https://sharpapi.io/pricing)
- [SportsGameOdds: pricing](https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing)
- [Odds-API.io: pricing](https://odds-api.io/pricing)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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