# Mintlify review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Documentation platform with built-in AI agents Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mintlify hosts documentation sites for software companies and adds AI features on top: an assistant that answers questions from the docs, a writing agent and an agent that proposes updates. Docs can be edited in a web editor or synced with Git, and sites carry search, an API playground and an MCP server. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** Mintlify - **Website:** https://www.mintlify.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you want the AI agents, since Pro is $450 a month with 10,000 credits and overages at $0.01 a credit. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Mintlify has a free plan, and paid plans start at $450 per month, billed annually ($540 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Starter plan: 5 editor seats, web editor, custom domain, authentication, MCP server and API playground. No AI credits. - **Free trial:** 14-day Pro trial with 5,000 credits, no card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $0 | 5 editor seats, web editor, Git sync, search, custom domain, API playground and MCP server. No credits for the AI agents. | | Pro | $450 per month, billed annually ($540 billed monthly) | Unlimited editor seats, 10,000 credits a month for the assistant, writing agent and Autopilot, preview deployments and admin APIs. | | Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Pro plus automations, SSO, SCIM and role-based permissions, a performance SLA, advanced insights and migration support. | Read from https://www.mintlify.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mintlify before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **50% off Pro for 12 months for early startups** (Startups): Venture-backed startups founded in the past 2 years that raised under $2M and never paid for Mintlify, as well as YC alumni, get 50% off Pro for 12 months. Source: https://www.mintlify.com/pricing - **Free Pro for non-commercial open source** (Other savings): Non-commercial open source projects with a recognized license get Pro free through the OSS Program, if not venture-backed, revenue-funded or primarily owned by a for-profit company. Source: https://www.mintlify.com/pricing ## Key features - **Web editor and Git sync:** Docs can be written in a web editor, and the pricing table lists Git sync. Both are on the free Starter plan. - **Assistant:** An AI assistant answers questions from the docs on Pro and above. It costs 25 credits per answer and is free when it cannot answer. - **Autopilot:** Proposes updates to keep docs current, at 250 credits per update, and nothing is charged when nothing needs updating. Pro and above. - **API playground and MCP server:** Sites include an interactive API playground and an MCP server, both available on the free plan. - **Access control:** Starter has Mintlify-managed authentication and Pro adds password authentication. OAuth, JWT and SSO sit in Enterprise. ## Good for - Software companies publishing developer and API documentation - Small teams: the free plan covers 5 editors and a custom domain ## Worth knowing - The AI agents run on credits that Starter does not include. Pro has 10,000 a month, and overages are $0.01 per credit. - The step from free to paid is $450 a month, with no smaller paid plan. - SSO, SCIM, role-based permissions and audit logs are Enterprise only, and that plan has no published price. - It is a product for publishing documentation to readers, not an internal wiki for general team notes. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Mintlify is a documentation platform with a web editor, Git sync, an API playground and AI agents. The free Starter plan has 5 editors but no AI credits, and the next step is Pro at $450 a month, with no smaller paid plan between. - **Value for money: D.** Pro is $450 a month billed annually ($540 monthly), above the category's dearest tenth at $249 and far above its $18 middle. There is no paid plan between free and that. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Starter is free with 5 editor seats, a web editor, Git sync, a custom domain, authentication, an MCP server and an API playground, though no AI credits. The Pro trial is 14 days with no card. - **Features: C.** Web editor, Git sync, an assistant, Autopilot, an API playground, MCP and access control. Gaps: the AI agents run on credits Starter lacks, and SSO, SCIM and role permissions are Enterprise only. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up a repo or the web editor, a domain and authentication. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Git sync, an MCP server and API playground, and admin APIs on Pro. No desktop or phone apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mintlify's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - Mintlify's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 10 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 35 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $450 a month, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 50 of the 51 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 33 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/docs-wikis ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Mintlify you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 45 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools grade higher. It costs $5,400 a year. - You could make: Documents: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: A search engine with an AI model behind it. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-mintlify) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.mintlify.com/pricing - https://www.mintlify.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mintlify Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).