> Enrich.chat gives AI agents verified work emails and mobiles. To use it from an agent, read https://enrich.chat/agents.md . This is the Markdown version of https://enrich.chat/blog/instantly-pricing/

# Instantly pricing in 2026: two plans, two meters, and what a contact really costs

Instantly sells sending and lead data as separate subscriptions, each with its own limits. Here are Instantly's own prices, what a credit buys, the maths per contact and the terms that decide the real bill.

By Enrich.chat Editorial. Updated October 19, 2026.

**Short answer:** Instantly sells sending and lead data as separate plans. Outreach costs $47, $97 or $358 a month, and lead credits start at $47 a month for 1,500 credits, per [Instantly's pricing page](https://instantly.ai/pricing) on October 16, 2026. A verified work email costs 1 credit if Instantly finds it and 2 if it comes from data partners, or 3 to 6 cents on the entry plan.

## Key takeaways

- Outreach, the sending plan, costs $47 (Growth), $97 (Hypergrowth) or $358 (Light Speed) a month, or $37.60, $77.60 and $286.30 on the yearly view. Enterprise is by quote.
- Lead credits are a second plan: $47 for 1,500 credits, $97 for 5,000 and from $197 for 10,000. Instantly's help center lists eleven priced credit plans, up to $1,700 for 200,000 credits.
- A verified work email is 1 credit when Instantly finds it, 2 when it comes from data partners and 0 when none is found. That is 3.1 to 6.3 cents on the $47 plan and 0.85 to 1.7 cents on the $1,700 plan.
- Each subscription renews on its own, is cancelled on its own and is non-refundable under Instantly's Terms. Credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after purchase.
- Enrich.chat covers only the data half. 1,000 contacts with a work email use 15,000 Enrich.chat credits, which fits the Growth plan at $29 a month. It sends no email.

## Plans and prices

Prices as listed by Instantly on October 16, 2026. [Source](https://instantly.ai/pricing). Monthly billing in US dollars. The yearly view takes about 20% off Outreach. Lead credits, a CRM and inbox placement are separate subscriptions. Enterprise and the managed VIP service are by quote.

| Plan | Price | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Growth | $47 /month | $37.60 a month on the yearly view |
| Hypergrowth | $97 /month | $77.60 a month on the yearly view |
| Light Speed | $358 /month | $286.30 a month on the yearly view |
| Lead credits | $47 /month and up | A separate plan: 1,500 credits at $47, 5,000 at $97, 10,000 from $197 |

## How much does Instantly cost per month in 2026?

Instantly sells sending and lead data as separate plans, so it has no single monthly price. The Outreach plan, which sends your emails, costs $47, $97 or $358 a month on monthly billing. Lead credits, which pay for the lead database, are a second plan that starts at $47 a month. These are the list prices on [Instantly's pricing page](https://instantly.ai/pricing), which we read on October 16, 2026 in its Outreach and Instantly Credits tabs and in both billing views.

| Instantly Outreach plan | Monthly billing | Yearly view, per month | Emails a month | Uploaded contacts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Growth | $47 | $37.60 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Hypergrowth | $97 | $77.60 | 125,000 | 25,000 |
| Light Speed | $358 | $286.30 | 500,000 | 100,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | 500,000+ | 100,000+ |

The yearly view takes about 20% off every Outreach plan. Growth comes to $451.20 for a year at $37.60 a month, against $564 on monthly billing. Instantly's [Terms of Service](https://instantly.ai/terms) say each subscription has a one-month or one-year term, depending on the plan you buy.

Three details differ between pages. The plan card and the [help center](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7920548-outbound-plans-comparison) list Hypergrowth at 125,000 emails a month, but the comparison table on the pricing page says 100,000, so plan on the lower number. The VIP tab, a managed service, has no public price. And some third-party pages, such as [JoinSecret](https://www.joinsecret.com/instantly-ai/pricing), list Growth at $37, close to the $37.60 yearly price and not the $47 monthly price.

### What does each Instantly Outreach plan include?

Every paid Outreach plan includes unlimited email accounts and warm-up. The plans differ in emails a month, uploaded contacts and team features. Instantly's [plan comparison](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7920548-outbound-plans-comparison) shows what Growth leaves out.

- **Growth, $47.** It has 5,000 emails a month, 1,000 uploaded contacts, an API and Zapier. It has no team members, no Slack or webhooks, no subsequences, no replying from the Unibox inbox and no priority support.
- **Hypergrowth, $97.** It adds team members, Slack and webhooks, subsequences, Unibox replies, an agency view and priority support, with 25,000 uploaded contacts.
- **Light Speed, $358.** It adds 500,000 emails a month, 100,000 uploaded contacts and SISR, which Instantly says gives you dedicated server and IP blocks.

The uploaded-contacts limit is the one to watch. [Instantly's help center](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7918680-uploaded-contacts-limits) says it counts every contact you upload to a campaign, whether the campaign is active, paused or a draft. It is a fixed total, not a monthly allowance, so it never resets. To make room you delete leads or campaigns, or buy an add-on. Each Hypergrowth or Light Speed add-on costs $87 a month for 25,000 more contacts and 125,000 more emails, per [Instantly's add-on pricing](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7917050-outbound-data-credits-add-on-pricing).

### Does Instantly have a free plan?

Instantly has no free plan, but it has a 14-day free trial that needs no credit card. Per its [free trial guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13941298-instantly-free-trial), the trial lets you connect 2 email accounts, upload 250 leads, send 1,000 emails and use 100 free credits and 2 inbox placement tests. When it ends, accounts, warm-up and campaigns pause, and an account that is not upgraded is deleted. Nothing is charged, because no card was taken.

## How much do Instantly lead credits cost, and what does a credit buy?

Instantly's lead credits run from $47 a month for 1,500 credits to $1,700 a month for 200,000. A verified work email costs 1 credit when Instantly finds it, 2 when it comes from data partners and nothing when none is found. The price list is in the help center's [Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system) article, which we read on October 16, 2026.

| Instantly credits plan | Monthly price | Credits a month | Cost per credit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nano | $9 | 150 | 6.00 cents |
| Growth | $47 | 1,500 | 3.13 cents |
| Growth 2 | $77 | 2,000 | 3.85 cents |
| Supersonic | $97 | 5,000 | 1.94 cents |
| Supersonic 2 | $147 | 7,500 | 1.96 cents |
| Hyper | $197 | 10,000 | 1.97 cents |
| Hyper 2 | $300 | 20,000 | 1.50 cents |
| Hyper 3 | $500 | 45,000 | 1.11 cents |
| Hyper 4 | $997 | 100,000 | 1.00 cent |
| Hyper 5 | $1,400 | 150,000 | 0.93 cents |
| Hyper 6 | $1,700 | 200,000 | 0.85 cents |
| Add-on (Hyper plans and up) | $425 | 50,000 more | 0.85 cents |
| Enterprise | Custom | 200,000+ | By quote |

The pricing page shows only three of these as cards. Growth is $47 for "1500-2000" credits, Supersonic is $97 for "5000-7500", and Hyper Credits start at $197 for 10K to 200K. The ranges are the numbered tiers in the table. Cost per credit is our arithmetic: the monthly price divided by the credits.

Annual billing saves less on most credit plans. The yearly view shows Growth credits at $37.60 (20% off), and Supersonic and Hyper at $87.30 and $177.30 (10% off). The help center says annual plans get 10% off and all credits up front. Instantly's [list pricing guide](https://instantly.ai/blog/b2b-email-list-pricing-costs-models-and-roi-calculation/) reconciles the two: Growth saves 20% and the others 10%.

Instantly quotes the size of its lead database twice, and the numbers differ. The pricing page says 450M+ leads. The [SuperSearch help article](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11364248-supersearch) says 610M+. Both are Instantly's own claims, and we did not test either.

### What does each Instantly credit action cost?

The same pool pays for emails, profile data, company data, verification and AI features, so the actions you pick decide how far a plan goes.

| Instantly action | Credits |
| --- | --- |
| Work email found by Instantly | 1 |
| Work email from data partners | 2 |
| Work email not found | 0 |
| Enrich person: work email (listed as about) | 1.5 a row |
| Fully enriched profile | 0.5 a lead |
| Company job listings, technologies, news or funding type | 0.5 each |
| Verify an email, with a catch-all check | 0.25 a lead |
| Engagement score | 1 a row |
| AI enrichment | 0.5 or more a row |
| AI Reply Agent | 5 a reply |
| AI Sales Agent and four other agents | 5 a generated lead each |
| Website visitors | 3 a resolved profile |

Two things are missing from that list. A search of the database has no credit line: you spend credits when you enrich, although the SuperSearch guide prices company searches through some integrations at 2 to 5 credits a company. And there is no phone number action, so Instantly's credits cover emails, profiles, company data and AI, not mobile numbers. Instantly's [catch-all guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/9662611-catch-all-email-verification) says verification tries to confirm catch-all addresses too. For how that works, see our [waterfall enrichment](https://enrich.chat/blog/waterfall-enrichment/) guide and the free [catch-all checker](https://enrich.chat/tools/catch-all-checker/).

## What does one Instantly contact really cost?

One verified work email costs 3.1 to 6.3 cents on Instantly's $47 Growth credits plan, and 0.85 to 1.7 cents on its $1,700 plan. Divide the plan price by its credits to get the price of one credit. Then multiply by the 1 or 2 credits the email uses. Figure 1 shows the range for five plans.

**Figure 1: Cost of one Instantly work email by credits plan.** Bar chart of the cost of one verified work email on five Instantly credits plans, at 1 credit and at 2 credits. Growth at $47 for 1,500 credits costs 3.13 and 6.27 cents. Supersonic at $97 for 5,000 credits costs 1.94 and 3.88 cents. Hyper at $197 for 10,000 credits costs 1.97 and 3.94 cents. Hyper 4 at $997 for 100,000 credits costs 1.00 and 1.99 cents. Hyper 6 at $1,700 for 200,000 credits costs 0.85 and 1.70 cents.

*Cost of one verified work email on five Instantly credits plans, in US cents, at 1 credit (Instantly finds it) and 2 credits (data partners). Monthly price divided by monthly credits, times credits per email. Sources: [Instantly Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system), checked October 16, 2026.*

Instantly's own [list pricing guide](https://instantly.ai/blog/b2b-email-list-pricing-costs-models-and-roi-calculation/) uses a blend. It assumes about 1.5 credits per lead, which it says gives roughly 1,000 to 1,300 verified contacts a month on Growth, at about $0.04 to $0.05 a lead. That fits our range: $47 divided by 1,000 contacts is 4.7 cents. It is a vendor estimate, and your mix of 1-credit and 2-credit emails sets the real figure.

Four things move the number:

- **Profile data.** A fully enriched profile adds 0.5 credits. An email with a profile then uses 1.5 to 2.5 credits.
- **Verification.** Verifying an email you already hold costs 0.25 credits, which is $0.0078 a lead on Growth.
- **Unused credits.** Credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after purchase, per the help center. Credits you never spend still cost money, so your real price per used credit rises.
- **Rules that can change.** The [Terms](https://instantly.ai/terms) say what a credit buys can change at Instantly's discretion.

## What does a full Instantly setup cost each month?

A working setup needs at least two Instantly plans, plus mailboxes. A credits plan with no Outreach plan can upload only 250 leads to campaigns, per Instantly's [plans overview](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/10273259-instantly-plans-overview). An Outreach plan with no credits has no lead database, though you can upload your own list. So most teams pay for both. Figure 2 totals four setups from Instantly's list prices.

**Figure 2: Monthly bill for four Instantly setups.** Stacked bar chart of the monthly cost of four Instantly setups on monthly billing. A solo sender with Growth Outreach at $47 and Growth credits at $47 pays $94. The same sender with a $47 CRM and a $47 inbox placement plan pays $188. A small team with Hypergrowth at $97 and Supersonic credits at $97 pays $194. A high-volume team with Light Speed at $358 and Hyper credits at $197 pays $555.

*Monthly cost of four Instantly setups at list prices, before mailboxes and tax. Outreach and credits plans from the pricing page, CRM and inbox placement at the Growth level from the plans overview. Sources: [Instantly pricing](https://instantly.ai/pricing), [plans overview](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/10273259-instantly-plans-overview), checked October 16, 2026.*

Instantly's pricing page code also holds a Bundles tab with three prices, $94, $194 and $555. It is hidden from visitors on October 16, so we do not treat it as an offer. The prices equal the sums in Figure 2, $47 plus $47, $97 plus $97 and $358 plus $197, so a bundle is a total, not a discount.

Mailboxes are the next cost. "Unlimited email accounts" means Instantly does not cap how many you connect. The mailboxes themselves come from your email provider, or from Instantly. Its [plans overview](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/10273259-instantly-plans-overview) lists domains at $15 a year, AirMail accounts at $4 a month each, done-for-you Google accounts at $5 and pre-warmed Google accounts at $10. [Instantly's billing guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13559163-understanding-your-billing-charges) says these renew on the 15th of each month and bill apart from your plans.

Here is one example, our own illustration. Instantly's [cold email guide](https://instantly.ai/blog/cold-email/) advises capping campaign sends at 30 emails per inbox per day. Six mailboxes at that cap send up to 5,400 emails in a 30-day month, close to Growth's 5,000. Six AirMail accounts cost $24 a month, and two domains cost $30 a year, or $2.50 a month. Add Growth Outreach at $47 and Growth credits at $47 and the bill is $120.50 a month. Add a CRM and inbox placement at $47 each and it is $214.50. A competing sender, [Salesforge](https://www.salesforge.ai/blog/instantly-ai-review), puts four Growth-level plans at about $150 on annual billing. On monthly billing, Instantly's prices make it $188.

## What are Instantly's renewal, cancellation and refund terms?

Every Instantly subscription renews automatically and is cancelled on its own. Its [Terms of Service](https://instantly.ai/terms), last updated September 22, 2026, say a paid plan renews at the then-current price until you cancel, and that fees can rise at each renewal. These are the rules that decide the bill.

- **Separate subscriptions.** Outbound, Data Credits, CRM, Inbox Placement, add-ons and done-for-you accounts each bill apart, per the [cancel guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7918806-how-to-cancel-your-subscription). The [billing guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13559163-understanding-your-billing-charges) adds that each workspace needs its own subscription.
- **How cancelling works.** You click Cancel Plan on each tab in Billing and Usage. Outbound and Data Credits plans end at the close of the cycle. A CRM or Inbox Placement plan ends at once if you have other subscriptions. Add-ons are cancelled through chat support before the renewal date.
- **No refunds.** Section 5.3 of the Terms says all fees are non-refundable, with no partial or prorated refunds, and that this covers credits, add-ons and Supersearch.
- **Credit expiry.** Credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after purchase and credits on annual plans after 1 year, per the [Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system) article. The Terms say credits are lost when you cancel.
- **Plan changes.** Outreach upgrades are prorated, and downgrades return the unused time as account credit. Credits upgrades charge the full price, restart the billing date and keep your unused credits, per the [upgrade guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7917024-how-to-upgrade-downgrade-your-plan).

Billing is also where reviewers complain. Several recent one-star [Trustpilot reviews](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/instantly.ai) we read describe charges that continued after the reviewer cancelled one plan, because a second subscription, such as a CRM or a data credits add-on, was still active. Instantly's public replies say the products are separate subscriptions, which matches its cancel guide. These are individual accounts, not an audit. After cancelling, check every billing tab for a "Cancels on" date.

## How does Instantly's lead data compare with Enrich.chat's credit plans?

Enrich.chat covers only the data half of an Instantly stack. It looks up people and work emails for your AI agent or app, and it does not send email. Its plans are Growth $29 for 100,000 credits, Scale $90 for 500,000 credits, Pro $299 for 2,500,000 credits, billed monthly with unlimited seats and no annual contract. A work email costs 10 credits, a mobile 250 and a person returned by a search 5. A lookup that finds nothing uses 0 credits. You also get 10 free lookups a day with no signup, so you can try it before paying.

| Buying point | Instantly credits | Enrich.chat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry plan | $47 a month, 1,500 credits | $29 a month, 100,000 credits |
| One work email | 1 credit (Instantly) or 2 (data partners) | 10 credits |
| A person from a search | No credit line for the search itself | 5 credits per person returned, 25 a page |
| Mobile number | No phone action in the credit list | 250 credits when found |
| A miss | 0 credits when no verified email is found | 0 credits when nothing is found |
| Unused credits | Expire 2 months after purchase on monthly plans | Renew with each monthly payment, no rollover |
| Seats | Growth Outreach has no team members | Unlimited seats on every plan |
| Sending, warm-up, sequences | In the Outreach plan | None |

Take 1,000 contacts with a work email. On Instantly that is 1,000 credits at 1 each, 1,500 at Instantly's own average of 1.5, or 2,000 at 2 each. Pro-rated at the Growth credit rate of $47 for 1,500 credits, that is $31.33, $47.00 or $62.67. At 2,000 credits you would need Growth 2, at $77 a month.

On Enrich.chat, finding 1,000 people by filter costs 5,000 credits and 1,000 work emails cost 10,000. That is 15,000 credits, which fits the Growth plan at $29 a month. Pro-rated at that plan's rate, the credits cost $4.35, because 1,000 contacts use only part of the plan. If you already have names and company websites, skip the search: 10,000 credits, or $2.90 pro-rated. Figure 3 sets the bars side by side.

**Figure 3: Pro-rated cost of 1,000 contacts with a work email.** Bar chart of the pro-rated credit cost of 1,000 contacts with a work email. On Instantly Growth credits at $47 for 1,500 credits it is $31.33 at 1 credit per email, $47.00 at 1.5 credits and $62.67 at 2 credits. On Enrich.chat it is $4.35 for a search plus an email lookup, and $2.90 for an email lookup alone. Pro-rated costs ignore unused credits and the plan price.

*Pro-rated credit cost of 1,000 contacts with a work email, ignoring unused credits and the plan price. Instantly bars use $47 for 1,500 credits and 1, 1.5 or 2 credits per email. Enrich.chat bars use 5 credits per person from a search and 10 per work email. The products return different people and fields, so this compares price only. Sources: [Instantly Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system), [Enrich.chat pricing](https://enrich.chat/pricing/).*

These are pro-rated figures, not bills. Your bill is the plan price: $47 or more for Instantly credits, and $29 for the Enrich.chat plan above. Neither price says which product finds more of your market, so test both on a sample of your own targets.

### How does an Enrich.chat lookup work?

An agent runs two calls: a search for the people, then a lookup for each work email. The [people search API](https://enrich.chat/api/people-search/) takes a plain-English sentence plus filters, and the [person lookup](https://enrich.chat/api/person-enrichment/) takes a LinkedIn URL, a work email, or a name with a company website. Here is a search with illustrative, fictional results. No key is needed on the free tier.

```
curl -G "https://enrich.chat/v1/search" \
  --data-urlencode "q=heads of operations at logistics companies" \
  --data-urlencode "country=United States" \
  --data-urlencode "employees_min=200" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=2"

{
  "found": true,
  "count": 2,
  "people": [
    {"id": "per_5Wk8mTq2ZvN3HdLx", "name": "Priya Raman",
     "title": "Head of Operations", "company": "Northwind Freight",
     "has_email": true, "has_mobile": false,
     "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-raman-ops"},
    {"id": "per_9Bc4rYe7JsP1GaUn", "name": "Tomas Lindqvist",
     "title": "Head of Logistics", "company": "Harbor Line Cargo",
     "has_email": true, "has_mobile": true,
     "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-lindqvist"}
  ],
  "total_matches": 41,
  "next_cursor": "eyJyIjoyfQ",
  "credits_used": 10,
  "free_lookups_remaining": 9
}
```

Two people from a search use 10 credits. The agent then looks up the work email of each person you keep. This is a second illustrative response, for one person:

```
GET /v1/person?linkedin_url=linkedin.com/in/priya-raman-ops&fields=email

{
  "found": true,
  "name": "Priya Raman",
  "title": "Head of Operations",
  "company": {"name": "Northwind Freight"},
  "work_email": {"value": "priya.raman@northwindfreight.example.com",
                 "status": "verified"},
  "credits_used": 10,
  "free_lookups_remaining": 8
}
```

Every work email comes back with a status of `verified`, `catch_all` or `unknown`. It is a label, not a delivery guarantee, so read it before you send. A lookup that finds nothing returns `found: false` and uses 0 credits. Paste this prompt into your agent, or add the MCP server from the [install page](https://enrich.chat/install/), to price your own list:

```text
Use www.enrich.chat to find 10 heads of operations at US logistics companies with 200 to 1,000 employees. Look up the work email for each person, show the status of each email and mark misses as not found. Then tell me the total credits_used and the credits per contact with an email.
```

The free [lead list builder](https://enrich.chat/tools/lead-list-builder/) runs one search in your browser, and the dashboard's [people search](https://enrich.chat/features/people-search/) adds filters and a free live count of matches. Our [lead finder guide](https://enrich.chat/blog/lead-finder/) covers the wider field. See [Enrich.chat pricing](https://enrich.chat/pricing/) for every plan.

### Where does Enrich.chat fall short of Instantly?

Enrich.chat is a data layer, not a sending platform. These gaps matter if you compare it with Instantly's whole stack:

- **No sending, warm-up or sequencing.** It has no mailboxes, no campaigns, no inbox and no CRM. You send from a tool such as Instantly.
- **No CRM sync.** The dashboard saves people to [lists](https://enrich.chat/features/lists-and-export/) that your whole team shares and exports them as CSV or Excel, but nothing syncs to a CRM. A search returns 25 people a page and pages on by cursor up to 1,000 results, so a list of 1,000 takes 40 pages.
- **No lookalike search.** Search filters cover title, level, department, location, industry, company size, revenue band, technology and funding, plus a plain-English description. Instantly lists 13 filters, including keywords and lookalikes.
- **No standalone email verifier.** It does not check a list you already hold. Instantly's verification costs 0.25 credits a lead.
- **Input rules.** A person lookup needs a LinkedIn URL, a work email, or a name with a company website. A company name alone is not supported, and personal mailboxes such as Gmail are not looked up.

You can pair the two: Instantly's Outreach Growth plan at $47 sends, and an agent fills the list from Enrich.chat. Our [sales MCP servers](https://enrich.chat/blog/best-mcp-servers-for-sales/) guide covers connecting both. You stay responsible for CAN-SPAM, GDPR and any other rules that cover your outreach. This is general information, not legal advice. Anyone can opt out of Enrich.chat at [enrich.chat/opt-out/](https://enrich.chat/opt-out/).

## When is Instantly the better choice?

Instantly is the better choice when you want to find, enrich and send cold email from one account. Enrich.chat returns contact data and nothing else. Pick Instantly when:

- **You send at volume.** Hypergrowth lists 125,000 emails a month, and Light Speed 500,000. Enrich.chat sends nothing.
- **You need warm-up and mailboxes.** Every Outreach plan includes warm-up, and Instantly sells domains and accounts, so you can set up in one place.
- **You want lookalike search or auto-added leads.** SuperSearch has 13 filters, saved searches, lookalike search and a Lead Finder Agent that adds leads to campaigns on its own, per the [SuperSearch guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11364248-supersearch).
- **You already run campaigns there.** You can move leads that have a work email from a search straight into a campaign, with no export step.

Price the full stack before you buy, as Figure 2 shows, and use the 14-day trial to test your market. For other tools, see our [lemlist pricing](https://enrich.chat/blog/lemlist-pricing/), [Apollo pricing](https://enrich.chat/blog/apollo-pricing/) and [Snov.io pricing](https://enrich.chat/blog/snov-io-pricing/) guides, our [Instantly alternatives](https://enrich.chat/alternatives/instantly/) page and the [cold email data guide](https://enrich.chat/blog/cold-email/). Start with the [best lead generation tools](https://enrich.chat/blog/best-lead-generation-tools/), or try the free [email finder](https://enrich.chat/tools/email-finder/) first.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does Instantly cost per month?

Instantly's Outreach plans cost $47 (Growth), $97 (Hypergrowth) and $358 (Light Speed) a month on monthly billing, or $37.60, $77.60 and $286.30 on the yearly view, per its [pricing page](https://instantly.ai/pricing) checked October 16, 2026. Lead credits are a separate plan from $47 a month for 1,500 credits. A CRM and inbox placement cost $47 each at the Growth level, so four plans add up to $188 a month.

### Does Instantly have a free plan?

No, but it has a 14-day free trial that needs no credit card. The trial lets you connect 2 email accounts, upload 250 leads, send 1,000 emails and use 100 free credits, per Instantly's [free trial guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13941298-instantly-free-trial). When it ends, warm-up and campaigns pause, and an account that is not upgraded is deleted. For a free API tier, Enrich.chat gives each IP 10 lookups a day with no signup.

### How many credits does an Instantly lead cost?

A verified work email costs 1 credit when Instantly finds it and 2 when it comes from data partners. No credits are used when no verified work email is found, per Instantly's [Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system) article. On the $47 Growth plan that is 3.1 to 6.3 cents an email. A fully enriched profile adds 0.5 credits, and verifying an email you already hold costs 0.25 credits.

### Do unused Instantly credits roll over?

Only for a while. Instantly's help center says credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after purchase and credits on annual plans expire after 1 year. Its [Terms of Service](https://instantly.ai/terms) say credits can roll over twice when the subscription renews, are lost if you cancel and have no cash value. Plan to use each month's credits within the next month or two.

### How do I cancel Instantly, and can I get a refund?

Open Settings, then Billing and Usage, choose each plan tab and click Cancel Plan, per Instantly's [cancel guide](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7918806-how-to-cancel-your-subscription). Each subscription must be cancelled on its own. Instantly's [Terms](https://instantly.ai/terms) say all fees are non-refundable, including credits and add-ons, even when unused. After cancelling, check every tab for a Cancels on date.

### Can I buy contact data without Instantly's sending plan?

Yes. Instantly sells credits on their own, but its [plans overview](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/10273259-instantly-plans-overview) says an account with credits and no Outreach plan can upload only 250 leads to campaigns. Enrich.chat is a data-only option: Growth $29 for 100,000 credits, Scale $90 for 500,000 credits, Pro $299 for 2,500,000 credits, with unlimited seats and no annual contract. It does not send email. See [Instantly alternatives](https://enrich.chat/alternatives/instantly/).

## Sources

1. [Instantly pricing page (Outreach, Instantly Credits and VIP tabs, monthly and yearly views)](https://instantly.ai/pricing)
2. [Data Credit System](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11381241-data-credit-system)
3. [Instantly Plans Overview](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/10273259-instantly-plans-overview)
4. [Outbound Plans Comparison](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7920548-outbound-plans-comparison)
5. [Outbound and Data Credits Add-on Pricing](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7917050-outbound-data-credits-add-on-pricing)
6. [Uploaded Contacts Limits](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7918680-uploaded-contacts-limits)
7. [SuperSearch](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/11364248-supersearch)
8. [Catch-All Email Verification](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/9662611-catch-all-email-verification)
9. [How to Upgrade or Downgrade Your Plan](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7917024-how-to-upgrade-downgrade-your-plan)
10. [Understanding Your Billing and Charges](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13559163-understanding-your-billing-charges)
11. [How to Cancel Your Subscription](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/7918806-how-to-cancel-your-subscription)
12. [Instantly Free Trial](https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/13941298-instantly-free-trial)
13. [Instantly Terms of Service (last updated September 22, 2026)](https://instantly.ai/terms)
14. [B2B email list pricing: costs, models, and ROI calculation](https://instantly.ai/blog/b2b-email-list-pricing-costs-models-and-roi-calculation/)
15. [Cold email: the complete guide](https://instantly.ai/blog/cold-email/)
16. [Instantly reviews on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/instantly.ai)
17. [Instantly.ai Review 2026: I Tested It For 30 Days](https://www.salesforge.ai/blog/instantly-ai-review)

## Try this prompt

Price a lead list on Enrich.chat

```text
Use www.enrich.chat to find 10 heads of operations at US logistics companies with 200 to 1,000 employees. Look up the work email for each person, show the status of each email and mark misses as not found. Then tell me the total credits_used and the credits per contact with an email.
```

## Related

- [Instantly alternatives (2026): sending, sequences or data](https://enrich.chat/alternatives/instantly/)
- [lemlist pricing: plans, credits and cost per contact](https://enrich.chat/blog/lemlist-pricing/)
- [Apollo pricing explained: plans, credits and cost per contact](https://enrich.chat/blog/apollo-pricing/)