Plans, credits and cost per CV
HireLayer pricing
HireLayer is free for 50 API calls a month. Paid plans cost €24 a month for 500 credits and €89 a month for 2,000, and one-time packs start at €29. One successful call on any of the five APIs uses one credit, so a parsed resume costs from €0.0445. Failed calls are free.
Pricing
One credit per successful call, on every API
All plans include access to all APIs, all supported formats and API key management. Errors use no credit.
Free
Try the full recruiting API platform.
€0/ month
50 credits / month
No card required
Starter
For teams getting started with recruiting workflows.
€24/ month
500 credits / month
€48 per 1,000 credits
- Lowest cost per credit
Scale
For teams processing candidates and jobs at scale.
€89/ month
2,000 credits / month
€44.50 per 1,000 credits
Enterprise
For organizations with custom volume and integrations.
Custom
Custom monthly volume and integrations
Dedicated support
One-time credit packs
Credits that do not reset each month.
Cost per call
What one resume, job or match costs
The price of one credit for each way to buy credits. One credit is one successful call, on any API.
| Option | Price | Per call |
|---|---|---|
| Starter plan | €24 / month for 500 credits | €0.048 |
| Scale plan | €89 / month for 2,000 credits | €0.0445 |
| 500-credit pack | €29 once, credits do not reset monthly | €0.058 |
| 2,000-credit pack | €99 once, credits do not reset monthly | €0.0495 |
| 10,000-credit pack | €449 once, credits do not reset monthly | €0.0449 |
What one credit buys on each API
- HireLayer CV Extract1 resume parsed into JSON
- HireLayer Job Extract1 job description turned into weighted criteria
- HireLayer Match1 candidate scored against 1 job
- HireLayer RankUp to 10 candidates ranked for 1 job
- HireLayer Skills1 text of up to 5,000 characters resolved to taxonomy skills
Compared
Monthly cost of resume parsing by vendor
Lowest published monthly cost to parse each volume, from each vendor's public price list. Vendors without a public price list sell on quote.
| Resumes / month | 500 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HireLayer | €24≈ $27.25 | €89≈ $101 | €449≈ $510 | €2,245≈ $2,549 |
| Affinda | $50 | $200 | $500 | $1,250 |
| RChilli | $68.75 | $221 | $688 | $1,563 |
| Textkernel | On quote | On quote | On quote | On quote |
| HrFlow.ai | On quote | On quote | On quote | On quote |
| DaXtra | On quote | On quote | On quote | On quote |
US dollar equivalents use the ECB reference rate of 2026-09-30 (1.1355). Each vendor name links to a comparison page with its sourced price list, the date it was checked and a cost calculator. Above 10,000 resumes a month, ask for an Enterprise quote. For the method, read resume parser API pricing per 1,000 CVs.
Questions
Pricing FAQ
How much does the HireLayer resume parsing API cost?
The Free plan includes 50 credits a month at no cost and without a card. Starter costs €24 a month for 500 credits and Scale €89 a month for 2,000 credits. One parsed resume uses one credit, so a resume costs between €0.0445 and €0.058 depending on how you buy credits.
What counts as one credit?
1 successful API call = 1 credit across every API. One Rank call ranks up to 10 candidates for 1 credit, and one Skills call resolves a whole text of up to 5,000 characters for 1 credit. Calls that return an error use no credit.
Is there a free plan or a free trial?
Yes. The Free plan gives 50 credits every month on all five APIs, with no card required and no time limit. The free online resume parser also lets anyone parse a few CVs without an account.
Do unused credits roll over?
Monthly plan credits are a monthly allowance. Credit packs are bought once and do not reset each month, so they suit irregular volumes.
Can I cancel a subscription?
Yes. Plans are managed from the dashboard billing page and a cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period.
How much do 10,000 resumes cost?
With public prices, 10,000 parses a month cost €449.00 (10,000-credit pack). Above that volume, ask for an Enterprise quote.
Are all APIs included in every plan?
Yes. Every plan, including Free, can call CV Extract, Job Extract, Match, Rank and Skills with the same API key and the same credit balance, along with the MCP server and the integrations.
Start with 50 free credits a month.
Valid on all five APIs. No card required.