AlphaSense pricing: what is public, what is not and how it compares with expert calls

AlphaSense does not publish a price for its research platform. Its pricing page describes annual subscriptions "from enterprise-wide solutions to per-seat pricing" and asks you to contact sales. AlphaSense pricing Three public data points help you set a budget before that conversation:

• AlphaSense's own AWS Marketplace listing shows one 12-month contract option, "Basic access," at $20,000, beside a note to contact the company for Private Offer pricing. AWS Marketplace: AlphaSense
• Vendr, a software purchasing platform, reports a median of $18,375 a year across 40 AlphaSense purchases in its data, with a low of $9,750 and a high of $51,300. It does not say how many seats those contracts covered. Vendr: AlphaSense
• Expert calls, sold through AlphaSense's Tegus service, have a published price: the expert's rate plus a flat $75 transcription fee, with an average expert rate of about $450. Tegus Expert Call Services

These figures are as shown on those pages on October 1, 2026, and none of them is a quote. Ask AlphaSense for a written quote before you set a budget.

What AlphaSense sells

AlphaSense is a research platform that searches and summarizes filings, earnings call transcripts, broker research, news and transcripts of past expert interviews. Tegus, an expert network, is now part of AlphaSense; the Tegus homepage says its expert transcripts, expert calls and financial models are now part of the AlphaSense platform. Tegus

The pricing page lists two plans and two add-ons:

What the published pieces say, and what they leave out

The AWS Marketplace figure. The listing's table shows a single dimension, "Basic access," at $20,000 for 12 months. It does not say whether that covers one seat or several. An AI-generated summary on the same AWS page describes the dimension as billed per user, so treat per-seat as likely but confirm it with AlphaSense. The listing invites buyers to ask for Private Offer pricing, so the figure may differ from what you end up paying.

The Vendr figure. Vendr's median comes from purchases in its own dataset, which may not resemble your team. It is useful as a sanity check on a quote, not as a price.

The expert call figures. The call services page gives the most detail. Calls are billed at the expert's rate plus $75 for transcription, with no markup. You pay for the minutes used, rounded up to the nearest 15. You can book 30, 45 or 60 minutes, pay as you go or prepay packages that do not expire, and there is no minimum commitment. Add-ons include pay-to-delay embargo periods, a concierge service in which a vetted call-taker runs the call for you, and translation, with no published prices. The page also says customers save an average of 70% compared with traditional networks; that is AlphaSense's claim.

What is not public. Platform price per seat, minimum seats, contract length, renewal terms and add-on prices. The call services FAQ says you start by requesting a demo or contacting sales and submit call requests once you have platform access. It does not say whether you can buy calls without a platform subscription. Ask.

A worked example, with assumptions

Suppose a three-person corporate strategy team wants to read filings and broker research on about 30 companies and expects to need eight new expert calls this year. The assumptions are ours, not AlphaSense's:

• Calls. Assume each call runs 60 minutes and the expert's rate is $450 an hour. Each call costs $450 + $75 = $525, so eight calls cost $4,200.
• Platform, if $20,000 is per seat. Three seats would cost $60,000, for a total of about $64,200.
• Platform, if $20,000 covers the team. The total would be about $24,200.

If the team would use the platform only to book calls, the platform adds $2,500 to $7,500 per call ($20,000 or $60,000 divided by eight) on top of the call fees. If the analysts would spend hours each week in the document library, most of that cost buys research time rather than calls, and the comparison changes.

When AlphaSense is the better fit

• You read filings, transcripts and broker research every week across many companies.
• Transcripts of past expert calls would answer many of your questions before you commission new ones.
• You need compliance support around calls. The call services page describes pre- and post-call compliance checks, transcript reviews and standard embargo periods.
• You want the call booked, transcribed and stored in the same place as your other research.

When paying for individual calls may be enough

If your missing information is a specific person's experience, such as how a hospital's supply chain team chose its last vendor, a document library may not hold the answer. You need a conversation with someone who did it.

On Instant Expert, you search for people or upload a list, then make an offer for a booked call or a reply. You pay only if they respond, and you get a full refund if they don't. There is no document library, transcript archive or managed compliance review. Screening for conflicts and following your firm's compliance rules remain your job. For calls through other networks, our Tegus pricing guide and expert network companies overview compare published prices, and our Instant Expert vs AlphaSense comparison covers the platform side in more detail.

Questions to ask AlphaSense sales

• Is the price per seat or per team, and what are the minimum seats and contract length?
• What does the AWS Marketplace "Basic access" dimension include, and is it per user?
• Can we book expert calls without a platform subscription?
• Is the expert rate per hour, and does it vary by seniority or region?
• What do concierge calls, translation and longer embargo periods cost?
• Which content sets are included in our plan, and do any brokers or datasets cost extra?
• How much can the price rise at renewal, and how much notice do we need to give to cancel?

Your next step

Estimate two numbers for the coming year: hours per week your team would spend in a document library, and how many new expert calls you need. If the first number is small, price the calls on their own first, then decide whether the library is worth the difference.

If you need a few conversations with a specific kind of person, Instant Expert finds people who match a description you write, such as "heads of strategy at mid-size industrial companies." You review who it finds, it sends your invitations, and you pay only for calls that get booked. The directory pages for heads of strategy and VPs of corporate development are one place to start.