Minea Pricing 2026: Plans, Credits & Hidden Limits

How much does Minea cost at each tier?

The current public pricing page shows Starter at $49/month, Premium at $99/month, and Business at $199/month. Quarterly billing brings those to $39, $79, and $158 per month, respectively. I can verify those monthly and quarterly figures on the public page; the annual tab is visible, but its totals were not exposed in the crawl I checked, so I am leaving annual pricing out. Minea pricing page

The price ladder looks normal. The limit ladder does not.

Starter is the test harness. Premium is the breadth layer. Business is where a team can stop watching the meter on every search and start using the tool like a daily workbench.

How does Minea's credit system actually work?

Minea does not sell a pure flat subscription. The public pages show fixed credit bundles plus separate monthly caps on AI Analysis, AI Transcript, and Magic Search, which means you are buying a metered research workflow, not open-ended access. The pages I could verify do not publish a universal per-click tariff, so the honest reading is: the visible quotas are the ceiling, and the exact burn rate depends on how deep you dig.

• Starter: 10,000 credits, AI Analysis 10/month, AI Transcript 10/month, Magic Search 50/month.
• Premium: 100,000 credits, AI Analysis 50/month, AI Transcript 50/month, Magic Search 100/month.
• Business: 150,000 credits, AI Analysis unlimited, AI Transcript unlimited, Magic Search unlimited.

If you want the plain-English version, Minea charges for investigation depth. You can click into the surface without thinking too hard for a while, then the repeated searches, AI pulls, and deeper drills start to matter. That is the real limiter.

One more point. The public plan pages do not show a clean formula that says exactly how many credits a single ad view or search consumes, so any precise per-action bill you see elsewhere is already an estimate or a guess.

What does the free plan let you do?

The free plan is a 200-credit trial. Minea frames that on its own winning-product page as a way to test the product, and that is the right mental model. It is enough to confirm whether the workflow fits your niche, but not enough to build a durable research system. Minea's winning-product page

Use those credits on one real lane.

• Pick 1 niche, not 5.
• Run 5 to 10 searches around 1 offer.
• Open the ads you would actually save.
• Spend at least 1 AI analysis on a live competitor.
• Check whether the result is faster than your manual process.

If you spend the 200 credits on random browsing, you learn nothing. If you spend them on a single offer and a single competitor set, you learn whether Minea saves you time or just gives you a shinier tab.

Which features are locked behind Premium?

Premium is where Minea stops being a Meta-only research box. It adds TikTok ads listing, Pinterest ads listing, trending shops, sales, traffic, active ads, insights, and a bigger search budget. On the public page, Premium also moves AI Analysis from 10/month to 50/month, AI Transcript from 10/month to 50/month, and Magic Search from 50/month to 100/month. Brand tracker shifts to unlimited, and notifications expand to 10 shops.

• TikTok ads listing
• Pinterest ads listing
• Trending shops
• Sales, traffic, active ads, insights
• Brand tracker unlimited
• Notifications for 10 shops
• AI Analysis 50/month, AI Transcript 50/month, Magic Search 100/month

Starter is the better first paid buy for most solo operators.

Affiliate copy pushes Premium because the bigger number looks safer. I do not buy that framing. If you are still finding the angle, Starter already gives you the core Minea workflow, 10,000 credits, and enough AI quota to test whether your niche is alive. Premium mostly buys breadth. If your timing is wrong, breadth just helps you watch more dead ads.

Breadth is not speed.

How fast do credits burn in real research sessions?

Credits burn faster than the list price suggests because Minea charges for investigation depth, not just access. Minea does not publish a per-click tariff on the public pages I could verify, so the only honest way to think about it is session math, not slogan math.

You spend 1 morning on 1 offer. You run 12 Magic Searches, open 24 ads, pull 8 AI transcripts, and run 6 AI ad analyses. On Starter, you have already used every explicit monthly AI cap and pushed hard into the 10,000-credit pool. I cannot turn that into an exact dollar-per-view rate from the public page alone, but I do not need to. The system is obviously built to make repeated, exploratory browsing feel tight.

That is the trap.

If you are tracking 3 niches and 5 competitors, the pressure rises fast. If you only want the current winner, the pressure stays manageable. That is why timing beats creative: you want the model that helps you see what is scaling this week, not an archive full of dead momentum.

You can run the same job by hand with a spreadsheet, a weekly sweep of the Meta Ad Library, and saved screenshots. It is ugly, and almost nobody sustains it, but it keeps the bill near $0.

Is Minea worth it vs cheaper flat-price tools?

Minea is worth it when you need breadth across ad surfaces and you care more about speed than perfect spend predictability. If you just need the first pass, the Meta Ad Library is free and shows active ads across Meta products; for issue, election, and political ads, Meta also stores inactive ones for 7 years and adds spend and reach ranges. That makes it a good verification layer, not a complete competitor map.

For a paid but cheaper flat-price tool, AdSpyder starts at $10/month on its Spy plan, $20/month on Spy + Analytics + Generation, and $30/month on All-in-One. That is a cleaner budget line if you want competitor ad spying without Minea's credit meter. It is not the same product lane, but it is close enough for many buyers who only need a live ad feed and a place to start.

If you want the desk answer, it is this: use Meta Ad Library when you are checking whether an advertiser is live, use AdSpyder when you want a cheaper fixed monthly bill, and use Minea when the extra surfaces and product-discovery workflow save more time than they cost.

Budgeting wins.

FAQ

Which Minea plan should I buy first? Starter is the first paid tier I would buy. It is the cheapest public plan at $49/month, and it already gives you the core ad library plus enough AI quota to test whether your niche deserves more spend.

Is Premium worth the jump? Premium is only worth it if you need TikTok, Pinterest, or more search volume. If you are still validating a single offer, the extra $50/month usually buys breadth before it buys better decisions.

How many credits do I get for free? The free entry point is 200 credits. That is enough to test the workflow, not enough to collect a durable competitor archive or run a multi-niche research process.

Does Minea have hidden limits? Yes, the hidden limit is the meter itself. The public pages show plan credits and monthly caps, but they do not publish a full per-action tariff, so repeated digging can feel tighter than the headline price suggests.

What is the cheapest alternative? The cheapest first pass is free: Meta Ad Library plus a spreadsheet. If you want a paid flat-price tool, AdSpyder starts at $10/month, which is easier to budget than a credit-heavy plan.

Frequently asked questions

Which Minea plan should I buy first?

Starter is the first paid tier I would buy. It is the cheapest public plan at $49/month, and it already gives you the core ad library plus enough AI quota to test whether your niche deserves more spend.

Is Premium worth the jump?

Premium is only worth it if you need TikTok, Pinterest, or more search volume. If you are still validating a single offer, the extra $50/month usually buys breadth before it buys better decisions.

How many credits do I get for free?

The free entry point is 200 credits. That is enough to test the workflow, not enough to collect a durable competitor archive or run a multi-niche research process.

Does Minea have hidden limits?

Yes, the hidden limit is the meter itself. The public pages show plan credits and monthly caps, but they do not publish a full per-action tariff, so repeated digging can feel tighter than the headline price suggests.

What is the cheapest alternative?

The cheapest first pass is free: Meta Ad Library plus a spreadsheet. If you want a paid flat-price tool, AdSpyder starts at $10/month, which is easier to budget than a credit-heavy plan.