> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://newscatcherinc-docs.mintlify.site/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Local News API subscription plans

> Select a Local News API plan that matches your needs - from standard NLP analysis to advanced AI-powered location features.

<Note>
  Each plan includes specialized location detection methods, GeoNames filtering,
  articles clustering, NLP analysis, and comprehensive metadata. Plans differ in
  their specialized features and processing capabilities.
</Note>

## Available plans

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Standard">
    **Plan ID**: `v3_local_news_nlp`

    Standard plan provides comprehensive NLP capabilities for content analysis and location-based monitoring:

    <Check>Access complete article metadata and clustering</Check>
    <Check>Categorize content across 15+ themes (Business, Tech, Politics, and more)</Check>
    <Check>Detect named entities (PER, ORG, LOC, MISC)</Check>
    <Check>Analyze sentiment in titles and content on a `-1.0` to `1.0` scale</Check>
    <Check>Get AI-generated article summaries</Check>
    <Check>Use 5 location detection methods: `dedicated_source`, `local_section`, `regional_source`, `standard_format`, and `proximity_mention`</Check>
    <Check>Access both standard and advanced endpoints with GeoNames filtering</Check>
    <Check>Search across languages with English translation fields</Check>
    <Check>Filter by publisher location with countries parameter</Check>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Embeddings">
    **Plan ID**: `v3_local_news_nlp_embeddings`

    Embeddings plan adds vector embeddings for advanced content analysis:

    <Check>Access all Standard NLP features</Check>
    <Check>Get 1024-dimensional vector embeddings through `nlp.new_embeddings`</Check>
    <Check>Use the multilingual-e5-large model for embeddings generation</Check>
    <Check>Enable semantic search in your applications</Check>
    <Check>Build similarity-based news aggregations</Check>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="AI Extraction">
    **Plan ID**: `v3_local_news_ai_extraction_nlp`

    AI Extraction plan adds AI-powered location features:

    <Check>Access all Standard NLP features</Check>
    <Check>Extract locations from article content using AI</Check>
    <Check>Access all 6 location detection methods including `ai_extracted`</Check>
    <Check>Filter content using the `detection_methods` parameter with the `ai_extracted` method</Check>
    <Check>Access AI-extracted location data starting from September 24, 2024</Check>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Technical specifications

| Feature                  | Standard | Embeddings | AI Extraction |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ---------- | ------------- |
| **Core Features**        |          |            |               |
| Article Metadata         | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Clustering               | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| **NLP Features**         |          |            |               |
| Theme Analysis           | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Entity Recognition       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Sentiment Analysis       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Vector Embeddings        | -        | ✓          | -             |
| **Location Features**    |          |            |               |
| Standard Endpoints       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Advanced Endpoints       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| GeoNames Filtering       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| AI Location Extraction   | -        | -          | ✓             |
| Location Validation      | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| **Translation Features** |          |            |               |
| Cross-language Search    | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| Translation Fields       | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| NLP on Translations      | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |
| **Publisher Filtering**  |          |            |               |
| Countries Parameter      | ✓        | ✓          | ✓             |

<Tip>
  For detailed information on location detection methods available in each plan,
  see [Location detection
  methods](/local-news-api/guides-and-concepts/location-detection-methods).
</Tip>

## Support

If you need help selecting a plan, contact our team:

* For pricing and sales:
  [sales@newscatcherapi.com](mailto:sales@newscatcherapi.com)
* For technical questions:
  [support@newscatcherapi.com](mailto:support@newscatcherapi.com)

<Tip>
  [Book a demo](https://www.newscatcherapi.com/book-a-demo) and obtain your API
  key.
</Tip>