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Monthly lookup tiers vs one credit balance1Lookup decodes a US-market VIN for $0.010, where Vincario's smallest plan is $49 a month for 100 lookups.
Vincario sells monthly VIN lookup tiers, from 100 lookups for $49 to 5,000 for $1,099, with strong coverage of European vehicles. 1Lookup decodes the vehicles built for the US market, bills 2 credits only when one is found, and draws from the balance that pays for every other lookup.
Vincario is a VIN data vendor. Its VIN Decode API returns about 50 variables per vehicle and covers more than 2,400 brands worldwide, with the deepest support for European and North American vehicles; market value, stolen checks and OEM data are separate subscriptions. 1Lookup decodes US-market VINs from the NHTSA vPIC records at 2 credits, about $0.010 on the Starter plan.
The Vincario decode, priced per vehicle found
Vincario sets the lookups you can use each month and pauses the API or bills extra when you pass them. This is the decode as a single API call on a shared balance.
VIN decode (Vincario VIN Decode API)
VIN Decoder API
A 17-character VIN in; the year, make, model, trim, body class, engine, drive type, transmission, plant country, weight class and manufacturer out. Vehicles built for the US market, as the manufacturer filed them with NHTSA.
2 credits per vehicle found, free when the records hold nothing
Try one VIN first
Free VIN Decoder
Decode a VIN in the browser and check the fields against what you get from Vincario's decode/info call before you pick a vendor.
Free, no account, one VIN at a time
1Lookup vs Vincario: the same criteria, side by side
Both products measured on identical criteria, with Vincario’s numbers taken from its own published pricing.
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vincario.comVehicle data- Vincario · Starts at
- $49 per month for 100 API VIN Decode lookups ($0.49 per lookup).
- 1Lookup: $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise)
- Vincario · Cheapest published per 1,000
- $219.80 at their largest published tier
- 1Lookup: $4.00 per 1,000 VIN decodes on Enterprise (VIN Decoder API, 2 credits each)
- Vincario · Free trial
- Free demo / free trial API key by request: the VIN Decoder page has a 'Request Free Trial' questionnaire and the plan table lists a FREE DEMO with up to 20 API credits. The length of the demo is not printed.
- 1Lookup: 7-day free trial on every plan: $5 of credits on Starter, $20 on Growth, Professional, and Enterprise, with no payment today
- Vincario · Do credits expire?
- Not printed. The FAQ says lookup limits are set on a monthly basis and, in Pause and wait mode, service resumes at the start of the next billing cycle; no rollover rule for unused lookups is printed.
- 1Lookup: Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year
| Criteria | 1Lookup | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Monthly plans with universal credits; core phone, email and IP lookups cost 1 credit, enrichment and intelligence products cost more | Monthly subscription by lookup volume, set per API product, with no annual billing (prices in USD, exclude VAT). API VIN Decode: 100 lookups $49 per month, 500 lookups $149, 1,000 lookups $249, 5,000 lookups $1,099, 10k to 1M lookups by custom offer. Vehicle Market Value and Stolen Check are separate subscriptions with their own tiers (100 lookups $199, 500 $599, 1,000 $999, 5,000 $4,499, 10k to 1M custom). OEM VIN Lookup and OEM Service History start at 3,000+ lookups with no price printed. Over the monthly limit the customer picks Pause and wait (service pauses until the next cycle) or Always active (extra usage billed at the same per-lookup price and the billing cycle resets). |
| Starting price | $99/mo for 20,000 credits ($4.95 per 1,000, down to $2.00 on Enterprise) | $49 per month for 100 API VIN Decode lookups ($0.49 per lookup). |
| Free option | Free single lookups via the online tools at 1lookup.io/tools, no account required | 3 free VIN lookups every month, reset automatically each month, no credit card needed (FAQ). The plan table also shows a FREE DEMO column with API Credits Up to 20 (VIN Decoder 20, Vehicle Market Value 5, Stolen Check 5, VIN OCR Scanner 5). |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan: $5 of credits on Starter, $20 on Growth, Professional, and Enterprise, with no payment today | Free demo / free trial API key by request: the VIN Decoder page has a 'Request Free Trial' questionnaire and the plan table lists a FREE DEMO with up to 20 API credits. The length of the demo is not printed. |
| Do credits expire? | Unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months; separately purchased credits last 1 year | Not printed. The FAQ says lookup limits are set on a monthly basis and, in Pause and wait mode, service resumes at the start of the next billing cycle; no rollover rule for unused lookups is printed. |
Cost per 1,000: Vincario and 1Lookup
Published rates only, drawn on one shared scale that starts at $0.
- 1Lookup VIN Decoder API, from its rate card
- Vincario published tiers
Vincario, per published tier
100 VIN lookups a month
$490.00500 VIN lookups a month
$298.001,000 VIN lookups a month
$249.005,000 VIN lookups a month
$219.80
1Lookup, reference band (a range, not a bar from $0)
VIN Decoder API at 2 credits each, all 4 plans: 10,000 VIN decodes/mo (Starter) to 500,000 VIN decodes/mo (Enterprise)
Cost per 1,000
| Product | Volume tier | Price | Cost per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincario | 100 VIN lookups a month | $49 a month | $490.00 |
| Vincario | 500 VIN lookups a month | $149 a month | $298.00 |
| Vincario | 1,000 VIN lookups a month | $249 a month | $249.00 |
| Vincario | 5,000 VIN lookups a month | $1,099 a month | $219.80 |
| 1Lookup VIN Decoder API | 10,000 VIN decodes/mo | $99/mo (Starter) | $9.90 |
| 1Lookup VIN Decoder API | 42,500 VIN decodes/mo | $299/mo (Growth) | $7.04 |
| 1Lookup VIN Decoder API | 125,000 VIN decodes/mo | $799/mo (Professional) | $6.40 |
| 1Lookup VIN Decoder API | 500,000 VIN decodes/mo | $1,999/mo (Enterprise) | $4.00 |
What Vincario costs at volume
| Volume | Vincario price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 VIN lookups a month | $49 a month | $490.00 |
| 500 VIN lookups a month | $149 a month | $298.00 |
| 1,000 VIN lookups a month | $249 a month | $249.00 |
| 5,000 VIN lookups a month | $1,099 a month | $219.80 |
Vincario's tiers work out to $490.00 per 1,000 lookups at 100 a month, $249.00 at 1,000 and $219.80 at 5,000. 1Lookup's decode is $9.90 per 1,000 on Starter, drawn from a balance that also pays for every other lookup. Vincario prices exclude VAT.
The same month, priced both ways
Pick one of Vincario’s own published volumes. Their figure is their published price at that tier; ours is the cheapest plan on our rate card that covers it. Nothing here is interpolated.
1Lookup
$99/mo
The Starter plan, 20,000 credits a month at $4.95 per 1,000 credits. 5,000 lookups at 2 credits each use 10,000, which is 50% of the plan, so $19.80 per 1,000 lookups effective.
Vincario
$1,099
Their published price for “5,000 VIN lookups a month”, at $219.80 per 1,000.
$1,000
cheaper with 1Lookup at 5,000 a month, and the same credits work across all 56 1Lookup data products, not just this one.
Vincario rates as published on vincario.com, verified October 2026. Check their pricing page
Before you sign: Vincario and 1Lookup on the operational terms
The terms that decide what a year actually costs, rather than what the first month does. “Not listed” means we could not verify it on either product’s published pages, not that the answer is nothing.
| Term | 1Lookup | Vincario |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum commitment | None. Monthly plans with no contract and no minimum volume; cancel any time | The minimum contract period is 1 month; the customer can cancel at any time and access stays active to the end of the current billing period. |
| Going over your quota | Not listed | Always active mode: once the limit is exceeded, additional usage is billed at the same per-lookup price and the billing cycle resets. Pause and wait mode: the API pauses at the monthly quota and resumes at the start of the next cycle. |
| API access | Included on every plan and during the free trial; there is no tier that unlocks it | A monthly subscription to an API product (100 VIN Decode lookups and up) unlocks higher volumes; the free lookups and the FREE DEMO (up to 20 API credits) give limited API access. |
| Rate limit | 1,000 requests per minute on standard accounts, with higher limits available on request | 60 API lookups per minute (plan table, Enterprise column); the API error message says to contact info@vincario.com for a customized limit. |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | The VIN Decoder page prints 'Guarantees 99.9% service uptime.' No SLA document was read; the plan table lists 'Custom SLA' on the Enterprise column only. |
| Support | Starter: Email Support; Growth: Priority Email & Chat Support; Professional: Chat + Live Meeting; Enterprise: Dedicated CSM | Technical support (listed in the plan table), a Request a Call form, a Vincario Status page link in the site menu, and support@vincario.com in the API reference contact. |
Vincario fine print worth reading twice
Published terms that change what Vincario costs or what you can do with it. Each one links to the Vincario page it was read on, because a claim about somebody else’s contract should be checkable in one click.
All prices exclude VAT.
Read it on Vincario’s siteIn Always active mode, usage above the monthly limit is billed at the same per-lookup price and the billing cycle resets, so a heavy month triggers extra charges rather than a block.
Read it on Vincario’s siteMarket Value and Stolen Check are billed as separate subscriptions (for example 100 lookups at $199 per month) in addition to a VIN Decode subscription.
Read it on Vincario’s siteThe terms limit refunds to one free search when inaccurate data is clearly demonstrated, and say the buyer agrees the 14-day withdrawal right ends once the digital content is delivered.
Read it on Vincario’s siteAnnual billing is not currently available, so there is no annual discount tier.
Read it on Vincario’s site
1Lookup
Vincario
Where 1Lookup wins
- A decode costs about $0.010 on Starter, against $0.49 for a Vincario lookup at 100 a month and about $0.22 at 5,000 a month
- No lookup tier to outgrow: one credit balance pays for the decode and for every other lookup, and unused monthly credits roll over for 3 months
- A VIN that cannot exist is refused before any charge, with a message that points at the character that is wrong
- A bulk CSV of VINs costs the same per vehicle as the API, and a free one-VIN decoder lets you check the fields before you build
Where Vincario wins
- Invalid or unrecognized VINs are not charged: the FAQ says only valid VIN requests count as a lookup.
- Global coverage: the VIN Decoder page lists 2400+ vehicle brands and all vehicle types (cars, vans, trucks, buses, trailers, motorbikes, tractors, ATV quads) worldwide, with extended support of European and North American vehicles.
- Wide output: the decode response lists about 50 variables on top of the basic VIN fields, including series, drive, fuel, engine type, plant country, dimensions, weights and emission standard.
- A free 'decode/info' call tells the developer which variables exist for a VIN before paying for the decode.
- Flexible plan changes: upgrades take effect immediately, the minimum contract period is 1 month, and cancelling keeps access to the end of the billing period.
- Three free VIN lookups every month with no credit card, plus a separate Vehicle Market Value, Stolen Check and OEM data catalog from the same vendor.
Vincario pricing and product facts verified against vincario.com as of October 2026. Prices change; always confirm on the vendor’s site. 1Lookup numbers come from the live rate card.
Who this is for
A quick, honest read on which tool fits your use case.
Choose 1Lookup if: your VINs are for vehicles sold in the US and you want to pay per vehicle found, on the same balance as your other lookups, with nothing charged for a VIN the records do not hold.
Consider Vincario instead if: your VINs come from all over the world: Vincario lists more than 2,400 brands and every vehicle type, from motorbikes to buses, and offers three free lookups a month.
Frequently asked questions
What is Vincario used for?
Decoding VINs worldwide and buying vehicle data around them. The VIN Decode API returns about 50 variables such as make, model, model year, trim, body, drive, fuel, engine, plant country, dimensions, weights and emission standard, and Vincario sells vehicle market value, stolen checks and OEM data as separate subscriptions. A free decode/info call lists which variables exist for a VIN before you pay for the decode.
How does Vincario pricing work?
A monthly subscription by lookup volume, set for each API product, with no annual billing and prices that exclude VAT. VIN Decode is $49 a month for 100 lookups, $149 for 500, $249 for 1,000 and $1,099 for 5,000, with 10,000 to 1,000,000 by custom offer. Over the monthly limit you choose between pausing the service until the next cycle and an always-active mode that bills extra usage at the same per-lookup price. Vincario also lists 3 free VIN lookups a month with no card.
Does Vincario charge for an invalid VIN?
No. Vincario's FAQ says only valid VIN requests count as a lookup, so invalid and unrecognized VINs are not charged. 1Lookup works the same way: a VIN that is not 17 valid characters, a VIN the records hold nothing for and a lookup that could not be answered all cost 0 credits, in the API, the dashboard and bulk jobs.
How much does 1Lookup charge for the same VIN decode?
2 credits per vehicle found, free when the records hold nothing. On the Starter plan ($99 a month for 20,000 credits) a decode is about $0.010, so a month of 10,000 decodes is $9.90 per 1,000 inside a plan that also pays for other lookups. Vincario's rate is $0.49 a lookup at 100 a month and about $0.22 at 5,000 a month.
What is the best Vincario alternative?
For vehicles sold in the United States, a per-decode API on a shared balance is the cheaper way to buy the decode: 1Lookup reads the NHTSA vPIC records, charges 2 credits only when a vehicle is found and has a bulk CSV option with the same price per vehicle. For European VINs, or the extra Vincario data products, the better choice is the vendor that covers them.
Where does Vincario beat 1Lookup?
On coverage and on extras. Vincario lists more than 2,400 brands and every vehicle type worldwide, with extended support for European vehicles, a decode of about 50 variables, a free decode/info call, and market value, stolen check and OEM data from the same vendor. Its VIN Decoder page also states 99.9% service uptime. 1Lookup decodes vehicles built for the US market and does not sell market value, theft or OEM service data.
Is Vincario worth it in 2026?
For a European vehicle workload, yes: coverage is the reason to buy it, and the tiers are easy to read. For a US-only workload, check the maths first. The smallest tier is $49 for 100 lookups and annual billing is not offered, so a team decoding a few thousand VINs a month pays $249 to $1,099 for what a per-decode API charges in the tens of dollars.