How much do options flow tools cost? Prices side by side

By Faizan Ahmad. Updated 2026-11-01.

Entry plans with live options flow cost from $39 to $99.99 a month on monthly billing in October 2026, and every free tier with a stated timing is delayed. The lowest list price for live flow we found is Tradytics Live ($39 a month or $299 a year); Unusual Whales starts at $50, Optionomics and BlackBoxStocks at $59 for live flow, Quant Data at $74.99, InsiderFinance at $75, Cheddar Flow at $85 and OptionStrat's Live Flow at $99.99. TradeAlgo's Terminal is $2,995 a year, annual only. Prices checked October 31, 2026.

Every options flow plan, side by side

Prices checked October 31, 2026, from each company's own pricing page. List prices in US dollars before tax and promotions. Cheddar Flow and BullFlow prices come from captures of their pages on October 9, 2026, Barchart's on October 10 and Benzinga's on October 4, because their live sites block automated checks. BullFlow showed yearly prices only.

Tool	Plan	Monthly	Yearly	What the plan includes
Tradytics	Free	$0	$0	Every page on yesterday's session, 3 AI questions a day
Tradytics	Live	$39	$299	Live flow to the second, dark pool prints within about 15 minutes, gamma, research, scanner, 20 AI questions a day
Tradytics	Pro	$69	$499	Live plus unlimited AI, trade ideas as they open, API and MCP (50,000 calls a day)
Unusual Whales	Free	$0	$0	Flow two trading days behind, alerts 30 minutes behind
Unusual Whales	Retail Basic	$50	Saves $96 a year	Real-time flow, dark pool, GEX, Mr. Whale AI, 25 custom alerts
Unusual Whales	Retail Pro	$75	Saves $144 a year	Unlimited alerts, more AI use
Unusual Whales	Retail Max	$120	Saves $216 a year	SPX exposure every minute, GEX Periscope, most AI use
Unusual Whales	API Options Starter	$99	Not shown	25,000 requests a month, 1-year lookback, MCP; data only
Unusual Whales	API Basic / Advanced	$150 / $375	Not shown	Unlimited daily requests, 2-year lookback; Advanced adds WebSockets
Cheddar Flow	Standard	$85	Not listed	Real-time flow, Cheddar AI
Cheddar Flow	Professional	$99	$900 ($75 a month)	Adds dark pool prints, GEX, AI power alerts
Quant Data	Quant Data	$74.99	$750 ($62.50 a month)	Flow, dark pool, gamma, delta, vanna and charm exposure
Quant Data	Options and futures	$119.99	Not shown	Adds futures (the add-on alone is $74.99)
InsiderFinance	All features	$75	$660 ($55 a month); quarterly $195	Flow, dark pool, gamma exposure, scanners, courses
BullFlow	Basic	Not confirmed	$396 ($33 a month)	Real-time flow, gamma levels, AI alerts, Discord
BullFlow	Premium	Not confirmed	$708 ($59 a month)	Adds dark pool, 5-second GEX, AI agent analysis
BullFlow	Data API	Not confirmed	$1,188 ($99 a month)	Premium plus API and MCP, personal use
Optionomics	Delta	$39	$374	Research tools; no live flow
Optionomics	Gamma	$59	$566	Live flow, dark pool research, screener, alerts
Optionomics	Theta	$79	$758	Adds the AI research assistant
Optionomics	Vega	$99	$950	Adds API and MCP
BlackBoxStocks	Options Basic	$59	Not shown	Real-time flow, algorithmic alerts
BlackBoxStocks	Options Plus	$79	Not shown	Adds dark pool, gamma exposure, Discord
BlackBoxStocks	Equities Plus / Premium	$89 / $149	Not shown	Stock tools; Premium covers equities and options
OptionStrat	Free	$0	$0	15-minute delayed data, limited features
OptionStrat	Live Tools	$39.99	$419.99	Live strategy tools; no live flow
OptionStrat	Live Flow	$99.99	$999.99	Live flow and flow alerts, plus Live Tools
TrendSpider	Standard to Advanced	$89 to $349	$54 to $214 a month	Charting, scans and bots, plus unusual options flow
SpotGamma	Entry plan	$89 to $99	Differs across its pages	Gamma levels and positioning tools
SpotGamma	Alpha	$299	$2,691 ($224 a month)	Top retail tier
Benzinga Pro	Basic / Streamlined / Essential	$37 / $147 / $197	$30.58 / $124.75 / $166.42 a month	News terminal; options signals scanner and Benzinga AI on Essential
Barchart	Free / Plus / Premier	$0 / $9.99 / $29.95	Premier $239.95	Premier: delayed unusual options activity, options flow and screeners
Market Chameleon	Starter / Premium	$0 / $99	By email	15-minute delayed option volume reports, trade downloads
TradeAlgo	Terminal	No monthly option	$2,995	Live flow, inferred dark pool, TradeGPT AI

FlowAlgo isn't listed: it went offline on October 30, 2026, sells nothing now, and says pricing for its all-new platform will be announced before a Q1 2027 launch (what happened to FlowAlgo).

Free plans, trials and cancelling

Checked October 31, 2026. Refund and cancel terms are summarized from each company's own pages.

Tool	Free plan	Free trial	Cancelling and refunds
Tradytics	Yes, yesterday's session	None; Free instead	Cancel anytime in Billing; keep access to the end of the period
Unusual Whales	Yes, flow two trading days behind	7 days, API only	All sales final; product swap within 7 days
Cheddar Flow	No	7 days, Standard only	Non-refundable, no pro-rating
Quant Data	No	7 days	Not published
InsiderFinance	15 latest trades, 30 minutes delayed	Not stated	Not stated; cancel anytime
BullFlow	Not listed	Not stated	Not stated
Optionomics	Free public tools	Not stated	Contact support
BlackBoxStocks	No	Not stated	All sales final
OptionStrat	Yes, delayed	7 days	No refunds
TrendSpider	No	14 days for $19 to $49	Full plan within 72 hours, minus the trial fee
SpotGamma	Free tools	First-month discounts	All sales final
Barchart	Yes, without options flow	30 days	Not shown
Market Chameleon	Yes, limited	7 days	Not stated; cancel before the next cycle
Benzinga Pro	Not listed	14 days	Not shown
TradeAlgo	Free pages	Not listed	No cash refunds

What does a higher price actually buy?

Mostly time. On October 30, 2026, the day's biggest print, an SPX December 18 12000 put worth $438.98M, hit the tape at 3:26 PM ET. A live plan showed it then. Tradytics Free showed it the next day, and Unusual Whales' free tier two trading days later. Past live access, more money buys more datasets (dark pools, GEX), more AI use, an API, or a human desk.

What you get at each price

$0: delayed data. Tradytics Free gives every page on yesterday's session; Unusual Whales runs two trading days behind; OptionStrat 15 minutes behind. Good for learning and for dark pool levels; see free options flow and dark pool data.
About $30 to $40: Barchart Premier ($29.95) is delayed. Tradytics Live ($39) is live flow plus dark pools, gamma, research and the AI analyst. BullFlow Basic is $33 a month billed yearly. Optionomics Delta ($39) and OptionStrat Live Tools ($39.99) don't include live flow.
$50 to $80: Unusual Whales Basic and Pro ($50, $75), Optionomics Gamma and Theta ($59, $79), BlackBoxStocks ($59, $79), Tradytics Pro ($69, with API and MCP), Quant Data ($74.99) and InsiderFinance ($75).
$85 to $120: Cheddar Flow ($85, $99), SpotGamma ($89 to $99), TrendSpider ($89), Optionomics Vega ($99), OptionStrat Live Flow ($99.99), Market Chameleon Premium ($99, delayed) and Unusual Whales Max ($120).
Data APIs: Tradytics Pro ($69, 50,000 calls a day), Unusual Whales API ($99 to $375), BullFlow Data API ($99 a month billed yearly), Optionomics Vega ($99); Quant Data doesn't show its API price.
Premium tiers: Benzinga Pro Essential ($197), SpotGamma Alpha ($299), TrendSpider Advanced ($349) and TradeAlgo's Terminal ($2,995 a year).

Do you need more than one tool?

Many traders stack a flow tool with charts and a screener. TradingView Plus ($34.95), Unusual Whales Retail Basic ($50) and Finviz Elite ($39.50) add up to $124.45 a month at list prices checked October 29, 2026. Tradytics Live puts flow, dark pools, gamma, charts, a scanner and research in one $39 plan, though TradingView's charts and Finviz's screener go deeper in their own lanes. More in Tradytics vs TradingView, Tradytics vs Finviz and Tradytics vs Unusual Whales.

Common questions

What is the cheapest live options flow?

Tradytics Live, at $39 a month or $299 a year, is the lowest list price for live flow among the tools we checked. On yearly billing, BullFlow Basic ($396) is next; on monthly billing, Unusual Whales Retail Basic ($50).

Is yearly billing worth it?

It's cheaper at most tools that show a yearly price, but several (Unusual Whales, Cheddar Flow, OptionStrat, BlackBoxStocks) say payments are final. Try a free plan or a month first, then switch to yearly once you know you'll keep it.

Which flow tools have a free trial?

Cheddar Flow (7 days, Standard), Quant Data (7 days), OptionStrat (7 days), Market Chameleon (7 days), Barchart (30 days) and Benzinga Pro (14 days). Tradytics and Unusual Whales use free plans instead.

Which is the best value?

It depends on what you use. For a side-by-side of features rather than prices, see the best options flow apps, dark pool tools and GEX tools.