Quant Data vs Unusual Whales
By Faizan Ahmad. Updated .
Unusual Whales is the better all-round terminal and the cheaper way in: real-time options flow starts at $50 a month (as of October 2026), there is a free tier, and it adds Congress trades, prediction markets and an AI analyst. Quant Data is better if you trade around dealer positioning: one plan at $74.99 a month, or $62.50 a month billed yearly, includes gamma, delta, vanna and charm exposure with an intraday interval map, and it comes with a 7-day trial. Both offer real-time flow, dark pool prints, iOS and Android apps, a Discord community and an API with MCP.
Quant Data vs Unusual Whales at a glance
Prices checked October 31, 2026.
| Quant Data | Unusual Whales | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | One plan: $74.99 a month, or $62.50 a month billed yearly | Retail Basic $50, Retail Pro $75, Retail Max $120 a month |
| Free plan | No | Yes: the full dashboard, with flow 2 trading days late |
| Free trial | 7 days, monthly and annual | None on the dashboard; 7 days on the API |
| Real-time options flow | Consolidated (blocks, splits, sweeps) and trade by trade, live and historical | All paid plans; "Full Tape, 100% market coverage" |
| Dark pool prints | Levels, prints and notable flow; latency not stated | Yes; says its feed is real time; daily data download on paid plans |
| Dealer exposure | Gamma, delta, vanna and charm exposure; interval map; heat map with more than 30 metrics | GEX heatmap for all US tickers; SPX dealer exposure every 10 minutes (Basic, Pro) or every minute (Max); GEX Periscope on Max |
| AI | Not listed | Mr. Whale AI analyst, with limits that rise by tier |
| Alerts | Custom alerts | 25 custom on Basic, unlimited on Pro and Max; web, app and push |
| API and MCP | Yes, native MCP on every endpoint; price not shown | From $99 a month, MCP included, 7-day trial |
| Phone apps | iOS and Android | iOS and Android |
| Community | Discord with more than 15,000 members, weekday livestreams | Public Discord; free bot with paid upgrades |
| Refunds | Not published on its pricing page | All sales final; you can switch products within 7 days |
Where Unusual Whales wins
- A cheaper start and a free tier. Live flow is $50 a month on Retail Basic. The free tier gives you the whole dashboard on delayed data (flow 2 trading days late), so you can learn it before paying anything.
- Breadth. Beyond flow, GEX and dark pool, it tracks Congress trades with portfolios for members and public figures, and covers prediction markets. Quant Data sticks to options flow, dealer exposure, dark pool and news.
- An AI analyst. Mr. Whale answers questions inside the terminal, with higher limits on higher tiers. Quant Data doesn't list an AI feature.
- A public, tiered API. API plans start at $99 a month (25,000 requests a month, one year of history), with a 7-day trial; WebSockets come on API Advanced at $375. Quant Data doesn't show its API price.
Where Quant Data wins
- Dealer exposure depth. Gamma, delta, vanna and charm exposure across strikes and expirations, an intraday interval map and a heat map with more than 30 metrics. Unusual Whales centers on gamma; Quant Data goes further into the other greeks dealers hedge.
- Everything in one plan. $74.99 a month includes every feature. On Unusual Whales, minute-by-minute SPX dealer exposure and the GEX Periscope need Retail Max at $120 a month.
- A trial of the full product. Seven free days with every feature, on monthly or annual billing. Unusual Whales has no dashboard trial.
- Futures and support. A futures add-on ($74.99 alone, or $119.99 a month bundled with options), drag-and-drop layouts and 24/7 live chat support.
What exposure data can and can't tell you
Dealer exposure tools estimate how market makers must hedge. Positive total gamma means dealers trade against the move, which tends to dampen it; negative gamma means they trade with it. The gamma flip is the price where that switches.
On October 30, 2026, QQQ had positive total dealer gamma of $180.48M, a call wall at $695, a put wall at $675 and a gamma flip at $689.55. It closed at $692.74, between the flip and the call wall. The biggest single strike was $675, at -$269.10M. Yet QQQ still fell 3.16% that day as chip stocks sold off. Positive gamma is a tendency, not a floor. Dealer positioning is one force among several, and every GEX figure is an estimate built from open interest. Our guide to the gamma flip shows how to use these levels, and the best GEX tools compares the specialists.
Which should you pick?
Pick Unusual Whales if
- You want one terminal for flow, dark pool, GEX, Congress trades and news, and a free way to start.
- You want an AI analyst or push alerts across many tickers.
- You plan to build on a public API with known prices.
Pick Quant Data if
- Dealer positioning drives your trades and you want more than gamma.
- You trade futures as well as options.
- You want every feature in one plan and a full trial before paying.
If you're weighing the price of Unusual Whales on its own, read is Unusual Whales worth it?
A third option: Tradytics
Tradytics is one web app with live options flow, dark pool prints, dealer gamma, research on every US stock and ETF, a 120-signal scanner, charts, an options strategy builder, portfolio tools and an AI analyst. Live is $39 a month or $299 a year, with OPRA flow live to the second; Pro is $69 a month or $499 a year and adds unlimited AI questions and an API (50,000 calls a day) with an MCP server. The Free plan shows every page on yesterday's session, with no card.
The AI analyst pulls the data itself. Asked "Where are SPY's gamma walls?", it returned the put wall ($758), call wall ($810), gamma flip ($738.08) and total gamma (-$335.55M, negative) with a gamma-by-strike chart.
Where it falls short: Tradytics shows gamma but not delta, vanna or charm, so Quant Data goes deeper on exposure; it has no native phone app; and its dark pool prints arrive within about 15 minutes of their report, with levels built from 10 sessions of prints. Compare it directly in Tradytics vs Quant Data and Tradytics vs Unusual Whales.
Common questions
Is Quant Data better than Unusual Whales for GEX?
For depth, yes. Quant Data shows gamma, delta, vanna and charm exposure in one plan. Unusual Whales has a GEX heatmap for every US ticker, with its fastest SPX updates on the $120 Max plan.
Which one is cheaper?
Unusual Whales at the entry level: $50 a month against $74.99, as of October 2026. For minute-by-minute SPX exposure, Quant Data's single plan costs less than Unusual Whales' $120 Max.
Do both have an API with MCP?
Yes. Unusual Whales' API starts at $99 a month with a 7-day trial and includes MCP. Quant Data's API has native MCP support, but its price isn't shown on its pricing block.
Does Quant Data have a free plan?
No. It offers a 7-day free trial on monthly and annual plans. Unusual Whales has a free tier with delayed data.
Do both have phone apps?
Yes. Both have iOS and Android apps.
Sources
- Quant Data: plan prices, the 7-day trial, exposure tools, MCP support, phone apps, Discord size and the futures bundle.
- Unusual Whales pricing: retail and API plan prices, free tier delays, the API trial and the refund policy.