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Agent-Ready SaaS Index · newswire.com · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 42 / 100
Pr

Newswire scores 42/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available.

See Newswire pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
Newswire pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · www.newswire.com/pricing/domestic
Starter
$399
one-time
Published to Digital Journal and Online News & Media
Estimated reach: 6–10 million monthly readers
Ideal for local businesses and startups
Builds foundational SEO and online presence
Basic
$659
one-time
Distributed to AP News, Digital Journal, and more
Estimated reach: 75–100 million monthly readers
Enhances brand authority and SEO strength
Great value for growing businesses
Premium
$965
one-time
Full‑scale national exposure including AP News, Yahoo, Nexstar
Estimated reach: 150–200 million monthly readers
Ideal for high‑impact campaigns and PR launches
Maximizes visibility, trust, and media potential
Regional (State Distribution)
$599
one-time
Targeted regional reach in chosen state
State digital publications, local TV stations
Unlimited words & images
Insights and Analytics report
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Newswire scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

0 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

0 / 20

Free entry path

0 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
42 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
1 press release (Starter plan)
$399/mo
· Single release purchase· No additional services or add‑ons
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 60/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

Yes

Can upgrade plan

Yes

Can buy more usage

Yes

Can cancel online

Yes

Payment methods

card

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

full

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

Unknown

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

No

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

Unknown

Purchase orders supported

Unknown

MSA required

Unknown

DPA available

Unknown

Security review required

Unknown

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Get National MediaExposure Starting Today”

Buyer persona

smb
mid market

Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from Newswire?
✓

Discover price

✓

Select a plan

✗

Pay per task

✓

Avoid a sales call

◐

API docs without auth

✗

Estimate cost upfront

Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-06. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
  • Every advertised tier is self-serve; no tier requires scheduling a call.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • API documentation is gated or absent; an agent cannot inspect the integration surface without authentication.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How Newswire could lift its score

Add a per-unit price (e.g. $X / 1K calls) to the pricing page so an agent can compute its own cost before committing.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Get National MediaExposure Starting Today — Reach millions through AP News, Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, Nexstar, Benzinga, and more — with affordable, powerful press release distribution packages designed to maximize your visibility.

tier_count

3

lowest_paid_entry_usd

null

free_tier

false

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

0

sales_only_tiers

1

public_api_docs_url

null

api_docs_auth_walled

null

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

null

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

false

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":true,"sitemap_xml":true,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":false,"x402_supported":false}

View raw extracted page text →
Page heading: Get National MediaExposure Starting Today · Simple, Targeted and Cost-EffectivePress Release Distribution
CTAs (40): Products · Press Release Distribution · Press Release Optimizer · Media Suite · Media Database · Media Pitching · Media Monitoring · Analytics · Media Room · ACCESS Verified · Pricing · Customer Stories
Price tokens (4): $399 PER RELEASE · $659 PER RELEASE · $965 PER RELEASE · $599 PER RELEASE
Products Press Release Distribution Press Release Optimizer Media Suite Media Database Media Pitching Media Monitoring Analytics Media Room ACCESS Verified Pricing Customer Stories Resources Education Blog PR and Earned Media Planner For Journalists Support Newsroom Log In Submit a Press Release Products Press Release Distribution Press Release Optimizer Media Suite Media Database Media Pitching Media Monitoring Analytics Media Room ACCESS Verified Pricing Customer Stories Resources Education Blog PR and Earned Media Planner For Journalists Support Newsroom Log In Get Started Get National MediaExposure Starting Today Reach millions through AP News, Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar, Nexstar, Benzinga, and more — with affordable, powerful press release distribution packages designed to maximize your visibility. 7 out of 10 journalists say theyrely on press releases for story ideas. View Packages Brands featured on top-tier outlets see 2x higher audiencetrust and engagement. Simple, Targeted and Cost-EffectivePress Release Distribution Pricing Overview Entry 📰 STARTER Affordable visibility to get your brand started $399 PER RELEASE ✓ Published to Digital Journal and Online News & Media ✓ Estimated reach: 6–10 million monthly readers ✓ Ideal for local businesses and startups ✓ Builds foundational SEO and online presence Select Plan ⭐ Most Popular 📡 BASIC Trusted reach with broader audience visibility $659 PER RELEASE ✓ Distributed to AP News, Digital Journal, and more ✓ Estimated re…
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Agent-Ready Spec
Newswire
Not Agent-Ready Yet

42

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Pr

Pricing model

Not advertised

Tier count

3

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

Sales-led

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

0 / 1

Public API docs

Auth-walled

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from www.newswire.com/pricing/domestic
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
60/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

Newswire pricing starts at $399 per release for the Starter plan; paid plans up to $965 per release. No subscription required.

Cheapest entry

Starter plan ($399)

Actions
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Verdict reflects Not Agent-Ready Yet status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://www.newswire.com/pricing/domestic.
Agent-friendly features2 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

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