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Particle

Approaching Agent-Ready
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · particle.io · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 62 / 100
Application Development

Particle scores 62/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; usage-based / per-token pricing is published; a free entry path exists.

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Pricing
Particle pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · www.particle.io/pricing
Free
Free
Free forever
100 devices
100K Data Operations
Basic
$299/mo
100 devices per block
720K Data Operations
Scales in blocks of 100 devices
Plus
$599/mo
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Particle 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

13 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
62 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
100 devices, 50K data operations (within free tier)
$0/mo
· Uses Free plan limits· No additional usage beyond included 100K operations
Confidence: high
100 devices, 500K data operations (exceeds free tier, fits Basic plan)
$299/mo
· Uses Basic plan which includes 720K operations· No extra overage charges
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 70/100

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

No

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

No

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

No

Purchase orders supported

No

MSA required

No

DPA available

No

Security review required

No

Trial

Available, no card

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Turning data into actions and insights”

Buyer persona

smb
mid market
enterprise
developer

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

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.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • All advertised tiers route to a sales contact form; an agent cannot complete a purchase autonomously.
  • 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 Particle 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

Pricing — Particle has been acquired by Digi! Read a letter from our founder.

tier_count

6

lowest_paid_entry_usd

0

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

true

agent_friendly

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

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Page heading: Pricing
CTAs (40): Particle has been acquired by Digi! Read a letter from our founder. · System status · Support · Sign up · Log in · Platform · Blueprints BETASimplified deployment of applications for intelligent devices · Workbench Integrated development and debugging environment · Web IDE Write code, compile, and flash devices over the air · Command line interface (CLI) Interact with your devices and the Particle Device · Edge ML NEWDeploy and upgrade Edge ML models · Bare metal runtime Bare metal container to run your own software within a device
Price tokens (3): $0/ month · $299/ month per blockScales · $599/ month per blockScales
Particle has been acquired by Digi! Read a letter from our founder.System statusSupport Sign up|Log inPlatformApplication developmentSoftware-defined everythingEdge infrastructureEmbedded intelligenceCloud infrastructureTurning data into actions and insightsNetwork and connectivityWireless connectivity that just worksManagement and oversightComplete control of your devices in the fieldBlueprints BETASimplified deployment of applications for intelligent devicesWorkbench Integrated development and debugging environmentWeb IDE Write code, compile, and flash devices over the airCommand line interface (CLI) Interact with your devices and the Particle Device CloudEdge ML NEWDeploy and upgrade Edge ML modelsBare metal runtime Bare metal container to run your own software within a deviceParticle on Linux NEWPlatform support for any Linux deviceOTA software updates Reliable, system-wide over-the-air (OTA) software deploymentDrivers and libraries Thousands of software libraries for common sensors and peripheralsDevice protection NEWHarden devices against physical exploits and attacksEvent Bus Reliable real-time message bus to process streaming IoT dataLedger Key/value store to power "digital twins"Logic Serverless computing engine triggered by event dataLocation Fusion Accurate location combining Wi-Fi, GPS/GNSS, and cell tower dataREST API Trigger device actions through a web and mobile APIIntegrations 250+ data integrations with popular web services"It just works" connectivity Pre-pr…
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Agent-Ready Spec
Particle
Approaching Agent-Ready

62

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Application Development

Pricing model

Pricing — Particle has been acquired by Digi! Read a letter from our founder.

Tier count

6

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

Free

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.particle.io/pricing
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
70/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

Particle pricing starts at $0/mo for the Free plan; paid plans begin at $299/mo for the Basic plan and go up to $599/mo for the Plus plan. Billed monthly.

Cheapest entry

Free plan (Free)

Actions
Open live pricing page
Verdict reflects Approaching Agent-Ready status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://www.particle.io/pricing.
Agent-friendly features1 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

x402 / MPP

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