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Approaching Agent-Ready
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · podcast.co · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 74 / 100
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Self-serve checkout

Podcast.co scores 74/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; a public API exists with documentation; usage-based / per-token pricing is published.

See Podcast.co pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
Podcast.co pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · www.podcast.co/pricing
Lite
$19/user/mo
or $15.83/user/mo billed annually
Unlimited shows
Unlimited episodes
Basic Podcast Pages
Premium support
Growth
$49/user/mo
or $40.83/user/mo billed annually
Unlimited shows
Unlimited episodes
Advanced Podcast Pages
Premium support
Premium
$99/user/mo
or $82.5/user/mo billed annually
Unlimited shows
Unlimited episodes
Premium Podcast Pages
Premium support
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Podcast.co scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

12 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

20 / 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
74 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
1 user, Lite plan (monthly billing)
$19/mo
· Lite plan· Monthly billing· 1 user
Confidence: high
5 users, Growth plan (monthly billing)
$49/mo
· Growth plan· Monthly billing· 5 users
Confidence: high
10 users, Premium plan (annual billing, monthly equivalent)
$82.5/mo
· Premium plan· Annual billing· Monthly equivalent cost· 10 users
Confidence: medium
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 100/100

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

Yes

Auto-renewal mentioned

Yes

Cancellation policy visible

Yes

Refund policy visible

No


Invoice payment available

Unknown

Purchase orders supported

Unknown

MSA required

Unknown

DPA available

Unknown

Security review required

Unknown


Trial

14 days

Annual discount

16.7% off

API readiness
API & developer surface

API-first product

No

Public API docs

www.podcast.co/api-docs

Sandbox present

No

Webhooks

No

MCP mentioned

No

Enterprise signals
Trust & compliance

SSO / SAML

Yes

RBAC

Unknown

Audit logs

Unknown

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Flexible podcast hosting for everyone.”

Buyer persona

smb
mid market
enterprise
agency

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

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.
  • PPU requires account creation and an issued API key; a fully unauthenticated agent purchase is not yet supported.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How Podcast.co 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

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tier_count

1

lowest_paid_entry_usd

19

free_tier

false

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

1

sales_only_tiers

0

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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PlatformPlatform TourEverything you need to launch, grow and manage your podcasts.Private PodcastingPrivate audio for your company or paid memberships.Network HostingFeatures to help you grow and manage your podcasts.ServicesPodcast ProductionHelping brands and business to do more with podcasting.Podcast Studio HireSpecialist recording studio with production assistance.Agency PartnershipsWhite label production to help your clients grow with audio.ResourcesHow To Start A PodcastThe complete 2022 guideExplore Our ResourcesTips, guides and inspirationHelp & SupportPlatform guides and how-to'sMatchMaker.fmFind your next podcast guestMore LinksOur BlogAbout UsOur PodcastsContact UsPricingLog InSign UpLog InTry for FreeMenuFlexible podcast hosting for everyone.Unlimited shows, unlimited episodes, and premium support.Start your 14 day free trial today. Cancel anytime.Looking for podcast production services? Get in touch for a proposalFind out moreLiteGreat for getting started$190/yearStart 14 day free trial1 UserUp to 15,000 monthly downloadsPrivate PodcastsGrowthGreat for established podcasters$490/yearStart 14 day free trial5 UsersUp to 75,000 monthly downloadsUp to 500 Private SubscribersPremiumGreat for networks and agencies$990/yearStart 14 day free trial10 UsersUp to 200,000 monthly downloadsUp to 1000 Private Subscribers$£€LiteThe basics for newcomers$19/monthOr $190 annuallySave $38Start 14 day free trial1 User15,000 Monthly DownloadsBasic Podcast PagesGrowthEstablished podc…
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Agent-Ready Spec
Podcast.co
Approaching Agent-Ready

74

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)

Category

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Pricing model

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Tier count

1

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

$19/mo

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

1 / 0


Public API docs

Auth-walled

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published


Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from www.podcast.co/pricing
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

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

Podcast.co pricing starts at $19/mo for the Lite plan; paid plans go up to $99/mo for Premium, with annual discounts available. Billing can be monthly or yearly.

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Verdict reflects Approaching Agent-Ready status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://www.podcast.co/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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