Mintlify

What it is for

Mintlify is a docs-as-code platform: the API playground (see the cover: POST /project/update, Authorization, curl) is the same site you publish. Use it when the job is developer docs with a live Try-it pane, not when you want a generic wiki.

It is not open source as a product. Starter is $0 (5 seats). Pro is the first paid card.

What makes it unique: the cover is Mintlify’s own API playground (form + generated curl), not a wordmark.

Key features

• API playground — method, path, auth, language tabs, Send (cover).
• Docs-as-code — MDX in Git; web editor or mint dev locally (quickstart).
• Starter — $0, 5 seats on the public card.
• Pro — higher limits and credits; 14-day trial on the page we copied.
• Credits / overage — Pro trial lists 5,000 credits; extra $0.01 / credit.

Who it's for

Best fit: product teams who will keep docs in Git and want a Try-it playground on every endpoint.

Poor fit: people who want a slide deck (Gamma) or a workspace wiki without an OpenAPI pane (Notion AI).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) from mintlify.com/pricing. Re-check before you buy.

• Starter — $0. 5 seats.
• Pro — $450/month billed annually or $540/month billed monthly.
• 14-day Pro trial — 5,000 credits on the page we copied.
• Overage — $0.01 per credit after the included pool.

Enterprise is quote-only. Do not invent a per-page dollar.

Limitations / costs

• Starter is 5 seats. A larger docs org needs Pro.
• $450 is the annual Pro. Monthly list is $540.
• Credits are extra on AI / assistant features — $0.01 each after the trial pool.
• Not a general wiki. You write MDX (or the web editor) aimed at developer docs.

Alternatives

• Notion AI — workspace wiki with AI; not an OpenAPI playground.
• Gamma — prompt-to-deck; Plus $9/seat/month annually.
• GitHub Copilot — writes the docs files in your editor; Pro $10/month plus flex.

Official tutorial

Official Mintlify channel video: Mintlify and Visual Studio Code Tutorial.

Written path: Quickstart plus Pricing. The older “Mintlify Web Editor Tutorial” id foeMPWS35ik returned 404 on oEmbed (2026-10-21); we do not embed dead ids.

Website

https://mintlify.com

Source

Catalog row is curated (2026-10-21). Cover is Mintlify’s official API playground (POST /project/update + curl), not a logo. Dollars checked on mintlify.com/pricing (Starter $0 / 5 seats; Pro $450 annual / $540 monthly). Tutorial: Mintlify and Visual Studio Code Tutorial on @GetMintlify (oEmbed author Mintlify).

Last verified

2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.