ReadMe

What it is for

ReadMe is a hosted developer-docs desk: you open Suggested Edits, and Starter is $0 / month. Use it when the job is API docs plus an edit queue you start at $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official ReadMe Suggested Edits list (Owlbert Journey Maps v1.0.0, More guides soon! / Companion should be singular / Change bit to bite! / Some edits!, each Can be merged) from the docs still — not a pricing card. The rows themselves are ops of Suggested Edits. ReadMe bills per project plan, not a chat seat.

Key features

• Suggested Edits — a reader-or-admin edit you merge or reject (cover still; docs). One queue. Cover Can be merged and the four Owlbert rows sit here.
• Guides — a Markdown page on the hub (Owlbert's Lower East Side Food Guide on the related still) (docs). A guide, not an edit. The food-guide tree sits here.
• API Reference — an OpenAPI-backed endpoint page you try in the browser (pricing Interactive API reference). A reference, not a guide. Try-it requests sit here.
• Changelog — a dated release note on the hub (pricing Changelog, recipes & forums). A changelog, not a reference. Pro unlocks this desk.
• Recipes — a how-to walkthrough beside Guides (pricing Recipes). A recipe, not a changelog. Starter does not print Recipes on the Pro tile.

The Markdown editor is the composer. Starter / Pro tiles are the meter. Ask AI at $150 / month is a paid add-on, not a sixth desk we fold into Guides.

Who it's for

Best fit: API teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (1 project, 1 published version, custom domain) while they merge a first Suggested Edit, then buy Pro at $250 / month billed annually when they need Changelog, Recipes, branching, and teammates.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from readme.com/pricing (the page also serves a /pricing.md summary). Tiles print Starter $0 / month and Pro $250 / month billed annually.

• Starter — $0 / month. Free for everyone. 1 project. 1 published version. Custom domain, bi-directional sync, interactive API reference, usage metrics, Markdown editor, themes. Ask AI is a $150 / month add-on.
• Pro — $250 / month, billed annually. Everything in Starter plus teammates, multiplayer editing, branching and reviews, private docs, landing page, Changelog / Recipes / forums, custom MDX, CSS/HTML. Ask AI remains a $150 / month add-on.
• Enterprise — contact sales. Annual billing only on the page we fetched. Multiple projects, SSO, audit logs, no ReadMe branding.

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Limitations / costs

• Starter is 1 project and 1 published version. A second version is the $250 / month Pro tile.
• $250 is billed annually. Do not invent a month-to-month Pro dollar from that tile.
• A docs hub, not a Storybook. For Mintlify’s docs desk see Mintlify. For GitBook see GitBook.

Alternatives

• Mintlify — Markdown docs generated from a repo when you want Mintlify’s site, not ReadMe’s $0 / $250 Suggested Edits queue.
• GitBook — a docs wiki with Git sync when you want GitBook’s spaces, not ReadMe’s API-reference-first hub.
• Scalar — OpenAPI reference you embed when you want Scalar’s reference, not ReadMe’s Guides-plus-edits desk.

Official tutorial

Official ReadMe channel video: Getting Started with ReadMe Micro (oEmbed author: ReadMe). First-party getting-started clip; the Suggested Edits still is the cover. Guides on the video are a second desk, not generate-on-Suggested-Edits.

Written path: readme.com/pricing plus the Suggested Edits still.

Website

https://readme.com

Repository

https://github.com/readmeio

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official ReadMe Suggested Edits list from the docs CDN. Dollars checked on readme.com/pricing (Starter $0/mo; Pro $250/mo billed annually; Ask AI $150/mo add-on). Tutorial oEmbed author: ReadMe.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.