New York Times vs NewsData

The NYT Developer Network exposes ten separate APIs (Article Search, Top Stories, Books, Most Popular, and more) over a shared API-key scheme, all returning JSON. Registration and usage are completely free, but the terms restrict every API to non-commercial projects only — selling access, running ads, or shipping the data inside a paid product all require a separate licensing deal through NYT Licensing.

newsdata.io bundles breaking, crypto, and market-news search behind a credit-based JSON API: the free plan grants 200 credits/day at 10 articles per credit, with articles delayed 12 hours. Paid tiers unlock same-day delivery, multi-year historical archives, AI-generated tags and summaries, and sentiment scoring. Every plan authenticates with a single apikey query parameter.