MEMBERSHIP
Pay once, support a tool not a tribe.
Optics News is reader-funded and independent. We're not owned by a media company, campaign, PAC, or platform. Membership unlocks the features below as we ship them, and pays for the source-monitoring infrastructure (380+ feeds checked every 5 minutes adds up).
Free
$0
Forever
- All current and historical comparison pages
- Source registry + bias labels
- Methodology + sources
- Embed any single comparison on your site
- Public API:
/api/stories
Member
$4.99/mo
Or $39.99/year (save 33%)
- Everything in Free
- Keyword alerts when a story you care about gets cross-spectrum coverage
- Daily Different Spin email — the 5 biggest framing gaps every morning
- Historical archive — how a story's framing changed over the last 48 hours
- Embed analytics for newsletter writers and bloggers
- Ad-free if/when ads launch (none yet)
- Cancel anytime, no questions
FAQ
What unlocks today vs later?
The embed widget is live for everyone right now. Keyword alerts, daily brief, and historical archive are rolling out over the next few weeks. Founding members lock in the $4.99/mo and $39.99/yr price for life.
Do I have to pay to read?
No. The whole comparison archive stays free. Membership funds the always-on monitoring and adds opt-in features for people who want alerts and a daily email.
How do iOS subs work?
If you bought the iOS app subscription, log in here with the same email and your web membership unlocks automatically once we finish the iOS sync (blocked on the app rename — see /about for status).
Refunds?
Cancel any time from the billing portal on your account page. We don't do refunds for partial months — just stop the renewal.