Cheapest CAPTCHA Solving Services: 2026 Price Comparison
Find the cheapest CAPTCHA solving service for every CAPTCHA type. Full price comparison across CapSolver, 2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster, Multibot, and uCaptcha's own infrastructure.
Cheapest CAPTCHA solving service is not a single answer — it changes depending on the CAPTCHA type you need solved. A provider that offers the lowest rate for reCAPTCHA v2 might charge a premium for Turnstile or FunCaptcha. This guide provides complete price tables across all major providers for every common CAPTCHA type, so you can identify the cheapest option for your specific workload.
The providers compared: CapSolver, 2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud, DeathByCaptcha, RiskByPass, Multibot, and uCaptcha’s own infrastructure. For a broader comparison covering speed, reliability, and features beyond pricing, see our complete CAPTCHA solving services guide.
Why Price per Type Matters More Than Overall Price
CAPTCHA solving services don’t have a single price. Each type has its own rate, and the cheapest provider shifts across types. A developer solving 50,000 reCAPTCHA v2 tasks and 10,000 Turnstile tasks per month needs to evaluate pricing for both — using the cheapest reCAPTCHA provider could mean overpaying on Turnstile.
Volume also plays a role. Some providers offer flat rates; others use tiers where prices drop at higher volumes. The tables below use standard published rates as a baseline.
reCAPTCHA v2 Pricing
reCAPTCHA v2 remains the highest-volume CAPTCHA type on the internet. Pricing spans a wide range:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multibot | $0.50 | Lowest rate |
| uCaptcha | $0.50 | Native infrastructure, matches Multibot |
| CapMonster Cloud | $0.60 | AI-automated |
| CapSolver | $1.00 | AI-automated, fastest |
| RiskByPass | $1.00 | Flat rate |
| 2Captcha | $1.00 - $2.99 | Tiered by difficulty |
| Anti-Captcha | $1.00 - $2.00 | Tiered by difficulty |
| DeathByCaptcha | $2.99 | Human + AI |
Cheapest option: Multibot and uCaptcha’s native infrastructure at $0.50/1k. CapMonster Cloud at $0.60 is the cheapest among automated-only providers.
At 100,000 solves/month, the difference between $0.50 (Multibot) and $2.00 (Anti-Captcha upper tier) is $150/month — meaningful for cost-sensitive operations.
reCAPTCHA v3 Pricing
reCAPTCHA v3 costs more than v2 because it requires solving with a target score (typically 0.7 or 0.9), which increases complexity:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multibot | $0.80 | Lowest rate |
| CapMonster Cloud | $0.90 | AI-automated |
| RiskByPass | $1.00 | Flat rate |
| 2Captcha | $1.45 - $2.99 | Tiered pricing |
| CapSolver | $1.50 | Flat rate |
| Anti-Captcha | $1.00 - $2.00 | Tiered pricing |
| DeathByCaptcha | $2.99 | Human + AI |
| uCaptcha | N/A | Not supported natively |
Cheapest option: Multibot at $0.80/1k, followed by CapMonster Cloud at $0.90/1k. Note that uCaptcha’s native infrastructure doesn’t support v3 natively, but uCaptcha routes v3 tasks to the cheapest provider that does.
hCaptcha Pricing
hCaptcha has grown rapidly and is now the second-most-common token CAPTCHA:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CapMonster Cloud | $0.60 | AI-automated |
| Multibot | $0.60 | Matches CapMonster |
| uCaptcha | $0.60 | Native infrastructure, matches CapMonster |
| CapSolver | $0.80 | AI-automated, fastest |
| RiskByPass | $1.00 | Flat rate |
| 2Captcha | $1.00 - $2.99 | Tiered pricing |
| Anti-Captcha | $1.00 - $2.00 | Tiered pricing |
| DeathByCaptcha | $2.99 | Human + AI |
Cheapest options: Three-way tie at $0.60/1k between CapMonster Cloud, Multibot, and uCaptcha’s native infrastructure. CapSolver at $0.80 offers a speed premium.
Cloudflare Turnstile Pricing
Turnstile adoption is accelerating as Cloudflare pushes it across its network. Not all providers support it yet:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CapSolver | $0.60 | AI-automated |
| CapMonster Cloud | $0.60 | AI-automated |
| RiskByPass | $1.00 | Flat rate |
| 2Captcha | $1.00 - $2.99 | Tiered pricing |
| Anti-Captcha | $1.00 - $2.00 | Tiered pricing |
| DeathByCaptcha | $1.99 | Human + AI |
| Multibot | N/A | Not supported |
Cheapest options: CapSolver and CapMonster Cloud, both at $0.60/1k. Multibot doesn’t support Turnstile.
Turnstile is where the budget providers fall short. If your workload includes Turnstile, you’re limited to the providers that support it — CapSolver, CapMonster, RiskByPass, 2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, and DeathByCaptcha.
FunCaptcha Pricing
FunCaptcha (Arkose Labs) is used by major platforms and tends to be one of the more expensive types to solve:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CapMonster Cloud | $1.20 | Cheapest option |
| CapSolver | $1.50 | AI-automated |
| RiskByPass | $1.00 | Flat rate |
| Anti-Captcha | $2.00 | Human + AI |
| 2Captcha | $1.00 - $2.99 | Tiered pricing |
| DeathByCaptcha | $2.99 | Human + AI |
| Multibot | N/A | Not supported |
Cheapest option: RiskByPass at $1.00/1k, followed by CapMonster Cloud at $1.20/1k. This is another type where budget providers lack coverage entirely.
Image-to-Text Pricing
Image-to-text (standard text CAPTCHAs) is the oldest and cheapest category:
| Provider | Price per 1,000 solves | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CapSolver | $0.20 | Lowest rate, AI-automated |
| CapMonster Cloud | $0.30 | AI-automated |
| Multibot | $0.30 | Human workers |
| 2Captcha | $0.50 - $1.00 | Tiered pricing |
| Anti-Captcha | $0.70 | Human + AI |
Cheapest option: CapSolver at $0.20/1k. CapMonster Cloud’s $0.30 is considerably cheaper than 2Captcha and Anti-Captcha for this type.
Summary: Cheapest Provider by CAPTCHA Type
| CAPTCHA Type | Cheapest Provider | Price (per 1k) |
|---|---|---|
| reCAPTCHA v2 | Multibot / uCaptcha | $0.50 |
| reCAPTCHA v3 | Multibot | $0.80 |
| hCaptcha | CapMonster / Multibot | $0.60 |
| Turnstile | CapSolver / CapMonster | $0.60 |
| FunCaptcha | RiskByPass | $1.00 |
| Image-to-Text | CapSolver | $0.20 |
| Kasada / Akamai / PerimeterX | RiskByPass | $1.00-$5.00 |
No single provider is cheapest across all types. The cheapest option shifts between Multibot, CapMonster Cloud, CapSolver, and RiskByPass depending on the CAPTCHA type.
The Hidden Costs
Raw per-solve pricing doesn’t capture the full cost picture:
Failure rates inflate effective cost. A provider charging $0.50/1k with a 5% failure rate actually costs ~$0.53/1k after retries. A provider at $0.60/1k with a 1% failure rate costs ~$0.61/1k — almost the same effective price with far less retry overhead.
Speed impacts throughput costs. If a cheaper provider takes 30 seconds per solve versus 5 seconds at a slightly higher-priced competitor, the slower provider ties up your infrastructure longer. For cloud-hosted scrapers, compute costs during wait time can exceed the per-solve savings.
Type coverage gaps force multi-provider setups. If your cheapest reCAPTCHA provider doesn’t support Turnstile, you need a second integration, second billing relationship, and second set of error handling — all of which add development and maintenance cost.
Optimizing with Automatic Cheapest Routing
The price tables above make the case for per-type provider selection, but manually routing tasks to different providers based on CAPTCHA type is operationally complex. You need separate API integrations, balance monitoring for multiple accounts, and fallback logic when one provider is down.
uCaptcha’s autoCheapest routing mode solves this automatically. When you submit a task, uCaptcha checks the CAPTCHA type and routes it to whichever connected provider offers the lowest rate for that specific type. reCAPTCHA v2 goes to Multibot at $0.50/1k. Turnstile goes to CapSolver at $0.60/1k. Image-to-text goes to CapSolver at $0.20/1k. All through a single API call.
This means you get the prices from the “Cheapest Provider” column in the summary table above without managing six separate provider accounts. If one provider’s pricing changes or a cheaper option becomes available, the routing adjusts accordingly.
You can also bring your own API keys for providers where you already have accounts and negotiated volume rates. Tasks solved with your own keys bypass uCaptcha billing entirely.
Conclusion
The cheapest CAPTCHA solving service depends entirely on what you’re solving. Multibot wins on reCAPTCHA v2 volume. CapMonster Cloud offers the best balance of low pricing and type coverage. CapSolver dominates image-to-text pricing while also being competitive on Turnstile. No single provider is cheapest everywhere.
For the lowest effective cost across mixed workloads, automatic per-type routing through uCaptcha ensures every task goes to the cheapest available provider. Pair that with the speed and reliability comparisons in our full provider comparison to find the setup that fits both your budget and your performance requirements.
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