At a glance
Calcbench facts come from its home, pricing and API pages, read on 12 November 2026. The pricing page lists prices per user, and the API page says API access is not part of the standard subscription. Narwhal API is owned and operated by Nusantara Ventures, LLC.
| Requirement | Narwhal API | Calcbench |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | US from 2009. Japan (over 3,800 companies), Korea (about half of listed companies so far), Taiwan (about 1,980), EU and EEA (about 3,200, annual only), UK (about 800, annual only) | SEC filings: 10-Ks, 10-Qs, proxies and earnings releases |
| Financial statements | Standardised statements by company id, plus as-reported figures from a filing. First-reported and as-of values on every account | As-reported statements from XBRL, with standardised metrics for comparing companies and point in time data |
| Free tier | $10 free every month at 50 a minute, commercial apps allowed | Basic is free with sign-up. Premium has a two-week free trial |
| Paid plans | Prepaid credit, top-ups from $20. Company and filings data cost $10 per 1,000 calls | Premium $6,000 a year per user. Professional $12,000 a year per user |
| API access | On every account, with the free credit | Not part of the standard subscription. Contact Calcbench. The academic offer adds API access for $6,000 a year |
| Update speed | Delivered live to every account | Text and numeric data are available minutes after release |
| Interfaces | REST and hosted MCP with 80 tools, one key for every Narwhal API | A web platform, an Excel add-in and a Python API client. A push notice for new filings is available on request |
Why teams switch
You need an API, not seats
Calcbench sells seats at $6,000 or $12,000 a year per user, and API access is separate. Narwhal charges by the call, and API access is on every account.
You need filers outside the US
Calcbench describes SEC filings. Narwhal also reads Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the EU and the UK in the same schema.
When they are the better pick
Calcbench is the better pick for analyst work on US filings. It reads as-reported statements, searches footnotes and disclosure text, pulls segment and breakout tables, covers earnings press releases and offers point in time data, through a web platform, an Excel add-in and an API. Narwhal has no full-text search of filings.
Questions
Is there a free Calcbench plan?
Basic is free with sign-up, and Premium has a two-week free trial. API access is not part of the standard subscription. Narwhal gives every account $10 free every month, API access included.
How much does Calcbench cost?
Premium costs $6,000 a year per user and Professional $12,000 a year per user. Narwhal charges $10 per 1,000 calls for company and filings data, with no per-user fee.
Does Narwhal return as-reported figures?
For US filings, yes: figures as tagged by the filer from a single filing, next to the standardised statements. For Japan and Korea Narwhal returns standardised statements only.
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