CoHost Prefix vs Podscan.fm
CoHost Prefix
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| Figure | CoHost Prefix | Podscan.fm |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $89/mo | $100/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 6 |
| Spec score · Podcast Analytics Software | 7.9 (#6) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Support | CoHost advertises human support on Pro and prioritized human support on Premium. | Premium and Professional include same-day email support, while Advanced includes priority email and chat support. |
Plans
Podscan.fm
- Day Pass$20, paid once
- Research Pass$50, paid once
- Premium$100 a month
- Professional$200 a month
- Advanced$2,500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
CoHost Prefix
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Podscan.fm
Podscan.fm is a podcast database and search service for finding and working with episode audio and metadata. Its REST API provides access to more than 72 million episodes from more than 4.9 million podcasts, with full-text transcript search and filters for category, language and date. Podscan says it transcribes and analyzes thousands of new episodes daily. Summaries cover topics, key quotes, guests and sponsors, while topic extraction connects named subjects across the podcast corpus. The service also offers a real-time Firehose API, custom webhooks and a Zapier integration with pre-built triggers for new scan results. Its MCP server works with ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code and other MCP-enabled clients, using OAuth 2.1 without an API token; REST API requests use API-key authentication. A free plan and 10-day trial are listed. After the trial, alerts pause and API access stops until a paid plan is selected. Premium costs $100 a month. One-time options include Day Pass at $20, paid once and Research Pass at $50, paid once.