Occult API vs Prokerala
Where Occult API and Prokerala differ on the things a Jyotish product runs into. Every Prokerala figure was read from its own public pages, and ours are measured from the running API.
Side by side
| Feature | Occult APIRecommended | Prokerala |
|---|---|---|
| Median response timeMeasured across every published example, not a marketing round number. | 62 ms | Doesn’t publish it |
| What one call costsA flat rate you can multiply: one credit a call, except PDF reports and AI chat. | 1 credit (PDF reports and AI chat: 25) | 10–20,000 credits |
| Ayanamsas, hand-correctablePick a tradition, then correct it by degree, minute and second. | 48, correctable | 4, fixed list |
| Failed requests chargedA 400 costs nothing here, so a bad integration cannot drain a balance. | Never | Doesn’t publish it |
On every Occult API account
No tier, no add-on, no minimum spend. These are the defaults.
Hand-correctable to the arcsecond
Each its own endpoint
Across eleven regional calendars
Thirty named systems, drillable
No tier hides an endpoint
Plus the layout geometry
A 400 costs you nothing
Every Occult API figure is measured from the running API, and republished on each deploy. The other platform's figures were read from its own public pricing and documentation pages between 15 September 2026 and 22 October 2026, and may have changed since. Where a cell says doesn’t publish it, that platform puts no figure on its public site — so there is nothing to compare against until you have signed up and measured it yourself. It does not mean the feature is missing, and we do not put a number there on its behalf.
Check it yourself
Every endpoint is in the reference with a real response, and you can send a request from the browser before writing any code.