Mintlify

Mintlify is a hosted platform for product and API documentation that now pitches itself as “the documentation platform for agents”: docs written for human developers and for the AI tools that increasingly read docs on their behalf. Our take: for a startup or developer-tools company that wants polished docs without building a site, it is one of the strongest options, and the free plan goes a long way. The jump to its AI features, though, is steep, and only worth it for teams whose docs are a core part of the product.

What the free plan already covers

Pages are written in Markdown or MDX with ready-made components such as accordions and tabs. You sync them from a Git repository or edit them in a browser editor that validates MDX and suggests completions, and a CLI lets you preview the site locally. Point Mintlify at an OpenAPI spec and it generates an API reference with a playground that sends real requests. The Starter plan is $0 and includes up to five editors, a custom domain, search, SEO and llms.txt, and an MCP server for your docs, so a coding assistant can query your documentation directly.

Where the money starts

Pro costs $450 a month billed annually, or $540 month to month, according to the pricing page. It unlocks unlimited editors, an Assistant that answers readers from your docs, an Agent that drafts and updates pages, and Automations that run the agent on a schedule or on every push. AI translations and analytics are also Pro features. The plan includes 10,000 AI credits a month, then $0.01 per credit; an Assistant answer costs 25 credits and an automated update 250. There is a 14-day Pro trial without a card, and an Enterprise tier with SSO, audit logs and EU or self-hosted options at custom pricing.

What changed recently

The changelog moves fast. On 25 September Mintlify shipped a beta desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux, page narration and deployment rollbacks. On 2 October the agent learned to read and reply to comment threads. On 16 October came OpenAPI 3.2 support and regional language variants such as en-GB and es-MX. The same update discontinued Mintlify Index, a breaking change if you relied on its API.

Arabic docs: listed, but test right-to-left yourself

Mintlify’s internationalization guide lists Arabic (ar) as a supported language, alongside Hebrew, so you can publish an Arabic edition next to English. We found no explicit mention of right-to-left layout, and no explanation of how AI translations are produced or reviewed. Before committing, build one Arabic test page with English function names inside Arabic sentences, a code block, a table and a numbered list. Check whether the whole layout flips and whether brackets and punctuation stay in place. If you serve developers in the Arab world, that test matters more than any AI feature.

Who it suits

Mintlify fits companies that sell an API or a technical product and want docs that work for people and for coding agents such as Cursor and Claude Code. If you only need a simple user guide, or $450 a month is out of reach, stay on the free plan or pick something lighter.

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