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Options flow & gamma platforms · prices checked 6 October 2026

Dealer gamma and options flow for $15 a month.

Entry plans at the better-known platforms run from $50 to $150 a month. Zanshin Flow gives index and futures traders every strike's gamma, charm and vanna, live, for $15.

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Zanshin Flow, a year$180
Entry plans elsewhere, a year$600 – $1,800

Monthly price × 12, cheapest paid plan billed monthly.

Entry price, per month

Each platform's cheapest paid plan billed monthly. Click any one for the side-by-side.

Zanshin Flow3 market days free$15the whole app
Unusual WhalesRetail Basic$50$420 more a year →Cheddar FlowStandard plan$85$840 more a year →SpotGammaStandard plan$89$888 more a year →MenthorQPremium plan$129$1,368 more a year →FlowAlgoMonthly plan$149$1,608 more a year →VollandBasic plan$150$1,620 more a year →
What each plan includes, and where every price came from
PlatformPriceMarketsWhat the plan includesSource
Zanshin Flow$15/moSPX, SPY, ES, NDX, QQQ, NQ, IWMLive dealer gamma, charm and vanna by strike, walls and flip, options tape and hedging flow, session replay. Free trial of 3 market days.zanshinflow.com
Unusual Whales$50/moUS stocks, ETFs and indexesRetail Basic. Real-time options flow, alerts, GEX heatmaps, dark pool data. Free plan with delayed data.unusualwhales.com/pricing
Cheddar Flow$85/moUS stocks, ETFs and indexesStandard plan. Options flow, dark pool prints. 7-day trial (per reviews).optionstrading.org review
SpotGamma$89/moUS indexes, ETFs and stocksStandard plan. Daily gamma levels and notes; real-time tools on higher plans. Discounted first month.spotgamma.com
MenthorQ$129/moIndexes, futures, stocksPremium plan. Gamma levels and trading models. Discounted first month.menthorq.com/pricing
FlowAlgo$149/moUS stocks, ETFs and indexesMonthly plan ($99 a month billed annually). Options flow and dark pool alerts. 2 weeks for $37.flowalgo.com
Volland$150/moSPX and selected tickersBasic plan, updated once a day; intraday updates from $250 a monthorats.com/volland

Monthly prices in US dollars for each platform's cheapest paid plan billed monthly, as listed on the source on 6 October 2026. Prices change; check the provider before you buy. Cheddar Flow's price is from a published review because its pricing page could not be loaded. All trademarks belong to their owners; this page is not endorsed by any of them.

This is what $15 gets you

The real app, not a mock-up. Every window below is included; there are no tiers and no add-ons.

Zanshin Flow on QQQ: regime bar, absolute gamma heatmap with call walls CW1-3 and put walls PW1-3, dealer hedging flow and netflow
One screen: the regime, every strike's gamma under price with the call and put walls, dealer hedging flow and netflow.
Spot over gamma field for SPY, QQQ, SPX and NDX in Zanshin Flow, with walls, king, flip and VWAP
The gamma field under price, four indexes at once
QQQ absolute gamma in Zanshin Flow with call walls CW1-3 and put walls PW1-3 over the session
Call and put walls, minute by minute
Zanshin Flow SPX dashboard: options say bullish, likely close range, key levels, volatility, dealer regime, gamma build and implied close
The read, in words: likely close, regime, gamma build
The Zanshin Flow options flow desk: flow story, key trades, premium by time and the options tape
The options tape, read for you

Everything included

50 windows, seven markets: SPX, ES, NDX, NQ, SPY, QQQ and IWM.

Gamma, charm, vanna

Every strike, live. Call wall, put wall, gamma flip, exposures by expiry.

The tape, read for you

A Flow Story in plain sentences, and the key trades with what each one is betting on.

Dealer hedging flow

What dealers must buy or sell to hedge every sided trade, drawn against price.

Volatility

Skew smile, ATM IV through the session, the expected move and the implied close.

Futures prices

SPX and SPY levels on ES, NDX and QQQ on NQ, with a live basis. One key to switch.

Replay any session

Every archived day, minute by minute, on every symbol.

Your layout

Pages on a 24 × 24 grid; drag, resize, pick colours and fonts. Follows you to every device.

Built with you

Request a feature from inside the app. It goes straight to the developer; most ship within days.

Is it for you?

It does one job. Here's who that suits.

Built for you if

  • You trade ES, NQ, SPX, NDX, SPY, QQQ or IWM
  • You want dealer levels at the futures price you actually trade
  • You want live gamma, charm and vanna for every strike
  • You'd rather add a $15 tool to your setup than replace it

Look elsewhere if

  • You trade single-stock options flow
  • You want text or Discord alerts
  • You want something that trades for you: nothing here is an edge on its own; it's context to combine with how price reacts

Why it's $15

Not a teaser price. It's what it costs to run something this focused.

01

One trader, not a company

No sales team, no paid chat room to staff, no mentorship upsell to fund.

02

One job

Seven index markets rather than every US ticker, so it costs far less to run.

03

Priced as an add-on

Easy to keep next to the setup you already have, without needing a green month to justify it.

Compare one by one

An honest side-by-side with each platform.

Unusual Whales$50/mo

US stocks, ETFs and indexes

Unusual Whales vs Zanshin Flow →Cheddar Flow$85/mo

US stocks, ETFs and indexes

Cheddar Flow vs Zanshin Flow →SpotGamma$89/mo

US indexes, ETFs and stocks

SpotGamma vs Zanshin Flow →MenthorQ$129/mo

Indexes, futures, stocks

MenthorQ vs Zanshin Flow →FlowAlgo$149/mo

US stocks, ETFs and indexes

FlowAlgo vs Zanshin Flow →Volland$150/mo

SPX and selected tickers

Volland vs Zanshin Flow →

Questions

What is the cheapest options flow platform?
Of the paid plans checked here in October 2026, Zanshin Flow's is the lowest at $15 a month. Unusual Whales also has a free plan, with delayed data. The cheapest real-time entry plans elsewhere start around $50 a month.
What is the cheapest way to get real-time GEX for SPX or NQ?
Zanshin Flow shows live dealer gamma exposure for SPX, SPY, NDX, QQQ, IWM and the ES, NQ and RTY futures, for $15 a month after a free trial of 3 market days.
Does Zanshin Flow cover single stocks?
No. It covers index and index-futures options only: SPX, SPY, ES, NDX, QQQ, NQ and IWM. If you trade single-stock flow, the broader platforms above cover more tickers.
Why is it so cheap?
Because it's built and run by one trader, not a company. There's no sales team, no paid chat room to staff and no mentorship upsell to fund. It also does one job, seven index markets rather than every ticker in the US, so it costs far less to run. $15 is set so it's an easy addition to a setup you already have, not a subscription you need a green month to justify.
Is Zanshin Flow an edge on its own?
No. Nothing in Zanshin Flow is an edge by itself, and our own testing shows most popular gamma ideas don't hold up when used alone. It's context: where dealers are positioned, where the walls are and what the options tape is doing. Combine it with something that shows how price actually reacts at those levels, such as order flow (footprint, delta, absorption), price action and your own tested process.
Can I ask for new features?
Yes. Zanshin Flow is built with the traders who use it. Every subscriber has a Request a feature button inside the app that goes straight to the developer: a new window, a level, a setting or a fix. Because it's one small, focused codebase, most requests can be built and shipped quickly, often within days.

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