Getting Started
Pricing & Billing
Per-agent billing with two models: pay-as-you-go hourly or subscribe monthly. LLM keys billed separately.
Pricing & Billing
Billing is per-agent. Each agent has its own billing type, and all charges roll up to a single Stripe subscription. Mix and match freely.
Compute pricing
Metered (pay-as-you-go)
| Size | Running | Paused | ~Monthly (8 hrs/day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit Crab (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 10 GB) | $0.07/hr | $0.005/hr | ~$20 |
| King Crab (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 25 GB) | $0.13/hr | $0.008/hr | ~$36 |
| Coconut Crab (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 50 GB) | $0.15/hr | $0.015/hr | ~$42 |
Stop your agent when idle. You pay almost nothing for paused hours.
Subscribe & save (flat-rate)
| Size | Monthly | Savings vs. metered 24/7 |
|---|---|---|
| Hermit Crab | $29/mo | ~43% |
| King Crab | $59/mo | ~38% |
| Coconut Crab | $79/mo | ~28% |
Fixed price regardless of usage. Best if you use an agent more than ~14 hours/day.
Switching billing type
You can switch any agent between metered and subscribe & save directly from the dashboard. No need to clone and destroy.
- Metered → Subscription — requires an available subscription slot for your agent’s size. Takes effect immediately.
- Subscription → Metered — frees up the subscription slot. Hourly metering begins immediately.
LLM keys
Platform-provided OpenAI keys are billed at 1.5x OpenAI’s cost. Charged separately from compute on the same Stripe subscription.
Available models: GPT-5.4 (recommended), GPT-5.4 Pro (premium), GPT-4o (budget). Anthropic support is planned.
Usage is tracked per-model with token-level granularity and synced to Stripe automatically. Bring your own key if you prefer — platform keys are optional. See the LLM Keys guide for details.
Team billing
When you create a team organization, it gets its own Stripe subscription. All agents and LLM keys belonging to the org are billed to the org’s subscription, not your personal account.
Each member shares the same billing — no per-seat charges. See For Teams for details.
Payment
Stripe handles all billing. Payment method required before creating your first agent. Manage invoices and payment methods from Dashboard > Billing > Manage Billing.
No free tier. Charges start from the first hour (metered) or subscription creation (flat-rate).