# 🚀 Announcing APE Beta Pricing: Simple, Flexible, Predictable

Sep 25, 2025  
Team Aident

At Aident, we believe software pricing should empower—not confuse. That’s why we’re introducing a **credit-based pricing system** for the Aident Playbook Editor (APE). It’s designed to be transparent, flexible, and scale with you as you build.

## 💳 How Pricing Works

Instead of juggling multiple meters and unpredictable bills, every APE plan gives you a bundle of credits **upfront each billing cycle**. You can then spend those credits however your workflows demand—whether that’s large-context LLM calls or premium API integrations.

- **Pick a plan** → Free, Basic, Pro, or Max depending on your needs  
- **Get credits upfront** → Your total credits (and bonus credits) unlock at the start of the cycle  
- **Spend flexibly** → Use them across LLM usage and premium APIs  
- **Save with annual billing** → Pay yearly and enjoy an early-bird **40% discount**

## ⚡ What You Can Do With Credits

APE credits are flexible across two major buckets:

1. **LLM Tokens** – Both input and output tokens are covered.
2. **Premium APIs** – Advanced connectors like Firecrawl, Exa, or SerpAPI can be powered directly from your credits.

Free connectors never cost credits, so you only pay for what truly scales.

## 📊 Plans & Tiers

Here’s the snapshot:

- **Free** → 300 credits /mo  
- **Basic** ($19/mo, or $12/mo annually) → 2,000 credits  
- **Pro** ($59/mo, or $30/mo annually) → 6,000 credits + 20% bonus → 7,200 credits
- **Max** ($199/mo, or $120/mo annually) → 20,000 credits + 50% bonus → 30,000 credits

👉 All credits release **at the start of each cycle**. No rollovers, no surprises.

## 🧮 Example Scenarios

- **Individual creator** on Basic ($19/mo): ~8M input tokens or 1.3M output tokens  
- **Small team** on Pro ($59/mo): Enough credits for LLM usage + a few hundred Firecrawl/API calls  
- **Scaled operation** on Max ($199/mo): Balanced for heavy LLM + premium APIs, including search connectors

## ✨ Why a Credit System?

- **Predictability** → No surprise bills—your credits are capped.  
- **Flexibility** → Direct usage toward where it matters: LLMs, APIs, or both.  
- **Scalability** → Higher tiers unlock **bonus credits**, giving your workflows more breathing room.

## 🛠️ Looking Ahead

APE is still in beta, and we’re learning alongside you. That means some details (like partner API pricing) may evolve. For now, we’re absorbing extra costs to keep things simple, but expect refinements as we grow.

Our goal is clear: **keep pricing fair, flexible, and aligned with your success.**

## Closing Note

From experimenting with workflows on Free, to scaling enterprise-grade agentic processes on Max—APE is built to **scale with you**. Every plan gives you predictable, upfront credits so you can focus on building, not budgeting.

We’re excited to have you in the beta. Let’s build the future of agentic workflows—together.

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