--- title: PlumoAI Pricing — Free Self-Hosted or Pay-Per-Use Cloud | PlumoAI description: Two ways to run AI Employees: self-host PlumoAI free forever with unlimited AI Employees, users and workflows, or use PlumoAI Cloud pay per use — $20 = 2,000 credits that never expire. url: https://plumoai.com/get-started --- Get Started with PlumoAI # Choose How You Want to Use PlumoAI Two ways to get started: PlumoAI Hosted Cloud or Self Hosted on your own infrastructure. ### PlumoAI Hosted Cloud Pay only for what you use Pay Per Use Minimum to Start $20 \= 2,000 credits in your wallet Credits never expire. Use them whenever you need. Unlimited AI Employees Unlimited Users & Workspaces Unlimited Workflows Data Tables & Documents Included 60 MB Free Storage Standard Support [Hire Your First AI Employee](https://app.plumoai.com/#/signup) Sign up, add $20 to your wallet, and start using AI Employees ### Self Hosted Run PlumoAI on your own infrastructure. License from PlumoAI is lifetime free - you only pay for your own servers. Sponsorship is optional for support. Lifetime Free from PlumoAI Use your own infra You control costs Self hosted Docker/Kubernetes. No per-action or per-user billing from PlumoAI. All core AI Employees and platform features included. Unlimited AI Employees, users, workspaces, and storage (bounded only by your infra). PlumoAI never charges you for Self Hosted usage. Unlimited AI Employees Unlimited Users & Workspaces Unlimited Workflows Data Tables & Documents Included Community support by default [Self Hosted Setup Guide](https://github.com/PlumoAI/plumoai) Contact us for deployment guidance or sponsorship options ### How Hosted Cloud Works Simple steps to get started 1 ### Sign Up Create your free account in seconds ### Add $20 Minimum $20 goes to your wallet as credits ### Get 2,000 Credits $20 = 2,000 credits. Each action uses 1 or more credits ### Start Using Credits never expire. Use them anytime ### What is an Action? An action is a single unit of work performed by an AI Employee ✓ Free for Human Work Actions are only counted when AI Employees perform work autonomously. If human employees manually add data or update workspaces themselves, that's completely free. Actions only count when the system is doing something by itself. Sending an email Updating a record Reading a document Writing a document Making an API call Taking a decision step Example If your AI Employee sends 10 emails and updates 5 records, that's 15 actions (15 credits used). But if you manually create tasks, update workspaces, or add documentation yourself, those actions are completely free. ## Complete Feature Comparison See everything included in each option Feature PlumoAI Hosted Cloud Self Hosted Deployment Hosted by PlumoAI Cloud Self hosted via Docker / Kubernetes / VM Pricing model Pay per use via prepaid credits Lifetime free from PlumoAI - you only pay your own infrastructure Contract duration No commitment - pay as you go None (optional sponsorship agreement only) Minimum commitment $20 USD prepaid wallet None Billing type 100% prepaid No mandatory billing AI Employees Unlimited Unlimited Users Unlimited Unlimited Workspaces Unlimited Unlimited Workflows Unlimited Unlimited Data tables & documents Included Included Documentation Included Included AI Employee actions Credit based Unlimited Credits on entry $20 USD = 2,000 credits Not applicable Action cost 1 action = 1 or more credits Included (no per-action billing) Storage (company level) First 60 MB of storage is free. After 60 MB, all stored data is charged daily at 0.033 credit per MB per day. Unlimited (bounded only by your infra) Storage billing Credits deducted daily Included Credit expiry Never expires Not applicable Credit packs visibility Inside wallet only Not applicable Support Standard support Community support (optional sponsorship for priority) Best for Founders, startups, growing teams Teams that want full control on their own infra ## Optional Sponsorship Program (for Self Hosted) Self Hosted PlumoAI has no platform limits. If you want priority support and visibility, you can optionally become a sponsor. ### Buy the team a coffee (or fuel the roadmap) Want to support the PlumoAI journey without a monthly sponsorship? Make a one-time contribution of any amount to help the development team keep shipping new AI employees, better tooling, stronger docs, and faster community support. 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Benefits - Priority GitHub issue response - Email support from PlumoAI team - Early access to new AI employee templates - Listed on PlumoAI website as sponsor - Sponsor badge inside community - Access to private roadmap updates - Use case feature on PlumoAI blog ### Gold Sponsor Price $3,000 per month or $18,000 yearly Designed for Companies building serious internal AI workforce systems. Benefits - Everything in Silver - Priority feature request consideration - Private Discord support channel - Direct call support with PlumoAI team - AI employee architecture consultation - Help deploying first AI employee inside your company - Private development support for integrations - Early access to experimental features - Logo placement on PlumoAI website - Case study promotion ### Enterprise Sponsorship Price Custom Designed for Large organizations that want deeper collaboration with PlumoAI. Benefits - Private deployment architecture support - Security review - Custom AI employee development - Dedicated support SLA ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do I have to pay $20 to sign up? Yes. To start using Hosted Cloud, you need to add a minimum of $20 to your wallet. This $20 becomes credits that you can use anytime. Credits never expire, so you only pay when you're ready to use the service. ### What happens to my credits if I don't use them? Your credits never expire. You can keep them in your wallet and use them whenever you need. There's no rush to use them. ### Can I add more credits later? Yes! You can add any amount to your wallet at any time. There's no minimum for additional top-ups after your initial $20. ### Which option is right for me? **PlumoAI Hosted Cloud** is best for founders, startups, and growing teams who want to get started quickly and pay only for what they use. **Self Hosted** is for teams that want full control on their own infrastructure, with optional sponsorship if you need priority support and visibility. ## Ready to Get Started? Get started with PlumoAI Hosted Cloud or run PlumoAI Self Hosted on your own infrastructure. [Hire Your First AI Employee](https://app.plumoai.com/#/signup) [Self Hosted Setup Guide](https://github.com/PlumoAI/plumoai)