AI Tool Pricing Tracker
Current plans and prices for the AI tools most people actually use — checked against official pricing pages, with every change logged below instead of silently overwritten.
| Tool ^ | Category | Free tier | Entry plan | Mid plan | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT OpenAI | Chat assistant | Yes (ads in free/Go tiers, US, since Feb 2026) | Go — $8/mo | Plus — $20/mo | Pro — $200/mo | Broadest single-tool feature set — voice, DALL-E, Sora video (Pro), largest plugin ecosystem |
| Claude Anthropic | Chat assistant | Yes, with daily usage caps | Pro — $20/mo | Max 5x — $100/mo | Max 20x — $200/mo | Writing quality, deep analysis, and coding — Claude Code is included from Pro upward |
| Cursor Anysphere | Coding agent | Limited trial only | Pro (credit-based) — ~$20/mo baseline | Business — ~$40/seat/mo | Enterprise — Custom | Full AI-native IDE (VS Code fork) with whole-codebase awareness |
| Gemini Google | Chat assistant | Yes — notably generous (Deep Research, Live voice mode included free) | AI Plus — $7.99/mo | AI Pro — $19.99/mo | AI Ultra — $200/mo | Google Workspace users — bundles storage + Gmail/Docs integration; largest context window |
| GitHub Copilot Microsoft/GitHub | Coding agent | Yes, limited | Pro — $10/mo | Pro+ — $39/mo | Business — $19/seat/mo | In-IDE completions across VS Code/JetBrains; Pro+ unlocks Claude Opus 4 and o3 access |
| Grok xAI | Chat assistant | Yes, limited daily queries | SuperGrok — $30/mo | X Premium+ — $40/mo | SuperGrok Heavy — $300/mo | Real-time X/Twitter integration; Heavy tier is the most expensive consumer AI plan on the market |
| Perplexity Perplexity AI | AI search | Yes — basic AI search with citations | Pro — $20/mo | — | Enterprise — Custom | Multi-model routing — queries go to GPT, Claude, or Gemini depending on task, no single-vendor lock-in |
Click any underlined column header to sort. Prices verified against official pricing pages — always confirm on the provider's site before purchasing, since these change frequently.
Pricing pages get silently edited all the time. This log exists so you can see what actually changed and when, instead of just the current snapshot.
Tracker launched — initial pricing verified across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, Perplexity, Grok, and Cursor.
10x launch-promotion capacity on the $100 Pro tier ended; reverted to standard 5x allowance.
Introduced a new $100/mo Pro middle tier, widely read as a direct response to Claude's Max 5x plan at the same price.
Ads introduced on Free and Go tiers in the US — first major AI chatbot to add ads to a free tier. Paid plans ($20+) remain ad-free.
Launched the $8/mo 'Go' tier as an ad-supported middle option between Free and Plus.
Rebranded 'Gemini Advanced' to 'Google AI Pro' / 'Google AI Ultra' as part of a wider Google AI subscription restructure.