AI tool pricing, compared

What do AI subscriptions actually cost? Compare the plans behind coding assistants like Cursor and GitHub Copilot, and chat subscriptions like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity — monthly and annual prices, free tiers, usage limits, and when a flat subscription beats paying per token on the API. Placement is never sold.

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AI Coding Assistants

Editor and IDE subscriptions that write, complete, and refactor code.

4 tools compared

AI Chat Subscriptions

Consumer plans for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.

4 tools compared

What did that prompt cost? →Live LLM API prices →Developer AI stack →

Subscription vs pay-as-you-go

A flat subscription is usually cheaper and simpler for steady daily use; the metered API can win for light, bursty, or programmatic use. Subscription prices change often — every tool carries a last-verified date and a “confirm on the vendor page” note, and where a price is enterprise-only we say “custom” rather than guess. 8 tools compared across 2 categories.