{
  "name": "AI Tool Pricing Index — The Stack Letter",
  "url": "https://thestackletter.com/ai-tool-prices",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — cite \"The Stack Letter\" and link to https://thestackletter.com/ai-tool-prices",
  "last_verified": "2026-06-10",
  "prices": {
    "ChatGPT (free)": "$0",
    "ChatGPT Go": "$8/mo",
    "ChatGPT Plus": "$20/mo",
    "Claude (free)": "$0",
    "Claude Pro": "$20/mo (annual ~$17/mo)",
    "Claude Max": "$100/mo (5x) / $200/mo (20x)",
    "Cursor (Hobby/free)": "$0",
    "Cursor Pro": "$20/mo",
    "Cursor Pro+": "$60/mo",
    "GitHub Copilot Pro": "$10/mo",
    "GitHub Copilot Pro+": "$39/mo",
    "Gemini (free)": "$0",
    "Google AI Plus": "$7.99/mo",
    "Google AI Pro": "$19.99/mo",
    "Google AI Ultra": "$99.99/mo (entry tier)",
    "Perplexity (free)": "$0",
    "Perplexity Pro": "$20/mo ($200/yr annual)",
    "Otter.ai (free)": "$0",
    "Otter.ai Pro": "$16.99/mo ($8.33/mo annual)",
    "Otter.ai Business": "$30/mo ($20/mo annual)",
    "Fireflies (free)": "$0",
    "Fireflies Pro": "$18/mo ($10/mo annual)",
    "Fireflies Business": "$29/mo ($19/mo annual)",
    "Notion (free)": "$0",
    "Notion Plus": "$10/mo ($8/mo annual)",
    "Notion Business": "$15/mo annual (~$20/mo monthly; AI bundled in 2026)",
    "Notion AI add-on": "$10/member/mo ($8/mo annual) — legacy only",
    "Notion AI (2026 bundling)": "bundled into paid plans: Free/Plus=limited AI trial, Business=full Notion AI incl. Agent, Enterprise=all AI + zero data retention",
    "Notion AI Custom Agents (usage)": "free to try, then $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits (Workers free during beta, start using credits Aug 11 2026)",
    "Jasper Creator": "$49/mo ($39/mo annual)",
    "Copy.ai (free)": "$0",
    "Copy.ai Pro": "$49/mo ($36/mo annual)",
    "Canva (free)": "$0",
    "Canva Pro": "$15/mo (~$10/mo annual, $120/yr)",
    "Figma (Starter/free)": "$0",
    "Figma Professional": "$16/editor/mo annual ($20/mo monthly, full seat)",
    "OpenRouter": "pay-per-use (no subscription; pay per token at ~model price + small fee)",
    "LiteLLM": "$0 (open-source, self-host)"
  },
  "notes": "GitHub Copilot: new individual signups paused since April 2026; usage-based billing live (Pro=$15 credits, Pro+=$70 credits). ChatGPT Go ($8) is a lower tier introduced ~Jan 2026. Google AI Ultra was cut from $249.99 to $99.99 entry in 2026. X API: no free tier since Feb 2026 (pay-per-use; posts with URL ~$0.20). Notion AI: the standalone $10 add-on was RETIRED for new Free/Plus workspaces (~May 2025); in 2026 AI is bundled into Business/Enterprise for new workspaces, legacy subscribers keep the add-on. Re-confirmed 2026-06-10 on notion.com/pricing: Free/Plus = limited AI trial, Business = full Notion AI (incl. Agent), Enterprise = all AI + zero data retention. New in 2026: usage-based premium AI — Custom Agents free-to-try then $10 per 1,000 monthly credits; Workers free in beta, begin consuming credits Aug 11 2026. So a NEW solo user cannot buy a standalone $10 Notion AI add-on — they get a limited trial on Plus, or full AI by upgrading to Business, plus optional usage-credits for agents. Otter/Fireflies/Copy.ai have free tiers with monthly caps. OpenRouter is a router (no subscription, pay-per-use); LiteLLM is open-source/free (self-host). Verify exact tiers on each vendor page before publishing.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-06-10",
      "tool": "Notion AI",
      "change": "Confirmed: for new workspaces, Notion AI is bundled into Business/Enterprise plans — the standalone $10/member add-on is no longer purchasable on new Free/Plus workspaces (legacy subscribers keep it). New usage-based premium AI: Custom Agents free to try, then $10 per 1,000 monthly credits; Workers free during beta until Aug 11, 2026.",
      "direction": "restructure"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-07",
      "tool": "Google AI Ultra",
      "change": "Entry price cut from $249.99/mo to $99.99/mo, with a new ~$200 upper tier added above it.",
      "direction": "down"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-07",
      "tool": "GitHub Copilot",
      "change": "Usage-based billing live (verified June 2026): Pro includes $15/mo of AI credits, Pro+ includes $70/mo; code completions stay unlimited and don't consume credits. New individual sign-ups remain paused (paused since April 2026) — existing subscribers can still change tiers or cancel.",
      "direction": "restructure"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-02",
      "tool": "Cursor",
      "change": "Pro+ tier observed at $60/mo alongside Pro $20/mo (tier structure expanded; Pro price unchanged).",
      "direction": "restructure"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-02",
      "tool": "GitHub Copilot Max",
      "change": "New Copilot Max tier observed at $100/mo.",
      "direction": "new"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "tool": "ChatGPT Go",
      "change": "Verified: ChatGPT Go, the $8/mo tier below Plus (launched mid-January 2026), is established — a real budget option for chat-first users.",
      "direction": "new"
    }
  ]
}