AI tool pricing for startups
What Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, Gemini, and the other tools founders pay for actually cost in 2026 — every plan, the real per-token API rates, and the startup program that gets each one free.
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Claude pricing: every plan, and how startups get it free
Claude costs $0 (Free), $20/mo (Pro), $100–$200/mo (Max), $25/seat (Team). Full 2026 plan and API pricing, plus the startup program that makes it free.
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Claude Code pricing: subscription vs API, and the free routes
Claude Code pricing: included on Pro ($20), Max ($100–$200) and Team Premium seats, or ~$13/dev/day on the API. Is Claude Code free? Plus startup credits.
Cursor pricing: every plan, and where startups actually save
Cursor pricing in 2026: Hobby is free, Pro is $20/mo, Pro+ and Ultra scale agent limits, Teams is $40/user. What each plan includes and how startups save.
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Is Claude free? The Free plan, Free vs Pro, and free credits
Is Claude free? Yes: the Free plan is $0 with web search, memory and code execution. What it lacks vs Pro ($20), plus every real route to free credits.
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Claude API pricing: per-token rates, cost examples, free credits
Claude API pricing per million tokens: Haiku 4.5 $1/$5, Sonnet 5 $2/$10, Opus 5 $5/$25, Fable 5.1 $10/$50. Cost examples, caching, batch, free credits.
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Gemini API pricing: free tier, per-model rates, and startup credits
Gemini API pricing in 2026: a real free tier, Flash from $0.75/$3.75 per million tokens, Pro from $2/$12. Every model rate, plus Google startup credits.
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OpenAI API pricing: GPT-5.x rates, ChatGPT plans, startup credits
OpenAI API pricing per million tokens: GPT-5.6 from $0.20, GPT-5.5 $5/$30, GPT-5.4 $2.50/$15. Batch, Flex, cached rates, ChatGPT plans, startup credits.
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ElevenLabs pricing: every plan, and the startup grant
ElevenLabs pricing in 2026: Free (10k credits), Starter $6, Creator $22, Pro $99, Scale $299, Business $990. What a credit buys, plus the startup grant.
Lovable pricing: free credits, Pro tiers, and where startups actually save
Lovable pricing in 2026: 5 free build credits a day, Pro from about $25/mo for 100 credits, Business above. How credits are spent and where startups save.
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Perplexity Pro free: every legitimate route, plus the startup program
Perplexity Pro costs $20/mo. Every legit way to get it free in 2026: student offers, carrier and bank partners, referrals, and Perplexity for Startups.
Manus pricing: free credits, paid plans, and where startups actually save
Manus pricing in 2026: free tier with daily credits, paid plans that scale the monthly pool, per-task credit costs. How credits work, where startups save.
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