# Compare plans and prices > What Essentials, Creator, Business and Academy cost monthly or annually, what each one includes, and how to get a plan while checkout isn't open. Source: https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/account-billing/plans Plans: Everyone Last checked: 2026-10-27 When you're done, you know what each plan costs, what it includes, and how to get one. **Who this is for:** anyone, with or without an account. The [Pricing](/pricing) page is open to everyone. ## See the prices 1. Open **Pricing** at the top of the Chirp Builder website (on a phone or tablet, it's at the bottom of the page). 2. Choose **Monthly** or **Annual** (1). Annual says "Save about 17%": a year costs the same as 10 months. 3. Each card shows the plan's price, who it's for and what it includes. With **Annual**, it also shows about what the plan comes to each month. ![The Pricing page with Annual chosen on the Monthly and Annual switch (1), which says Save about 17%, the note that items marked Coming soon are still being built and plans go on sale when checkout opens, and the four plan cards: Essentials $240/year, Creator $390/year marked Recommended for creators, Business $790/year and Academy $990/year, each with about what it comes to a month, Billed annually, a Get button such as Get Creator (2), and the start of its feature list.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/account-billing/plans/SS-BILL-001-01__plan-cards__public__desktop__v01.webp?v=b0042bbc60) The **Get Essentials**, **Get Creator** (2), **Get Business** and **Get Academy** buttons don't charge anything yet: see [Getting a plan](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/account-billing/plans#getting-a-plan). | Plan | Monthly | Annual | |---|---|---| | Essentials | $24 a month | $240 a year (about $20 a month) | | Creator | $39 a month | $390 a year (about $32.50 a month) | | Business | $79 a month | $790 a year (about $65.83 a month) | | Academy | $99 a month | $990 a year (about $82.50 a month) | Prices are in US dollars. ## What each plan includes Every plan has unlimited Chirps and includes: building and moving GPTs with Claude or ChatGPT ([MCP](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/start-here/glossary#mcp)), public sharing and website embedding, all compatible [OpenRouter](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/start-here/glossary#openrouter) models with web search and images, GPT [Actions](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/start-here/glossary#action) that read and update data in other apps, your own colors and greeting without the Chirp Builder badge, basic analytics, lead forms and a Leads page, sending leads to your email service or a webhook, folders, and exporting your Chirps. - **Essentials** is for individuals replacing or building GPT-like Chirps. - **Creator** (for internet marketers, coaches and course creators): everything in Essentials, plus Public Chirp Collections; password, invitation and email access; advanced analytics; enhanced branding (logo, themes, fonts, welcome content); and builder seats for editors. - **Business** (for agencies and multi-client businesses): everything in Creator, plus client management, handing a workspace over to a client, team roles (workspace admins, editors, and viewers who don't use a seat), advanced white labeling, reports across all your workspaces, event webhooks for all account activity, and priority support. - **Academy** (for educators, course creators, coaches and trainers): everything in Creator, plus courses, modules and lessons with AI tutors; student accounts, progress and learning paths; and quizzes, grades and completion certificates. | | Essentials | Creator | Business | Academy | |---|---|---|---|---| | Workspaces | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | | Builder seats | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | | Knowledge storage | 1 GB | 5 GB | 20 GB | 10 GB | | Largest single upload | 25 MB | 50 MB | 100 MB | 50 MB | | Custom domains | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | | Analytics history | 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | 365 days | | Saved versions per Chirp | 10 | 30 | 100 | 30 | To see every feature side by side, scroll down to **Compare plans**. ![The top of the Compare plans table, with a column for Essentials, Creator, Business and Academy: monthly and annual price, unlimited Chirps, workspaces, builder seats, AI billing on your own OpenRouter key, all compatible models, web search, image generation, building and moving GPTs with MCP, and GPT Actions, with the Coming soon tag outlined on GPT Actions where each visitor signs in to their own account (OAuth).](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/account-billing/plans/SS-BILL-001-02__compare-table__public__detail__v01.webp?v=3c354d4563) ## Coming soon Items with a yellow **Coming soon** tag, like the one outlined in the table, are still being built and don't work yet: - **GPT Actions where each visitor signs in to their own account (OAuth).** Until then, Actions use an API key or no sign-in. - **Ready-made Chirp templates.** ## Your AI costs are separate The Pricing page says: "Every Chirp Builder plan uses your own OpenRouter API key. AI model usage, web searches, and image generation are charged separately by OpenRouter. Your Chirp Builder subscription covers the software, hosting, publishing, and included platform features." See [What OpenRouter is, and who pays for what](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/openrouter/what-is-openrouter). ## Getting a plan Plans can't be bought online yet: the page says plans go on sale when checkout opens. A **Get** button opens the sign-up page, or your Billing page if you're logged in. To get a plan now, email joanaltres@dfydata.com. We set it up on your account by hand, and your [Billing page](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/account-billing/billing-page) then shows it. ## Good to know - **There's no free plan.** Without a plan you can sign up, look around and work in workspaces other people share with you: see [What you can do without a plan](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/account-billing/no-plan). - **"Limits are starting settings and may be adjusted before launch."** Unlimited Chirps means no cap on how many Chirps you create; storage and fair-use limits still apply. - **Changing your plan or billing period, and cancelling, aren't online yet either.** Email the same address. - **Monthly or Annual stays chosen** until you close the browser tab, on your Billing page too.