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title: "Free Plan Docs"
source: https://docs.autohand.ai/getting-started/plans-and-pricing/free
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# Free plan

Free: US$0 / month. 15 credits per rolling 5-hour window, up to 100 each month.

## Plan details

| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Monthly price | US$0 / month |
| Annual price | US$0 / year |
| Credits / rolling 5 hours | 15 |
| Credits / rolling 24 hours | No separate limit |
| Long-window credits | 100 / month |
| Requests / minute | 10 |
| Input tokens / minute | 1,000 |
| Output tokens / minute | 1,160 |
| Seats | 1 personal workspace |
| Hosted models | Fantail |

15 credits per rolling 5-hour window, up to 100 each month.

One credit counts one successful hosted model response. BYOK and local models do not consume Autohand credits. Request and token rate limits apply separately. Limits are shared across your product surfaces; Team and Enterprise credit limits are independent per member.

## What's included

-   Fantail
-   Bring your own provider key (BYOK)
-   SDK and API access\*
-   Open-source CLI
-   Code generation and web search
-   Editor and mobile access

Desktop, CLI, editor and mobile access are available on every plan. Hosted feature availability and limits follow the [full pricing matrix](https://autohand.ai/code/pricing/). SDK and API access follows the same hosted model permissions; BYOK remains available on every plan.

## Eligibility

**A credit card is not required to use the Free plan.** To keep Free plan access fair and widely available, Autohand verifies account eligibility before granting access. You qualify if any one of the following applies. Most accounts qualify automatically by linking an eligible GitHub account.

| Verification Method | Requirement |
|---|---|
| GitHub account | Your linked GitHub account is at least 30 days old. No payment details are required. |
| Invite | You were invited by an existing account holder. |
| Administrative grant | Autohand granted you access directly. |
| Card on file | You can optionally add a card if no other method applies. The card is not charged and no subscription is created. |

Eligibility is checked only at signup or when you manually claim access. It is not checked during model requests and does not affect response times. The Free plan provides ongoing access rather than a one time trial. Eligibility checks help prevent misuse while keeping the plan free for legitimate users.

## When to upgrade

Choose a paid plan when you need more hosted capacity or additional models. Compare Lite, Pro, Pro+, Max and Team on the [pricing page](https://autohand.ai/code/pricing/). Free includes 100 credits per month, subject to its shorter-window limits.