Choosing a Plan
A complete comparison of Free, Eco ($9/mo), Pro ($19/mo), and Ultra ($200/mo) tiers, rate limits, and credit budgets.
Transparent, Cost-Based Tiers
Most AI platforms charge arbitrary message limits (e.g., "40 messages every 3 hours"). ARMES is built differently: our plans provide generous monthly and daily cost budgets that directly reflect what underlying inference costs.
Whether you want private access without spending a dollar or complete enterprise frontier power, there is an ARMES plan designed for your workload.
Plan Comparison Matrix
| Feature | Free | Eco ($9/mo or $90/yr) | Pro ($19/mo or $190/yr) | Ultra ($200/mo or $2,000/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $0 forever | $9/mo · $90/yr (Save 17%) | $19/mo · $190/yr (Save 17%) | $200/mo · $2,000/yr (Save 17%) |
| Billing & Access | No card required | Direct subscription | Direct subscription | Direct subscription |
| Flagship Agent | ARMES GPT Free | ARMES GPT ECO | ARMES GPT PRO | ARMES GPT Ultra |
| Routing Modes | Economy Auto + Manual | Eco Mode + Manual | Frontier Auto + Eco Mode + Manual | Ultra Frontier Auto + Eco + Manual |
| Manual Model Pinning | Free pool | Eco + Free pool | Pro + Eco + Free Pool | All Models + Frontier Reasoning |
| Agent Library | Free agents | Eco + Free agents | Pro + Eco + Free agents | Full Library + C-Suite |
| Notes & Knowledge | Basic notes | Unlimited + Folders | Unlimited + Folders | Unlimited + Folders |
| Image Generation | — | — | Included | Included |
| Developer / MCP | — | — | Included | Highest API rate limits |
| Web Research | SERP & News | SERP + News + ARMES Research | SERP + News + ARMES Research | SERP + News + ARMES Research + Deep Research |
Billing Cadence & Annual Savings
ARMES offers both monthly and annual billing across all paid plans. Choosing annual billing provides 2 months free (a 16.7% discount):
- Eco Annual: $90 / year (equivalent to $7.50 / month, saving $18 / year compared to monthly billing).
- Pro Annual: $190 / year (equivalent to $15.83 / month, saving $38 / year compared to the launch rate and $110 / year compared to the standard rate).
- Ultra Annual: $2,000 / year (equivalent to $166.67 / month, saving $400 / year).
Direct Subscriptions & Promotional Campaigns
ARMES subscriptions are direct, paid-upfront subscriptions with immediate access to your plan's full allowance. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled anytime via the Stripe billing portal with zero lock-in. During special marketing promotions or seasonal sprints, ARMES may offer promotional free trials on Eco and Pro plans.
Monthly Allowance Resets on Annual Plans
Annual subscribers receive a refreshed monthly compute allowance every 30 days throughout the 12-month billing period. This protects your quota and ensures sustained, predictable high-speed compute every single month.
Detailed Plan Overviews
1. Free Tier ($0 Forever)
- Ideal for: Users exploring private multi-model AI before subscribing.
- Capabilities: Fast Economy Auto routing across responsive intelligence models, live Google search and news retrieval, basic notes, and free agents.
- Guarantee: Zero data retention applies equally to the Free plan. We never monetize free users through advertising or model training.
2. Eco Tier ($9/Month)
- Ideal for: Cost-conscious creators, students, and professionals who want daily AI assistance without high compute or energy overhead.
- Capabilities: Powered by ARMES GPT ECO and our curated Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) router. Provides exceptional reasoning at 10–30× lower energy and cost. Includes unlimited notes, note folders, and prompt templates.
- Access: Direct monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime via the Stripe billing portal.
3. Pro Tier ($19/Month Launch Pricing)
- Ideal for: Founders, engineers, writers, and knowledge workers replacing separate subscriptions for ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini Advanced, Perplexity Pro, and Grok ($20–110+/mo combined).
- Capabilities: Unlocks the full frontier catalog (spanning Claude, GPT, Grok, Gemini, and more), the complete ARMES Library Pro agent roster, multi-model image generation, Cursor IDE connection via Model Context Protocol, and prompt/note optimization tools.
- Access: Direct monthly or annual subscription. Lock in the $19/month launch price for the lifetime of your active subscription.
4. Ultra Tier ($200/Month)
- Ideal for: Executives, boutique investment teams, and power researchers requiring maximum inference volume.
- Capabilities: Dedicated high-compute cost caps, priority access to frontier reasoning models, the Ultra C-Suite executive team (CEO, CTO, CMO, CPO, COO), and ARMES Deep Research for complex multi-source investigations.
What Happens When You Reach a Cap?
Unlike platforms that abruptly cut you off with an error screen, ARMES provides full transparency:
- Reset Timers: Your daily budget resets at midnight UTC, and your monthly budget resets with your billing cycle.
- AI Boost Credits: If you exceed your included plan cap, optional AI Credits (available in $5, $15, and $30 packs) take over automatically so your flow is never interrupted. AI Credits never expire and are only consumed when you exceed your plan allowance.