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AI Tool Pricing Report 2026: Free Plans, Entry Prices and API Access
Of the 54 AI tools ranked on this site, 40 (74%) offer a permanent free plan and 8 more a time-limited trial. Among the 36 with a published monthly entry price in dollars, the median is $14.495000000000001.
54tools analyzed
74%with a free plan
72%with API access
$14.495000000000001median monthly entry price
How are entry prices distributed?
| Item | Share of priced tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $10 per month | 25.0% | |
| $10 to $19 | 44.4% | |
| $20 to $29 | 25.0% | |
| $30 or more | 5.6% |
Counted over the 36 tools whose entry price is published as a dollar amount per month; 10 priced tools are quoted per seat, per credit, annually or in another currency and are left out of the buckets.
Which categories are most likely to offer a free plan?
| Item | Free plan share | |
|---|---|---|
| AI chat assistants | 100.0% | |
| AI coding assistants | 77.8% | |
| AI image generators | 50.0% | |
| AI writing tools | 50.0% | |
| AI meeting assistants | 77.8% | |
| AI video generators | 88.9% |
Method
Entry prices are read from each tool's row in the ranked guides and parsed only when stated in dollars per month. Prices reflect the month the vendor page was checked.