Brainis prices on two ideas: every module is included on every plan, and what you pay for is AI capacity rather than headcount.
What you are buying
Not modules. All 11 Operating Systems ship on every plan, including Free. There is no module you unlock by upgrading, because a business OS with paywalled departments recreates the silos it exists to remove.
Not seats. There is no per-user charge on any plan. Plans include a user band, but that is a guardrail against a 500-person company sitting on Starter, not a price per head. Adding a teammate never increases your bill inside your band.
AI capacity. Cortex answers, agent runs, deep analyses, and Autopilot passes consume Brainis Credits. That is the thing with a real marginal cost, so that is the thing that is metered. See How credits work.
Why not per seat
Per-seat pricing charges you for adoption. Every person you add costs money whether or not the tool created value for them that month, which quietly pushes companies to under-license and share logins.
It also points the wrong way for this product. A company that shrinks from 100 people to 40 while delegating more work to Cortex is using Brainis more, not less. Per-seat pricing would charge them less for that. Credit pricing charges them for the work the AI actually did.
The plans
| Plan | Credits / month | Price | Users | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 50 | $0 | up to 3 | 1 GB |
| Starter | 750 | $29/mo ($23/mo annually) | up to 15 | 25 GB |
| Growth | 3,000 | $99/mo ($79/mo annually) | up to 50 | 100 GB |
| Business | 10,000 | $299/mo ($239/mo annually) | up to 200 | 500 GB |
| Enterprise | custom | custom | unlimited | custom |
Where Free fits
The Free plan is an entry point, not the product. Three users and 50 credits a month is enough to set up a workspace, import real data, and run Cortex on genuine questions before you decide. It is not sized for running a company.
Every paid plan also has a 30-day trial with no card required, which is the better way to evaluate Brainis properly.
Tip: If you are choosing between plans, count credits rather than users. Estimate the AI work you expect per month from the cost table in How credits work, and pick the plan that covers it.