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Plans

Ref offers tiers for individuals, teams, and organizations. Credits are shared across both Ref Context (documentation search) and Ref Plans (plan writing and agent orchestration). If you have questions, reach out to help@ref.tools.
FreeBasicProMaxEnterprise
Price$0$19/mo$50/mo$200/moCustom
Credits200 one-time2,000/mo6,000/mo30,000/moCustom
Plans3UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Small repos31050UnlimitedCustom
Large repos—1525Custom
PDF pages1001,0005,00025,000Custom

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Tier details

  • Free — $0 with 200 one-time credits that never expire. Great for trying Ref out. Limited to 3 plans and 3 small repos.
  • Basic — $19/mo with 2,000 credits per month. Unlimited plans, 10 small repos, 1 large repo.
  • Pro — $50/mo with 6,000 credits per month (~8% discount per credit vs. Basic). 50 small repos, 5 large repos.
  • Max — $200/mo with 30,000 credits per month (~26% discount per credit vs. Basic). Unlimited small repos, 25 large repos.
  • Enterprise — Custom pricing with custom limits, SSO, and dedicated support.

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Pay-as-you-go

Available to Basic tier and above: $10 per 1,000 additional credits. Pay-as-you-go credits are charged at the end of the billing cycle based on usage.

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Credits and expected usage

Ref uses a credit system to support multiple user types with a single straightforward billing system. Credits are consumed by both Ref Context (documentation search queries) and Ref Plans (AI generation in the plan editor). For most individual developers, 2,000 credits is way more than you’ll use in a month. The Basic plan should feel like a subscription with predictable pricing and you will rarely, if ever, run out of credits. For heavy users and teams who use Ref Plans for AI-assisted planning and run multiple agents, the Pro and Max tiers provide significant per-credit discounts. For agent developers who want to deploy Ref as part of a coding agent, you can use a single API key for all your users and buy additional credits. Your cost will scale with your usage.

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Legacy subscriptions

Existing $9/mo Basic and Team subscriptions continue unchanged. Legacy subscribers receive their existing 1,000 credits for $9/mo and have Free-tier limits for indexing and Plans. There are no price changes to existing subscriptions.

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Managing your subscription

Subscriptions can be managed through your Stripe portal. You can access this at ref.tools/account for individuals and ref.tools/team for teams.