AI Tools Pricing Index (2026)
89 tools · every price hand-verified · updated Jun 22, 2026
Key statistics
- 83% of the 89 AI tools we track offer a free tier (verified Jun 22, 2026).
- The median paid starting price across all 89 tools is $14.99/mo (verified Jun 22, 2026).
- 76% of tracked AI tools use a freemium pricing model — the most common of 4 models we classify.
- 35% of all 89 pricing pages were re-verified within 7 days of Jun 22, 2026.
Pricing-model distribution
| Pricing model | Tools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FREEMIUM | 68 | 76% |
| PAID | 14 | 16% |
| USAGE-BASED | 4 | 4% |
| OPEN-SOURCE | 3 | 3% |
Pricing by category
Computed from 89 tools, verified Jun 22, 2026
Median starting price of paid plans per category, share of tools with a free tier, and the cheapest and priciest paid entry points — computed from our own verified dataset, not estimates.
| Category | Median start | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Priciest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Chatbots | $10/mo | 100% | Poe · $4.99 | Claude · $20 |
| AI Writing & Marketing | $46/mo | 36% | Sudowrite · $10 | Semrush · $117.33 |
| AI Image Generation | $10/mo | 78% | FLUX · $0.01 | Stable Diffusion · $20 |
| AI Video | $9.99/mo | 100% | Kling AI · $6.99 | HeyGen · $29 |
| AI Audio & Music | $10/mo | 100% | ElevenLabs · $6 | Murf AI · $19 |
| AI Coding | $20/mo | 80% | GitHub Copilot · $10 | Tabnine · $39 |
| AI Agents & Automation | $20/mo | 77% | Cohere · $0.30 | Lindy · $49.99 |
| AI Productivity | $12/mo | 80% | Otter.ai · $8.33 | Lindy · $49.99 |
| AI Design | $12.99/mo | 86% | Framer · $10 | v0 by Vercel · $20 |
| AI Search & Research | $12.50/mo | 100% | You.com · $5 | Elicit · $49 |
Methodology
Every number on this page is computed at build time from our directory of 89 live AI tools. We check each tool's official pricing page by hand, stamp the verification date, and never estimate or backfill. Medians cover paid starting prices only; free tiers are counted separately. Full process in our methodology.
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AI Tools Pricing Index (2026) — AITrendTool - 83% of the 89 AI tools we track offer a free tier (verified Jun 22, 2026). - The median paid starting price across all 89 tools is $14.99/mo (verified Jun 22, 2026). - 76% of tracked AI tools use a freemium pricing model — the most common of 4 models we classify. - 35% of all 89 pricing pages were re-verified within 7 days of Jun 22, 2026. Source: https://aitrendtool.com/stats/ai-pricing-index (CC BY 4.0)