Community web
Free source (opens in a new tab)
Custom
For: Evaluating or non-critical workloads
Limits
- Self-hosted
- Best-effort response
Includes
- Apache 2.0 software
- Public security advisories
1 more
- Public roadmap
Coding · pricing
Cycles pricing in 2026: Community, Production Support and Enterprise explained
Cycles fits engineering teams running autonomous agents that need a self-hosted, open-source budget and action limiter placed before each model or tool call.
- Starting price
- $1,500 (Production Support)
- Free option
- Yes
- Plans
- 3
- Prices checked
- Oct 1, 2026
Cycles plans and what they include
Cycles sells support, not software. The software is free and open source under Apache 2.0 with no license key or feature gating. The Community plan is $0, self-hosted, with best-effort response, public security advisories and a public roadmap.
Production Support is $1,500 per month billed annually ($18,000 per year, introductory pricing) for one production workload path, with a private Slack channel and email, next-business-day response and early security advisories. Enterprise starts at $6,000 per month billed annually (from $72,000 per year) for multiple or regulated workloads, with a named engineer, quarterly architecture reviews and custom incident-response terms. Paid plans add support and assurance only, and take no percentage of agent spend. Prices checked on 2026-10-01.
Cycles plans compared
| Plan | Price | Billing | Who it is for | Key limits | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community web |
Free | Custom | Evaluating or non-critical workloads | Self-hosted; Best-effort response | Not stated |
| Production Support web |
$1,500 | Monthly annual commitment |
One production deployment | One production workload path | Not stated |
| Enterprise web |
$6,000 | Monthly annual commitment |
Mission-critical or regulated deployments | Multiple or regulated workloads | Not stated |
Which Cycles plan to pick
| If you | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| you are evaluating or running non-critical workloads | Community (free) | Apache 2.0 software, self-hosted, with best-effort response and public advisories. |
| you run one production deployment | Production Support, $1,500/mo billed annually | A private Slack channel, next-business-day response and early security advisories for one workload path. |
| you run multiple or regulated workloads | Enterprise, from $6,000/mo billed annually | A named engineer, quarterly architecture reviews and custom incident-response terms. |
What is free, what costs extra
Free access and trial
Software is free and open source under Apache 2.0; no license key or feature gating
Extra costs and taxes
Paid plans add support and assurance only; no percentage of agent spend; self-hosting infrastructure is yours
Not stated
Costs that are easy to miss
- Self-hosting infrastructure is yours; managed cloud is not yet available.
- Paid plans are billed annually, at $18,000 or from $72,000 per year.
- Production Support covers only one production workload path.
- It requires developer integration, and your application must enforce results itself.
Cycles pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
Free access and trial conditions
Software is free and open source under Apache 2.0; no license key or feature gating
Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade
Production Support web
$1,500 source (opens in a new tab)
Monthly, annual commitment
$18,000 per year, introductory pricing
For: One production deployment
Limits
- One production workload path
Includes
- Private Slack channel and email
- Next-business-day response
1 more
- Early security advisories
Enterprise web
$6,000 source (opens in a new tab)
Monthly, annual commitment
From $72,000 per year
For: Mission-critical or regulated deployments
Limits
- Multiple or regulated workloads
Includes
- Named engineer
- Quarterly architecture reviews
1 more
- Custom incident-response terms
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
Paid plans add support and assurance only; no percentage of agent spend; self-hosting infrastructure is yours
Not stated
How much Cycles costs per year
At the listed prices, a single user pays between $18,000 and $72,000 a year on the fixed-price plans, or nothing on the free tier within its limits. Annual billing discounts, taxes and usage-based extras are listed per plan above where the vendor publishes them.
Cycles FAQ
Is Cycles free?
Yes. The software is Apache 2.0 open source and free to self-host; paid plans add support. source (opens in a new tab)
Is there a managed cloud?
Not yet; runcycles.ai is planned but not available. source (opens in a new tab)
What does Production Support cost?
$1,500 per month billed annually ($18,000 per year, introductory) for one production workload. source (opens in a new tab)
Does Cycles take a cut of agent spend?
No; support pricing is flat and independent of tokens, requests or agents. source (opens in a new tab)
Is Cycles free?
The software is free and open source under Apache 2.0, with no license key or feature gating.
What does Production Support cost?
$1,500 per month billed annually, which is $18,000 per year at introductory pricing.
Does Cycles take a share of agent spend?
No. Paid plans add support and assurance only, with no percentage of agent spend.
Is there a managed cloud?
Not yet. Self-hosting is required.
More about Cycles
- Full Cycles guide: features, use cases, how-to and sources.
- Cycles alternatives with their prices.
- Best coding tools compared by price.
- LLM API token cost calculator if you pay per token instead of per seat.