Which agents does the self-serve Watcher support?

Claude Code and Codex; the enterprise version supports 50+ agent harnesses and gateways.

Is Watcher cloud-hosted or self-hosted?

The page's install command connects to Apollo's managed platform in Western Europe; you can also self-host by booking a call.

How is Watcher different from the agent's own auto-mode?

It gives security teams centrally managed policies and visibility across agents, with monitoring models configurable independently of the agent.

Run the curl install.sh command from the release page with the --cloud flag, open a new terminal and run watcher.

Coding · pricing

Watcher (by Apollo Research) pricing in 2026: plans, limits and what is free

Consider Watcher if your engineers run Claude Code or Codex and your security team wants central policies that block risky actions such as unreviewed terraform apply before they execute.

Starting price: Not published
Free option: Yes
Plans: 2
Prices checked: Sep 29, 2026

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Watcher (by Apollo Research) plans compared

Plans and prices
Plan	Price	Billing	Who it is for	Key limits	API
Free version self-serve	Free	N/a	Trying monitoring	Claude Code and Codex only	Not stated
Enterprise sales	Custom pricing	Custom	Organizations	Not stated	Not stated

What is free, what costs extra

Free access and trial

A free version is described in the announcement

Extra costs and taxes

Enterprise priced via a call

Watcher (by Apollo Research) pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Prices and limits change often.

Free access and trial conditions

A free version is described in the announcement

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Free version self-serve

Free source (opens in a new tab)

N/a

For: Trying monitoring

Limits

Claude Code and Codex only

Includes

CLI install
Hosted by Apollo

Enterprise sales

Custom pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Custom

For: Organizations

Includes

50+ agent harnesses and gateways
Self-hosting

1 more

Central policy rollout

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Enterprise priced via a call

Watcher (by Apollo Research) FAQ

How much overhead does Watcher Live add?

Estimated 3-5% added cost and 6-8% added latency for the default configuration. source (opens in a new tab)

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