Pricing for Every Stage of Your AI Journey
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Pricing Plans
Pipe
Open-source foundation for AI pipeline orchestration. Build, fork, and contribute under AGPL-3.0.
Pipeline
Free closed-source commercial license for companies below $1M/year revenue. Keep your source closed in production, internal use, or distribution. FOSS projects using TPipe as a dependency pay nothing.
Manifold
Required when your company exceeds $1M/year revenue. Commercial license for closed-source use with priority support.
Substrate
Custom SLA, dedicated success engineer, private fork option, DPA/MSA, and executive reviews for enterprise teams.
| Feature | Pipe (Community) | Pipeline (Indie) | Manifold (Commercial) | Substrate (Enterprise) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License & Use Rights | ||||
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Commercial | Commercial | Enterprise |
| Use case | Open source only | Internal, production, and distribution — below $1M/yr revenue | Closed source above $1M/yr revenue | Enterprise |
| FOSS exception | N/A (already open-source) | 90%+ FOSS projects using TPipe as dependency — no royalties | — | N/A (commercial) |
| Fork rights | AGPL forks allowed | No public forks. Private forks for internal use and testing permitted. | No standalone release | Private fork available |
| Attribution required | Yes | Yes | Yes | Negotiable |
| Distribution | AGPL compatible | No source-available distribution. Closed-source products and services permitted below $1M/yr. | Closed source only | Closed source + custom |
| Core Infrastructure | ||||
| ContextBank (persistent memory) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Reasoning Pipes | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Chain-of-Draft (75% token reduction) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Token Budgeting & Governance | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| TraceServer (local) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Orchestration | ||||
| Pipeline (sequential chaining) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Manifold (multi-agent hierarchy) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Junction (voting/handoff) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| DistributionGrid (P2P routing) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| PCP multi-language tool calling | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Safety & Reliability | ||||
| KillSwitch | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Loop Limits | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| DITL Hooks (7 points) | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Configurable Timeout/Retry | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Snapshot state restoration | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Integrations | ||||
| AWS Bedrock | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Ollama | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| OpenRouter | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Stdio/HTTP executors | Full access | Full access | Full access | Full access |
| Support & Rights | ||||
| Support | Community | Community | Priority email (48hr SLA) | Dedicated CSE |
| SLA response | — | — | — | 4hr response, 1hr P1 |
| Custom dev hours | — | — | — | 20hrs/quarter |
| Private fork | — | — | — | Yes |
| DPA/MSA | — | — | — | Yes |
| Roadmap votes | — | — | — | Unlimited |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Indie tier?
A free closed-source commercial license below $1M/year revenue — with three carve-outs and a FOSS exception. The three carve-outs: (1) internal use and testing, (2) production business operations, (3) public distribution of your product or service. All without releasing your source code. Additionally, if your project is 90%+ open-source and uses TPipe as a dependency, you pay no royalties regardless of revenue. Must upgrade to Commercial ($7,500/year) once annual revenue exceeds $1M.
How is the $1M revenue threshold measured?
Rolling twelve-month basis or most recently completed fiscal year — whichever is higher. Measured per legal entity. If your entity crosses $1M in any twelve-month period, the Commercial Upgrade Agreement must be executed within 30 days. In subsequent years, payment is due at calendar year end.
What are the Indie tier restrictions?
Two restrictions: no public forks, and no standalone distribution of TPipe itself. Internal use and testing, production operations, and public distribution of your product or service are all permitted without releasing source. Attribution required. The 90% FOSS exception lets open-source projects use TPipe as a dependency with no royalties.
When do I need to upgrade from Indie to Commercial?
Upgrade immediately when annual revenue exceeds $1M in any fiscal year. The Commercial tier ($7,500/year) extends closed-source rights indefinitely above the threshold. Contact us to arrange the upgrade.
What happens if I'm already above $1M revenue?
Above $1M revenue, you need a Commercial or Enterprise license. Contact us to get set up with the appropriate license for your company's current revenue level.
What's the difference between AGPL and the Indie tier?
AGPL requires all derivative works to be open-source; Indie allows closed-source use below $1M revenue. The Community tier covers open-source projects. The Indie tier covers internal tools and commercial applications for smaller companies without requiring you to open-source your application.
Can I use TPipe for internal tools at my company?
Yes — AGPL covers open-source projects; Indie covers internal commercial tools below $1M revenue. Above $1M revenue, the Commercial or Enterprise license is required for any closed-source use.
Does TPipe offer support for the free tiers?
Community and Indie tiers receive community support via GitHub Discussions. Commercial and Enterprise tiers include priority email and dedicated engineer support respectively.
What are the TPipe pricing tiers and what do I get?
Four tiers: Pipe (AGPL, free), Pipeline (Indie, free below $1M), Manifold (Commercial, $7,500/yr), Substrate (Enterprise, from $35,000/yr). All tiers include the full TPipe feature set — no features are gated by tier.
What's included in the free Community tier?
Full TPipe core: all features including Reasoning Pipes, ContextBank, Pipeline, Manifold, Junction, DistributionGrid, DITL hooks, KillSwitch, Token Governance, and TraceServer. AWS Bedrock, Ollama, OpenRouter integrations. AGPL-3.0 license.
When is a commercial license required?
Commercial license required when: closed-source application AND company revenue exceeds $1M. Below $1M, the free Indie tier covers closed-source commercial use. AGPL only covers open-source applications regardless of revenue.
Are there volume discounts?
Commercial and Enterprise tiers are per-organization, not per-user. Annual billing is standard. Teams of 15+ or multi-team deployments may find Substrate more cost-effective.
What payment methods?
Commercial: credit card via Stripe (annual). Enterprise: invoice, wire transfer, or PO. Enterprise tier agreements can include NDA and custom MSA.
Does TPipe charge per user or API call?
No per-user and no per-API-call charges. Commercial and Enterprise tiers are flat per-organization. Your LLM inference costs (Bedrock, Ollama, OpenRouter) are billed separately by your LLM provider.
What does Substrate include?
Everything in Manifold plus: custom SLA (4hr response, 1hr P1), dedicated CSE, 20hrs/quarter custom dev, private fork, DPA/MSA, and annual executive review. SSO/SAML planned for future release, priority access for Substrate customers.
Minimum Substrate contract?
Annual minimum, starting at $35,000/year. Custom pricing is scoped based on team size, deployment scale, and SLA requirements.
For general product questions, see our homepage FAQ.