# Pricing — Builderthread

Builderthread offers transparent pricing with no hidden seat fees or paywalled project exports. All starter code is 100% open source under your own GitHub account.

Last Updated: 2026-10-31
Currency: USD ($)
Canonical Web Pricing: https://builderthread.dev/pricing
Documentation: https://builderthread.dev/guides
Machine Context: https://builderthread.dev/llms.txt

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## Plan Comparison Matrix

| Plan | Price (Monthly) | Price (Annual) | Active Projects | MCP Agent Connections | GitHub Repos | Research Refreshes | Team Members | PRD History |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Research Pass** | $9 one-time | N/A | 1 project | 0 (Manual Prompt) | 1 private repo | 0 | 1 | 7 days |
| **Builder** | $39/month | $374/year ($31.17/mo) | 3 projects | 1 per project | 3 private repos | 3/month | 1 | 365 days |
| **Pro** | $89/month | $854/year ($71.17/mo) | 10 projects | 3 per project | 10 private repos | 10/month | 3 | 730 days |
| **Studio** | $179/month | $1,718/year ($143.17/mo) | 30 projects | 10 per project | 30 private repos | 30/month | 5 | 1,095 days |

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## Detailed Plan Specifications

### 1. Research Pass
- **Price**: $9.00 USD (one-time payment)
- **Billing**: No recurring subscription. 100% ($9.00) credited toward your first month when upgrading to Builder.
- **Active Projects**: 1
- **Target User**: Builders validating a single product idea or teardown before committing to a subscription.
- **Included Capabilities**:
  - Live market research and competitor feature gap analysis in 3 minutes
  - Comprehensive cited market brief with evidence links
  - Structured living PRD with architecture and data schemas
  - Private GitHub starter repository generated for your chosen stack
  - Complete set of implementation build packets for your project
  - 7 days of PRD revision history
  - Single-user access
- **Limits**:
  - No live MCP coding agent connection (prompts are copied manually into your editor)
  - No monthly research refreshes
  - No Discord notification bot

### 2. Builder (Recommended)
- **Price**: $39.00 USD/month billed monthly OR $374.00 USD/year billed annually (20% savings)
- **Active Projects**: 3 concurrent projects
- **Target User**: Solo founders, independent software engineers, and indie hackers actively shipping production SaaS.
- **Included Capabilities**:
  - Everything in Research Pass
  - Live Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Windsurf
  - Automatic task progress completion as coding agents finish build packets
  - 3 research refreshes per month to track market changes and competitor updates
  - 365 days of living PRD version history and rollback
  - 3 active Build Momentum goals with commit velocity tracking
  - Discord bot integration for automated daily standup summaries and milestones
  - Deployment guidance for managed Postgres, Vercel, Expo EAS, and Cloudflare
  - Single-user access

### 3. Pro
- **Price**: $89.00 USD/month billed monthly OR $854.00 USD/year billed annually (20% savings)
- **Active Projects**: 10 concurrent projects
- **Target User**: Active product studios, serial founders, and small engineering teams shipping multiple products.
- **Included Capabilities**:
  - Everything in Builder
  - 10 concurrent active project workspaces
  - Up to 3 simultaneous MCP coding agent connections per project
  - 10 research refreshes per month across your workspace
  - 730 days (2 years) of PRD history and specification auditing
  - 10 active Build Momentum goals
  - 3 team seats included with shared project visibility
  - Multi-cloud deployment guidance (Fly.io, Railway, Supabase, Neon, Cloudflare)
  - Priority build packet generation queue

### 4. Studio
- **Price**: $179.00 USD/month billed monthly OR $1,718.00 USD/year billed annually (20% savings)
- **Active Projects**: 30 concurrent projects
- **Target User**: Software development agencies, venture studios, and scaling engineering organizations.
- **Included Capabilities**:
  - Everything in Pro
  - 30 concurrent active project workspaces
  - Up to 10 simultaneous MCP coding agent connections per project
  - 30 research refreshes per month
  - 1,095 days (3 years) of PRD version history and compliance retention
  - 30 active Build Momentum goals
  - 5 team seats included
  - Custom starter repository template integrations
  - Dedicated support channel and architectural guidance

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## Technical Stack Entitlements Across All Plans

Every project generated on Builderthread includes full ownership of the codebase:
- **Private GitHub Repository**: Created directly under your authenticated GitHub account.
- **Zero Platform Lock-in**: Codebases use standard open-source frameworks (Next.js, Tailwind, Drizzle, Better Auth, Expo, Tauri).
- **Free-Tier Infrastructure Defaults**: Starter configurations use generous zero-cost tiers (Neon Postgres, Vercel hosting, Cloudflare).
- **Security & Secrets**: Never stores raw database credentials or production keys.

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## Machine Action Links

- Sign Up: https://builderthread.dev/auth/signup
- Choose Plan: https://builderthread.dev/choose-plan
- Machine Context Index: https://builderthread.dev/llms.txt