// AI Tool Pricing Database — real pricing data, June 2026 // Loaded as content script; exposes window.AptDB (function () { 'use strict'; var tools = [ { id: 'chatgpt-plus', name: 'ChatGPT Plus', vendor: 'OpenAI', domains: ['openai.com', 'chatgpt.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 200, annualDiscountPercent: 17, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'demo', limits: 'GPT-4o limited messages, resets every 3-4 hours. ~50 messages per 3h window.', realValue: 'Product tour — most users hit limits within 30 min of real work.' }, models: ['gpt-4o', 'gpt-4o-mini', 'o4-mini'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'gpt-4o', inputPer1M: 2.50, outputPer1M: 10.00, notes: 'API gives raw model access. Subscription includes ChatGPT UI, data analysis, image gen.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'gpt-4o', type: 'rolling', window: '3h', approxMessages: 80 }, { name: 'gpt-4o-mini', type: 'rolling', window: '3h', approxMessages: null }, { name: 'o4-mini', type: 'rolling', window: '3h', approxMessages: 30 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u1', date: '2026-06-15', report: 'Hit GPT-4o limit after 45 messages in 2h. Downgraded to mini.' }, { userId: 'u2', date: '2026-06-10', report: 'o4-mini quota very tight during code analysis work.' } ] }, { id: 'chatgpt-pro', name: 'ChatGPT Pro', vendor: 'OpenAI', domains: ['openai.com', 'chatgpt.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 200, priceAnnual: 1920, annualDiscountPercent: 20, freeTier: null, models: ['gpt-4o', 'o3', 'o4-mini', 'gpt-4o-mini'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'o3', inputPer1M: 15.00, outputPer1M: 60.00, notes: 'Pro includes "unlimited" access but rate limits still apply during peak.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'o3', type: 'rolling', window: 'unknown', approxMessages: null } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u3', date: '2026-06-12', report: 'Still hit rate limits on o3 during heavy coding sessions.' } ] }, { id: 'claude-pro', name: 'Claude Pro (Max 5x)', vendor: 'Anthropic', domains: ['anthropic.com', 'claude.ai'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 204, annualDiscountPercent: 15, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'demo', limits: 'Claude.ai free: limited Sonnet messages, resets every few hours. ~10-15 messages per session.', realValue: 'Demo tier — hits wall quickly during any sustained conversation.' }, models: ['claude-sonnet-4', 'claude-opus-4'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'claude-sonnet-4', inputPer1M: 3.00, outputPer1M: 15.00, notes: 'API has no rate limits beyond spend. Subscription includes Projects, Artifacts UI.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'claude-sonnet-4', type: 'rolling', window: '5h', approxMessages: 225 }, { name: 'claude-opus-4', type: 'rolling', window: '5h', approxMessages: 25 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u4', date: '2026-06-18', report: 'Opus runs out fast. Sonnet quota is generous but not unlimited.' }, { userId: 'u5', date: '2026-06-14', report: 'Switched to API after hitting limits during code review sessions.' } ] }, { id: 'claude-max', name: 'Claude Max (20x)', vendor: 'Anthropic', domains: ['anthropic.com', 'claude.ai'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 100, priceAnnual: 960, annualDiscountPercent: 20, freeTier: null, models: ['claude-sonnet-4', 'claude-opus-4'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'claude-opus-4', inputPer1M: 15.00, outputPer1M: 75.00, notes: 'Max gives 20x free tier usage. Opus access significantly expanded.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'claude-sonnet-4', type: 'rolling', window: '5h', approxMessages: 900 }, { name: 'claude-opus-4', type: 'rolling', window: '5h', approxMessages: 100 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u6', date: '2026-06-16', report: 'Opus at 20x is finally usable for real work. Still not truly unlimited.' } ] }, { id: 'gemini-advanced', name: 'Gemini Advanced (Google One AI Premium)', vendor: 'Google', domains: ['aistudio.google.com', 'gemini.google.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 19.99, priceAnnual: 219.99, annualDiscountPercent: 8, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'generous', limits: 'Gemini free tier: fairly usable. Gemini 2.5 Flash with decent limits, Gemini 2.5 Pro limited.', realValue: 'Genuinely usable for casual use — best free tier among major AI tools.' }, models: ['gemini-2.5-pro', 'gemini-2.5-flash'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'gemini-2.5-pro', inputPer1M: 1.25, outputPer1M: 10.00, notes: 'API available via Google AI Studio. Advanced includes 2TB storage + Gemini in Workspace.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'gemini-2.5-pro', type: 'rolling', window: 'unknown', approxMessages: null }, { name: 'gemini-2.5-flash', type: 'rolling', window: 'unknown', approxMessages: null } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u7', date: '2026-06-17', report: 'Gemini Pro rarely hits limits. Best subscription value currently.' } ] }, { id: 'perplexity-pro', name: 'Perplexity Pro', vendor: 'Perplexity', domains: ['perplexity.ai'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 200, annualDiscountPercent: 17, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'generous', limits: '5 Pro searches per 4 hours, unlimited basic search.', realValue: 'Basic search genuinely useful. Pro searches are the real value-add.' }, models: ['sonar-pro', 'gpt-4o', 'claude-sonnet-4', 'gemini-2.5-pro'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'sonar-pro', inputPer1M: 3.00, outputPer1M: 15.00, notes: 'Pro includes model choice, image gen, file uploads. API is search-native.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'sonar-pro', type: 'rolling', window: '4h', approxMessages: 300 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u8', date: '2026-06-13', report: '300 Pro searches/day is plenty for research. Best value $20 plan.' } ] }, { id: 'cursor-pro', name: 'Cursor Pro', vendor: 'Cursor (Anysphere)', domains: ['cursor.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 192, annualDiscountPercent: 20, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'demo', limits: '2 week trial, then 50 slow premium requests + 200 completions/month.', realValue: 'Effectively a trial. 50 requests/month is a few days of real coding.' }, models: ['gpt-4o', 'claude-sonnet-4', 'o4-mini'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'claude-sonnet-4', inputPer1M: 3.00, outputPer1M: 15.00, notes: 'Cursor wraps models with codebase context. API requires your own context management.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'premium-requests', type: 'monthly', window: '30d', approxMessages: 500 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u9', date: '2026-06-19', report: '500 fast requests run out mid-month for daily coders. Slow requests are unusable.' }, { userId: 'u10', date: '2026-06-11', report: 'Switched to API + Continue.dev after running out of requests.' } ] }, { id: 'deepseek', name: 'DeepSeek', vendor: 'DeepSeek', domains: ['deepseek.com', 'platform.deepseek.com'], tier: 'freemium', priceMonthly: 0, priceAnnual: 0, annualDiscountPercent: 0, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'generous', limits: 'DeepSeek-V3 chat is free with generous limits. API is extremely cheap.', realValue: 'Best free AI value. Real model access, not a demo.' }, models: ['deepseek-v3', 'deepseek-r1'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'deepseek-v3', inputPer1M: 0.27, outputPer1M: 1.10, notes: 'API is practically free. Best $/token ratio in the market.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'deepseek-v3', type: 'rolling', window: 'unknown', approxMessages: null } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u11', date: '2026-06-18', report: 'Switched from ChatGPT Plus to DeepSeek. 95% as good for coding, completely free.' } ] }, { id: 'grok', name: 'X Premium (Grok)', vendor: 'xAI', domains: ['x.ai', 'x.com', 'grok.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 16, priceAnnual: 168, annualDiscountPercent: 13, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'demo', limits: 'Free X users get limited Grok access. Very low message caps.', realValue: 'Teaser tier. Real Grok requires X Premium.' }, models: ['grok-3', 'grok-4'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'grok-3', inputPer1M: 5.00, outputPer1M: 15.00, notes: 'API available via x.ai. Bundled with X Premium subscription.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'grok-3', type: 'rolling', window: '2h', approxMessages: 25 }, { name: 'grok-4', type: 'rolling', window: '2h', approxMessages: 10 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u12', date: '2026-06-16', report: 'Grok-4 quota very tight. 10 msgs per 2h is rough.' } ] }, { id: 'midjourney-basic', name: 'Midjourney Basic', vendor: 'Midjourney', domains: ['midjourney.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 10, priceAnnual: 96, annualDiscountPercent: 20, freeTier: { exists: false, type: 'none', limits: 'No free tier. Trial only via Discord occasionally.', realValue: 'Must pay to use.' }, models: ['midjourney-v7'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'n/a', inputPer1M: 0, outputPer1M: 0, notes: 'No official API. Third-party proxies exist but unreliable.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'images', type: 'monthly', window: '30d', approxMessages: 200 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u13', date: '2026-06-15', report: '200 images/month basic tier runs out fast. Standard ($30) gives unlimited relax mode.' } ] }, { id: 'poe', name: 'Poe (Monthly)', vendor: 'Quora', domains: ['poe.com'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 250, annualDiscountPercent: 0, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'demo', limits: '100 compute points/day. Roughly 3-5 messages with top models.', realValue: 'Demo tier. Just enough to try, not for real use.' }, models: ['multi-model'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'various', inputPer1M: 0, outputPer1M: 0, notes: 'Poe is an aggregator. Compare individual model APIs instead.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'compute-points', type: 'daily', window: '24h', approxMessages: null } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u14', date: '2026-06-14', report: 'Point system confusing. Claude Opus costs 2000+ points per message.' } ] }, { id: 'mistral-lechat', name: 'Le Chat (Mistral)', vendor: 'Mistral AI', domains: ['mistral.ai', 'chat.mistral.ai'], tier: 'subscription', priceMonthly: 20, priceAnnual: 192, annualDiscountPercent: 20, freeTier: { exists: true, type: 'generous', limits: 'Free tier includes Mistral Small and limited Large access.', realValue: 'Reasonably usable free tier for lighter tasks.' }, models: ['mistral-large-2', 'mistral-small', 'codestral'], apiEquivalent: { model: 'mistral-large-2', inputPer1M: 2.00, outputPer1M: 6.00, notes: 'API pricing very competitive. Le Chat adds canvas and agent features.' }, quotas: [ { name: 'mistral-large', type: 'rolling', window: 'unknown', approxMessages: 150 } ], communityReports: [ { userId: 'u15', date: '2026-06-20', report: 'Le Chat free tier is surprisingly usable for non-coding tasks.' } ] } ]; var pricingPatterns = { copycatPricePoint: { price: 20, tools: ['ChatGPT Plus', 'Claude Pro', 'Perplexity Pro', 'Cursor Pro', 'Poe', 'Le Chat'], insight: 'Almost every AI subscription converges on $20/month despite 10x variance in actual value.' }, fakeFreeTiers: { description: 'Tools where "free tier" is actually a product demo, not usable.', flaggedIds: ['chatgpt-plus', 'claude-pro', 'grok', 'cursor-pro', 'poe'], genuinelyFreeIds: ['deepseek', 'gemini-advanced', 'mistral-lechat'] }, annualDiscountTrend: { description: 'Annual discounts have increased from ~20% to up to 50%, signaling high monthly churn.', examples: ['ChatGPT Pro (20%)', 'Claude Max (20%)', 'Cursor Pro (20%)', 'Midjourney (20%)'] }, apiVsSubscriptionSavings: { description: 'For most tools, API access is 2-7x cheaper than subscription for typical usage (500 msgs/month).', averageMultiplier: 3.5 } }; window.AptDB = { tools: tools, pricingPatterns: pricingPatterns, version: '2026-06-22' }; })();