Computed from the pricing tracker, checked 2026-10-02
AI tool pricing statistics 2026
Across 81 plans from 24 AI writing, SEO, video, audio and agent tools, the median tool's cheapest paid plan costs $29 a month (n = 19 tools). 10 of 24 tools have a free plan. Where a vendor shows a lower annual rate, the median saving is 20% (n = 46 plans). The cheapest entry plan is ElevenLabs at $6; the dearest is Clearscope at $129. Computed from our pricing tracker, checked 2026-10-02.
- $29median cheapest paid planper month, n = 19 tools
- $65median monthly plan priceall 55 plans with a monthly price
- 10 of 24tools with a free plan10 free plans in all
- 20%median annual-billing savingn = 46 plans that show a lower annual rate
- 37 of 81plans with a derived unit costallowance stated in a unit
- 1plans with a promo price recordedkept apart from list price
Entry prices
Each tool's cheapest paid plan is the plan with the lowest monthly price above $0. They run from $6 (ElevenLabs, Starter) to $129 (Clearscope, Essentials). Tools with no monthly price in the tracker are left out of these medians.
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By category
The tracker groups tools into 6 categories. Read the medians as a guide to where each category sits, not a ranking of tools. Categories with fewer tools are more sensitive to a single price.
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| Category | Tools | Plans | Tools with a free plan | Median cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | 4 | 12 | 1 | $69 |
| SEO content | 3 | 10 | 0 | $59 |
| Video | 9 | 30 | 4 | $26.50 |
| Audio/transcription | 5 | 21 | 5 | $18 |
| Agents | 1 | 3 | 0 | $29.99 |
| Image | 2 | 5 | 0 | $10 |
| Tool | Category | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs | Audio/transcription | Yes | $6 (Starter) |
| Midjourney | Image | No | $10 (Basic) |
| Runway | Video | Yes | $15 (Standard) |
| Otter | Audio/transcription | Yes | $16.99 (Pro) |
| Fireflies | Audio/transcription | Yes | $18 (Pro) |
| WellSaid | Audio/transcription | Yes | $19 (Starter) |
| invideo | Video | No | $20 (Starter) |
| Descript | Video | Yes | $24 (Hobbyist) |
| Copy.ai | Writing | No | $29 (Chat) |
| HeyGen | Video | Yes | $29 (Creator) |
| Murf | Audio/transcription | Yes | $29 (Studio Creator) |
| Pictory | Video | No | $29 (Starter) |
| Synthesia | Video | Yes | $29 (Starter) |
| Lindy | Agents | No | $29.99 (Plus) |
| Frase | SEO content | No | $49 (Starter) |
| Surfer | SEO content | No | $59 (Discovery) |
| Jasper | Writing | No | $69 (Pro) |
| Writesonic | Writing | No | $99 (Starter) |
| Clearscope | SEO content | No | $129 (Essentials) |
| Google Veo (Gemini API) | Video | No | no monthly price |
| Runway API | Video | No | no monthly price |
| Rytr | Writing | Yes | no monthly price |
| Seedance (BytePlus ModelArk API) | Video | No | no monthly price |
| Seedream (BytePlus ModelArk API) | Image | No | no monthly price |
Method
Source: our AI content tool pricing tracker, 81 plans across 24 tools, each read from the vendor's own pricing page with the date it was read; checked 2026-10-02. List prices in USD, before tax. Promotional prices are recorded apart and never used in the figures here. The annual saving compares the per-month price on annual billing with the monthly price, for plans that show both and where the annual rate is lower. The tracker's own note says its figures came from automated text extraction and are still being spot-checked against the live pages, so confirm on the vendor's page before buying. Figures are recomputed each time the site is built. Related: tool vault, arena comparisons and what changed. Data files: JSON and CSV (CC BY 4.0, link back).
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