Pricing
Meander is in early access, and pricing is set per team while it is. Write to meanderai@gmail.com and you will get a figure the same day. What follows is what you would be paying for.
What the tiers are
| Tier | Model access | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Local | A recogniser and a language model on your own machine, reading your own documents. Nothing leaves the laptop. | Free, with no time limit. |
| Your own key | Bring an API key from a model provider. You pay them directly at their prices, and we never see the traffic or take a cut of it. | Included with a licence. |
| Managed | We hold the provider relationship, so there is nothing for you to sign up to. A monthly allowance is included and capped. | Included with a licence, up to the allowance. |
The free tier is the whole product
Not a trial, not a feature-limited edition. Running with nothing leaving your machine was a design requirement before it was a pricing decision, so the local path does everything the paid one does. What you pay for is us handling the model relationship instead of you.
A lapsed licence never locks you out
If your card expires, or you are offline for a fortnight, or your laptop has the wrong date, Meander keeps working on the local path and mentions it once. Managed model access is the only thing that stops. Most tools in this category pick that moment to hold your meeting hostage, and we decided early that we would not.
Your model bill cannot surprise you
On the managed tier the provider enforces your allowance, so there is no way to exceed it and no estimate involved. The figure the app shows you is their count, not our guess at their count.
If a ceiling is the wrong shape for you, bring your own key. You pay the provider directly at their prices and none of it routes through us.