# Mana pricing

Mana is a usage-based monthly subscription. You spend **credits** as you build;
a credit is the unit Mana uses to measure AI usage. Every message — making a
new creation, tweaking a button, or asking a question — consumes credits based
on its complexity. Simple edits cost less than a full creation from scratch,
and every message shows what it cost.

Purchases happen inside the iOS app via the App Store (StoreKit). Prices are in
USD; subscriptions auto-renew monthly and are charged in your local currency on
the App Store.

## Subscription tiers

| Plan                  | Credits / month | Price | $ per 1,000 credits | Discount |
| --------------------- | --------------- | ----- | ------------------- | -------- |
| Starter               | 1,000           | $20   | $20.00              | —        |
| Popular (recommended) | 5,000           | $95   | $19.00              | ~5% off  |
| Pro                   | 10,000          | $180  | $18.00              | ~10% off |

All tiers include:

- The plan's monthly credit quota.
- **Unused credits roll over** indefinitely while you stay subscribed (no cap).
- Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime.

Monthly billing only — there is no annual plan.

## Credit packs (top-ups)

One-time, never-expiring credit packs are available **only** to active **Pro
(10,000 credits/month)** subscribers whose balance has dropped below 1,000
credits:

| Pack     | Credits | Price | $ per 1,000 credits |
| -------- | ------- | ----- | ------------------- |
| Pack 5k  | 5,000   | $95   | $19.00              |
| Pack 10k | 10,000  | $180  | $18.00              |

Pack credits never expire and survive cancellation. When you spend, pack
credits go first, then carryover, then the current month's plan quota.

## Pricing FAQ

**What is a credit?** A credit is the unit Mana uses to measure AI usage. Every
message you send — making a new creation, tweaking a button, or asking a
question — consumes credits based on its complexity. Simple edits cost less than
a full creation from scratch.

**How do I upgrade my plan?** Open the Mana app → Settings → Mana Pro → pick a
higher tier → tap Upgrade. The change takes effect immediately. Apple refunds
the unused time of your old plan pro-rated, and charges the new plan in full.
Your new balance is the new tier's quota minus what you've used this period,
plus any carryover and pack credits.

**How do I downgrade my plan?** Same flow — pick a lower tier and tap
Downgrade. The switch happens at the end of your current billing period, so you
keep the higher tier until then. Unused credits from the higher tier roll over.

**Do unused subscription credits roll over?** Yes — as long as you're still
subscribed at the moment of the monthly reset. Unused credits plus existing
carryover combine into your new carryover bucket, with no cap. If you cancel and
your paid period ends, both unused current-month credits and carryover are
cleared.

**What if I run out of credits?** Two ways to top up: (1) upgrade your
subscription (the better deal for most people), or (2) buy a credit pack — only
for active 10,000-credit/mo subscribers whose balance is below 1,000. Pack
credits never expire and survive cancellation.

**How does Mana pricing compare with coding agents and model providers?**

**Agent strategy.** Mana builds on the agent algorithmic strategies represented
by Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and other leading agent products. The team
also keeps evolving Mana's own agent algorithms.

**Evaluation.** We continuously evaluate these approaches on broad real-task
evaluation sets, including requirement understanding, task planning, code
generation, tool use, sandbox execution, self-verification, multi-turn edits,
and final usability. This keeps Mana leading in creation building, running, and
ongoing iteration scenarios.

**Pricing.** AI usage is already priced according to the underlying
model-provider cost standard. Mana does not turn model calls into high-markup
resale; margins on current subscription tiers are compressed close to cost.

**Price protection.** For existing subscribers, the current tier price is
protected and will not be raised because of underlying model cost fluctuations.
Mana's subscription mainly covers the complete creation experience on top.

See also: [product overview](https://mana.am/llms-full.txt) ·
[homepage](https://mana.am/index.md)