Your AI Assistant Costs Less Than Your Coffee Habit
Start free with your private Business Brain and AI helper workspace. Pro keeps your Brain, helper runtimes, and review history available for $29/mo.
Starter
Your private Business Brain and AI helper workspace for 30 days. Dashboard, core setup, file/context upload, and review-before-send included. No credit card to start.
- Private Business Brain and AI helper workspace (30 days)
- Dashboard, browser, and console access
- Business Brain uploads — files, notes, contracts, FAQs, templates, and customer context
- Core messaging setup (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack)
- Helper email identity
- Templates and setup wizard
- BrainRoad trial key already configured
- Add your own API key later if you want
Pro
Keep your Business Brain and AI helper workspace available after Starter ends. Pro removes the 30-day limit and includes both helper runtimes — OpenClaw and Hermes — under one subscription. Run either, or both side by side.
- Everything in Starter
- Both AI runtimes — OpenClaw and Hermes — run either or both
- Helper runtimes stay available while subscription stays active
- Monthly or annual billing
- Resume with the same settings, Brain, files, and review history after Starter
- Optional add-on: helper phone number for SMS and sign-ins
No contracts. Cancel from your billing page at any time.
A Full-Time Assistant Costs $3,000/Month.
A Governed AI Assistant Costs $29.
Human VA
$3,000/mo
Works 8 hours. Takes sick days. Needs training.
ChatGPT Pro
$200/mo
Sits idle until you open it. Forgets you weekly.
BrainRoad
$29/mo
Runs 24/7. Keeps context. Waits for approval when it should.
Plus $5–20/month in API costs paid directly to your AI provider. No markup from us.
Why We Price This Way
Trial-first, provider choice later
Starter launches with a BrainRoad trial key so you can see the employee working before you think about provider billing. If you add your own key later, you still pay that provider directly and we never mark up usage.
Your data stays yours
Each agent gets its own isolated environment. Conversations, files, memory, and credentials do not mix with anyone else's. You get the employee model without shared-state risk.
Cancel anytime
No contracts, no cancellation fees, no hoops. One click and you're done. Your data is preserved for 30 days in case you change your mind.
Open source foundation
Built on OpenClaw with Paperclip-style governance patterns already wired in. No vendor lock-in. If you ever need to self-host, you are not trapped.
Provider choice stays optional at the start
Starter includes a BrainRoad trial key so you can launch immediately. If you want your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google key later, you can add it any time for direct provider billing and model choice. Your employee keeps the same identity, memory, and approval flow when you switch. Typical usage is still about $5–20/month depending on how much your employee runs, and we never mark up usage.
Everything in Pro
Direct your agent from your phone
Connect WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, or Slack and your agent is on your phone. Send instructions, approve tasks, get updates, and keep work moving away from your desk.
Context that survives the session
Your agent remembers your clients, your priorities, and last week's conversation — even after updates and restarts. The work does not restart from zero every morning.
Identity and governance built in
Email identity, phone identity, credentials, approvals, and isolation are part of the system. BrainRoad is not just a model endpoint with a chat box on top.
Is This Right for You?
Honest answer: maybe not. And that's fine.
Pro is for you if:
- You use ChatGPT or Claude at least a few times a week
- You wish AI could reach out to YOU instead of waiting for you to open it
- You value your time more than $29/month
- You want your own AI — not a shared chatbot
Pro is NOT for you if:
- ✕ You've never used AI and aren't ready to start
- ✕ You need a platform for a 500-person team — we serve individuals and small teams
- ✕ You want a framework toolkit more than a Business Brain and AI helper
How It Works
Create your account
Sign up in 30 seconds. No credit card. Your Starter plan activates immediately.
Launch your agent
Name your agent, give it a role, and start with full access for 30 days.
Connect identity and channels
Link WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, or Slack and start directing your agent right away with the same identity, context, and approval controls.
Choose your provider later if needed
When you are ready, switch to your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google key without changing how your agent works or what it remembers.
That's step 1. Takes 30 seconds.
Common Questions
Can I try before I pay?
Yes. Starter gives every new account a private Business Brain and AI helper workspace for 30 days. No credit card required. It launches with a BrainRoad trial key already configured, and you can go Pro any time to keep it available after Starter ends.
Do I need my own API key?
No. Every Starter account launches with a BrainRoad trial key already configured, so you can start the first workflow right away. If you want to keep going on your own provider later, you can add an Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or OpenRouter key at any time. The BrainRoad subscription and model usage are billed separately.
Is there an annual plan?
Yes. Pay annually and get Pro for $24/month (billed $288/yr) — that's $60 off compared to monthly. Choose your billing interval at checkout.
Is $29/month worth it?
Your Business Brain keeps the files, notes, customer history, templates, and rules your helper needs before it drafts anything. If that saves 30 minutes a day on quote prep, replies, and follow-ups, it pays for itself quickly. At $29 — less than many single AI subscriptions, and with both helper runtimes included — Pro keeps the context and workspace available. Or go annual at $24/mo and save even more.
What AI models are supported?
Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), plus local models via Ollama. Use whichever model works best — or assign different models to different tasks. Your helper, your choice.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel from the billing page and your helper workspace stays available until the end of the paid period. After that it pauses. Your settings, Brain, files, and review history stay preserved.
What happens when my 30 days are up?
Starter ends and the helper workspace pauses. Your configuration, Brain, files, and review history are preserved. Upgrade to Pro and your helper picks up right where it left off.
What if I don't upgrade after the trial?
Your helper workspace pauses and stays in a resumable state. Nothing is auto-billed. If it sits inactive for a long time, it may eventually be archived.
What if AI makes a mistake?
Your helper drafts, you approve. Over time, as you see what it gets right, you can grant narrow trust. Review-before-send is the default because a wrong customer email is a real problem.
You Already Know You Need This
Your agent is live in 15 minutes. Free for 30 days. No credit card.
If it's not for you, you'll know in one session. Nothing to uninstall, nothing to cancel.