Pricing
Start free. Lock in founding pricing.
StartupAI gives founders a structured validation workspace: founder brief, customer fit analysis, tracked assumptions, and the next experiments to run.
Start with the free trial, complete the full Phase 1 discovery path, then contact us about Founder-plan access. Self-serve paid checkout is not live yet.
Free Trial
Complete one full Phase 1 discovery run before you commit.
$030 days
Founder
Founder pricing is available by contact while self-serve checkout is configured.
$39/month
Plans
Choose the next step that matches your current stage
The public path stays simple: free trial first, then contact us if you want Founder-plan access while self-serve checkout is being configured.
- 30 days, no credit card
- 1 founder project
- 1 full Phase 1 validation run
- Saved validation workspace during trial
- Founder brief review
- Experiment plan approval
- Collection kit and evidence completion
- Discovery output review
- 1 active project
- 3 guided validation re-runs per month
- Saved validation workspace
- Founder brief
- Customer fit analysis
- Assumption tracking
- Prioritized next-step experiment recommendations
- Early access to new validation phases (Desirability, Feasibility, Viability) as they roll out
Self-serve paid checkout is not live yet. Contact us and we will follow up when payments are ready; the $39/month price lock starts once your subscription is active.
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How StartupAI compares
Most founders cobble together generic AI, canvas tools, and expensive consultants. StartupAI gives you a saved validation system instead.
Generic AI (ChatGPT, etc.)
Cost
Free-$20/month
Timeline
Hours of prompting
Output
Unstructured text, no evidence trail
Canvas tools (Miro, FigJam)
Cost
$10-25/month per tool
Timeline
Manual, ongoing
Output
Sticky notes, no validation
Strategy consultant
Cost
$3,000-$10,000+
Timeline
2-6 weeks
Output
PDF report, limited iteration
StartupAI
Cost
Free to start, then $39/month
Timeline
Days, not weeks
Output
Structured validation workspace, customer fit analysis, next experiments
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The commercial contract stays deliberately narrow while the founder workflow is still being proven.
What's included in the Free Trial?
You get 30 days, no credit card, 1 founder project, and 1 full Phase 1 validation run. That includes the founder brief, experiment plan, collection kit, evidence completion, and discovery output reviews before the paid upgrade boundary.
How does billing work for paid plans?
Self-serve paid checkout is not live yet. Use the Founder plan contact handoff and we will follow up when banking and Stripe setup are ready. The free trial is available now with no credit card.
What happens after the Free Trial ends?
Your account stays active but read-only — your validation work is preserved, not deleted. Contact us about Founder-plan access when you are ready to keep iterating in the same workspace.
What is a guided validation re-run?
One re-run is one full regeneration of your validation analysis after you materially update your idea, customer, or offer.
What does “price locked while active” mean?
The $39/month price lock applies once a Founder subscription is active. Until self-serve checkout is live, contact us and we will confirm the current paid-plan handoff.
Can I cancel anytime?
When paid billing opens, the Founder plan will be month-to-month with no lock-in. Until then, there is no self-serve paid subscription to cancel from the pricing page.
Start free
See the workspace before you commit.
Use the free trial to complete one full Phase 1 validation run: founder brief, experiment plan, collection kit, evidence completion, and discovery output. If you want paid access after that boundary, contact us while self-serve checkout is being configured.
Free trial includes
- 30 days, no credit card
- 1 founder project
- 1 full Phase 1 validation run
- Brief, plan, collection kit, evidence, and discovery output
- Saved workspace during the 30-day trial