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, then join Founding Beta if the workspace gives you better clarity than prompting on your own.
Free Trial
See how StartupAI turns a raw idea into a structured validation workspace before you commit.
$030 days
Founding Beta
Founding member pricing locked while active.
$39/month
Grandfathering stays in place
Existing LTD customers keep their grandfathered lifetime access and will not be migrated onto the new monthly or annual plans.
Plans
Choose the next step that matches your current stage
The public path stays simple: free trial first, then Founding Beta if the workspace becomes part of how you validate.
- 1 project
- 1 guided validation iteration
- Saved validation workspace during trial
- Founder brief
- Customer fit analysis
- Assumption tracking
- Next-step experiment recommendations
- 1 active project
- 3 guided validation iterations per month
- Saved validation workspace
- Founder brief
- Customer fit analysis
- Assumption tracking
- Prioritized next-step experiment recommendations
- Access to new core founder phases as they ship
Your price stays at $39/month for as long as your subscription remains active. If you cancel, the price lock ends.
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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 happens to beta lifetime deal users?
If you joined during the beta lifetime deal, your access stays grandfathered. You keep your original lifetime terms and are not moved onto the new monthly or annual plans.
What's included in the Free Trial?
You get 30 days, 1 project, and 1 guided validation iteration. That includes a founder brief, customer fit analysis, assumption tracking, and next-step experiment recommendations. No credit card required.
How does billing work for paid plans?
Paid plans use Stripe checkout. Join Founding Beta monthly, complete payment securely, then continue into account setup inside the app.
What happens after the Free Trial ends?
Your account stays active but read-only. Upgrade to Founding Beta to keep iterating in the same workspace and continue building on the validation work you already started.
What is a guided validation iteration?
One iteration is one full regeneration of your validation analysis after you materially update your idea, customer, or offer.
What does “price locked while active” mean?
If you join Founding Beta at $39/month, you keep that price as long as your subscription stays active. If you cancel, the price lock ends.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Founding Beta is month-to-month with no lock-in. Cancel anytime from your account settings.
Start free
See the workspace before you commit.
Use the free trial to generate the founder brief, customer fit analysis, and next-step recommendations. Upgrade only if the system feels meaningfully better than prompting on your own.
Free trial includes
- 1 project
- 1 guided validation iteration
- Saved workspace during the 30-day trial