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What scheduled AI costs for a small business

The useful price is not the subscription alone. Count how often the job runs, how much source material it reads, and how much review the result still needs.

By Listening Post · Published and checked August 1, 2026

Direct answer

Chip offers one recurring task free for the life of the account. Paid plans are Starter at $20 per month with 2 agents, Plus at $50 with 6 agents, and Pro at $100 with 15 agents, checked August 1, 2026.

Current Chip plans

PlanMonthly priceMonthly creditsBest starting point
Free$0One selected recurring task and its retriesProving one useful job
Starter$202 agentsA small recurring workload
Plus$506 agentsSeveral or more frequent jobs
Pro$10015 agentsHeavier single-user use

Paid subscriptions renew monthly until cancelled. The pricing page is the authority if these amounts change.

Estimate the real cost of a job

Record the run frequency, average source volume, retries, and review time. Compare that total with the time and attention the current manual process consumes. Keep the assumptions visible rather than promising a universal return.

Start free when the workflow is unproven

One recurring task free for life creates a clean test. Choose a job you already repeat, run it long enough to observe failures and review effort, then decide whether more jobs or credits are worth paying for.

Understand credits

Credits govern usage rather than the number of named agents. Different jobs can consume different amounts because their source material, run frequency, and processing differ.

When a team needs something else

Chip is a single-user product. Teams that need shared ownership, custom workflows, approval policy, or company-wide delivery should evaluate Listening Post rather than treating a single-user plan as a team tier.

Questions buyers ask

Does Chip have a free plan?

Yes. One selected recurring task, including its scheduled runs and retries, remains free for the life of the account.

How many jobs do Chip credits buy?

There is no universal count. Usage depends on each job’s source volume, frequency, and processing.

Is Chip Pro a team plan?

No. Chip is for one person. Listening Post handles team and enterprise workflows.

Sources and current product pages

Give Chip one recurring job.

Start with one task. Its scheduled runs and retries remain free for the life of your account.

Give Chip a job