CrewAI Pricing 2026: Free or Enterprise, Nothing Between

TL;DR: CrewAI pricing in 2026 has collapsed to two options on the official site: a Free plan with 50 workflow executions per month, and a custom-quoted Enterprise plan. There's no self-serve paid tier in between. On top of that, CrewAI doesn't cover the LLM API calls your agents make — that bill is separate and often the real cost.

Last updated: July 2026 · By Sandeep Singh, DailyFix

CrewAI is a leading multi-agent framework and platform for building teams of AI agents that work together, trusted by a large share of the Fortune 500. We checked the official pricing page and an independent 2026 breakdown to see what CrewAI pricing looks like for a small builder. As of July 2026, the surprise is what's missing: a middle tier.

What are the CrewAI pricing plans in 2026?

CrewAI pricing lists just two plans on its official page: Free and Enterprise. According to CrewAI's pricing page (checked July 2026), Free includes the visual editor, GitHub integration, and 50 workflow executions per month, while Enterprise is custom-priced with governance, deployment, and support features. There is no published self-serve paid plan between them.

Plan	Price	Executions/mo	Governance (SSO, RBAC)	Best for
Free	$0	50	No	Building and testing agents
Enterprise	Custom	Sized to workflow	Yes	Production at organizational scale

Prices and limits change often — verify on the official pricing page before deciding.

Note that some third-party sites still list a $25/month Professional plan. As of July 2026, that tier does not appear on CrewAI's official pricing page — treat older "$25 Pro" references as outdated and confirm current options directly with CrewAI.

Does CrewAI have a free plan?

Yes. CrewAI's free plan is genuinely capable for building: it includes the Studio visual editor, AI copilot, GitHub integration, tracing, and 50 workflow executions per month. You can design multi-agent workflows, test them, and even export them as an MCP server or UI component without paying.

The ceiling is those 50 executions. That's plenty to prototype and demo, but a live workflow that runs several times a day will blow past 50 in under a week. Since there's no self-serve upgrade to buy more, hitting the cap pushes you straight toward an Enterprise conversation.

How much does CrewAI Enterprise cost?

CrewAI Enterprise uses custom pricing with no published rate card — you contact sales, describe your deployment, and negotiate terms. Independent estimates put typical Enterprise deals in the $60,000–$120,000 per year range, reflecting its focus on governance (SSO, RBAC, PII redaction), VPC or on-prem deployment, and a 45-day onboarding.

According to Lindy's 2026 CrewAI breakdown (checked July 2026), that enterprise-grade positioning is deliberate — CrewAI targets organizations putting agents into production at scale. For a solopreneur, the takeaway is blunt: there's no small paid plan to grow into, so beyond the free tier the next step is an enterprise budget.

What are CrewAI's hidden LLM costs?

CrewAI's biggest hidden cost is the LLM API bill, which the platform does not cover. Every time your agents reason, call tools, or generate text, they make calls to a model provider like OpenAI or Anthropic, and you pay that provider separately. A busy multi-agent workflow can run up meaningful model costs independent of CrewAI's own plan.

This matters because multi-agent systems are token-hungry by design — several agents passing messages multiply the calls. Before scaling any CrewAI workflow, estimate token usage per run and multiply by your model's rate. The framework can be free, but the compute behind it rarely is.

Is CrewAI worth it for solopreneurs?

CrewAI is worth it for a solopreneur or developer who wants a powerful, open-source-rooted framework to build multi-agent systems and is comfortable paying for their own LLM usage. The free plan is capable for building and testing, and the code-first flexibility is excellent. It's a poor fit if you need a cheap hosted production tier — the jump from Free to Enterprise leaves no affordable middle ground.

For most solo builders, use CrewAI free to build and self-host where possible, and budget separately for model API costs rather than expecting a low-cost managed plan.

Frequently asked questions

How much does CrewAI cost per month?
CrewAI's official pricing page lists only two options as of July 2026: a Free plan with 50 workflow executions per month, and a custom-quoted Enterprise plan. There is no published monthly paid tier between them. Independent estimates put Enterprise deals around $60,000–$120,000 per year, but you must contact sales for an exact quote.

Is CrewAI really free?
Yes, CrewAI has a real free plan with the visual editor, AI copilot, GitHub integration, tracing, and 50 workflow executions per month. It's suitable for building and testing multi-agent workflows. The limits are the 50 monthly executions and the fact that you still pay separately for the LLM API calls your agents make.

Did CrewAI remove its $25 plan?
As of July 2026, CrewAI's official pricing page shows only Free and Enterprise — no $25/month Professional tier. Some third-party articles still reference an old $25 plan, but it does not appear on the current official page. Always confirm live options with CrewAI directly, since self-serve pricing can change without notice.

Does CrewAI include LLM costs?
No. CrewAI does not cover the cost of the large language model calls your agents make. Those go to your model provider — such as OpenAI or Anthropic — and are billed separately. Because multi-agent workflows make many model calls, this LLM bill is often the largest real cost of running CrewAI at any meaningful volume.

What is a workflow execution in CrewAI?
A workflow execution is one run of an agentic workflow you've built. The free plan caps these at 50 per month. A single execution can involve multiple agents and steps, so a workflow triggered several times daily will reach the 50-run limit quickly, which is the main reason free users need to move to Enterprise.

Is CrewAI good for beginners?
CrewAI suits technically comfortable builders more than complete beginners. It offers a visual Studio editor, but its strength is code-first multi-agent design, and you must manage your own LLM API costs. Beginners who want a fully managed, low-cost hosted tier may find the Free-or-Enterprise structure limiting compared with tools that offer cheap self-serve paid tiers.

Bottom line

CrewAI is a strong pick if you're a developer or technical solopreneur who wants a capable multi-agent framework and doesn't mind paying your own LLM bill — the free plan is genuinely useful for building. Avoid it if you're hunting for an affordable hosted production tier, because the official pricing jumps straight from Free to custom Enterprise with nothing in between. Build on free, self-host where you can, and treat model API costs as your true running expense.

Sources

CrewAI — official pricing page (checked July 2026)
Lindy — CrewAI Pricing & Features breakdown 2026

About the author — Sandeep Singh. Sandeep builds and tests AI tools and automations daily, and runs DailyFix to show solopreneurs which ones actually save time.

Sandeep Singh Founder & Editor, DailyFix

Sandeep Singh is the founder and editor of DailyFix. He served in the Border Security Force for five years before moving into software, where he now builds and tests AI automations for solopreneurs and small teams — mostly in n8n, Make, and Zapier, plus voice agents on Vapi and Synthflow. He runs DailyFix on the same principle he uses in his own work: no tool goes into a post unless he'd actually put it into a client build. Every review, prompt and workflow on the site is tested end-to-end on real projects before it's written up. Alongside DailyFix, Sandeep ships SwiftSite Studio. Recent focus: AI receptionists for contractors, and turning ranking-audit output into repeatable, one-person publishing systems. Reach him on GitHub.

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