CrewAI pricing guide details
Pricing Overview
CrewAI follows a freemium, usage-based pricing model built around its open-source AI agent framework. The core framework itself is free and open source under the MIT license, meaning you can self-host and modify it without paying CrewAI a cent. The hosted CrewAI Enterprise platform layers managed infrastructure, a visual editor, monitoring, and collaboration features on top of the open-source core.
The free Basic plan includes 50 workflow executions per month — enough for prototyping and light production workloads. CrewAI publishes no per-execution or paid self-serve price beyond that; for SSO, RBAC or deployment on your own VPC or infrastructure, it offers custom Enterprise pricing through its sales team.
Plan Comparison
| Plan | Price | Executions | Key Features | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free (Self-Hosted) | $0 | Unlimited (your infra) | Full framework, community support, MIT license | Developers who want full control |
| Free (Hosted) | $0 | 50/month | Visual editor, monitoring dashboard, cloud execution | Prototyping and evaluation |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Unlimited | Dedicated infra, SSO, SLA, priority support, custom integrations | Large organizations with compliance needs |
The self-hosted option carries zero licensing cost — you only pay for your own compute, which makes CrewAI one of the most cost-flexible AI agent frameworks available.
Hidden Costs and Considerations
High-throughput workloads outgrow the 50 free executions quickly, and CrewAI quotes anything beyond that through Enterprise. LLM API costs are separate — CrewAI routes calls to your own API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), so token spend is on top of platform fees.
Self-hosting eliminates the per-execution fee but shifts costs to infrastructure management, monitoring setup, and engineering time. For teams without dedicated DevOps, the hosted option is often more economical up to roughly 200-300 executions per month.
Cost Estimates by Team Size
- Solo developer: Free tier covers most use cases at 50 executions/month. Occasional overages might add $5-$25/month.
- Small team (5 engineers): Expect 200-400 executions/month. Monthly cost: an Enterprise quote for executions beyond the free 50 per month, plus LLM API spend.
- Mid-size team (20 engineers): At 1,000+ executions/month, you need the Enterprise plan, which is priced by quote. At this volume, Enterprise pricing or self-hosting becomes the better path.
How CrewAI Pricing Compares
CrewAI's free tier with 50 executions competes directly with other AI agent frameworks in the space:
- LangChain (LangSmith): Free developer tier at $0/seat, then $39/seat for the Plus plan. LangChain charges per seat rather than per execution, which favors teams with few users running many jobs.
- AgentVault: free and open source under the MIT license, self-hosted, with no paid plans. AgentVault uses flat monthly pricing rather than usage-based, giving more predictable costs but less flexibility for light usage.
CrewAI's usage-based model is cheaper for low-volume users but can exceed flat-rate competitors at scale.