VibeEmergent pricing & credits
Quick answer
Emergent's first paid plan is Standard at $20 a month for 100 credits, or $17 a month billed yearly. Pro is $200 a month for 750 credits, or $167 a month billed yearly. The Free plan lists 10 free monthly credits, but it can't publish apps to production.
Emergent is not one of the 8 tools in our cheapest AI app builder ranking or our price change log. This page covers its plans on their own.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Included usage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10 free monthly credits. Source: emergent.sh/pricing. | Can't publish to production or use custom domains. Emergent's help docs describe it as 10 credits on your first day. Source: help.emergent.sh/plans-the-free-tier. |
| Standard | $20 a month, or $17 a month billed yearly | 100 credits a month | Web and mobile apps, private project hosting, GitHub integration and custom domains. You can buy extra credits. |
| Pro | $200 a month, or $167 a month billed yearly | 750 credits a month | Everything in Standard, plus a 1M context window, custom AI agents and priority support. |
| Business | Custom | Not stated | Everything in Pro, plus role-based access, single sign-on and shared team workspaces. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Not stated | Everything in Business, plus audit logs, user-level credit limits and apps in your own cloud. |
Prices in US dollars, from Emergent's pricing page. Yearly prices are the monthly rate when billed yearly.
Usage unit
credits
One balance pays for writing code, running tests, publishing and AI calls from your app.
What one unit roughly buys
Not stated as a fixed amount. Emergent says a prompt can use a handful of credits for a small change, or hundreds for a full feature.
Free tier
Available
10 free monthly credits on the pricing page. Source: emergent.sh/pricing. No publishing to production and no custom domains.
Top-ups and credit rules
- Top-up packs run from 250 credits for $50 up to 10,000+ credits for $2,000. Custom volumes are also available.
- Purchased top-up credits never expire, and they are non-refundable.
- Monthly subscription credits refill on your billing date and don't roll over.
- Emergent spends expiring credits first.
- At zero credits, builds and publishing pause. There is no overage billing.
- You can set a maximum number of credits per prompt in your billing settings.
Publishing tiers
Each published app pays a fixed monthly credit fee, not a charge per hour. You need at least 50 credits to start a published app.
| Tier | Credits a month | CPU | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 50 | 0.05 vCPU | 200 MB |
| Launch | 125 | 0.5 vCPU | 2 GB |
| Grow | 225 | 1 vCPU | 4 GB |
| Scale | 450 | 2 vCPU | 8 GB |
| Elite | 1,100 | 4 vCPU | 16 GB |
FAQ
How much does Emergent cost?
Free is $0. Standard is $20 a month and Pro is $200 a month. Billed yearly, they are $17 and $167 a month. Business and Enterprise are custom.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Emergent's pricing page lists 10 free monthly credits. Its help docs describe the Free tier as 10 credits on your first day. Free can't publish apps to production or use custom domains.
How much do extra Emergent credits cost?
Top-up packs start at 250 credits for $50 and go up to 10,000+ credits for $2,000. Custom volumes are also available. Purchased top-up credits never expire.
Do unused Emergent credits roll over?
Monthly subscription credits don't roll over. They refill to your plan's amount on your billing date. Purchased top-up credits never expire.
What does it cost to publish an Emergent app?
Each published app pays a fixed monthly credit fee for its tier. It runs from 50 credits a month on Starter to 1,100 on Elite. You need at least 50 credits to start a published app.
What happens when I run out of Emergent credits?
Building and publishing pause, and the work done so far stays saved. There is no overage billing. Add credits and the build picks up where it stopped.
Not published by Emergent
We looked for these on Emergent's own pages and couldn't find them.
- Monthly credits on the Business and Enterprise plans. Both are custom.
- The price per credit for bulk credits. Emergent asks you to contact sales.
- A fixed amount of work that one credit buys.
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Rankings
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