Plans & Billing
ThoughtFree offers two plans: Free and Pro. The Free plan covers everyday thought capture, while Pro unlocks advanced AI features, more credits, and the ability to bring your own API key.
Plan Comparison
Section titled “Plan Comparison”| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Thoughts per month | 100 | Unlimited |
| AI credits per month | 500 | 10,000 |
| Bring your own API key | — | Included |
| Voice minutes | 5/month | 1,000/month |
| Categories | 5 | 50 |
| Tracker lists | 3 | Unlimited |
| Tracker items | 50 | Unlimited |
| Vector search | — | Included |
| Weekly insights | — | Included |
| Custom AI prompts | — | Included |
| EPUB generation | — | Included |
| Kindle delivery | — | Included |
| Automation pipelines | — | Included |
| Bulk AI categorize | — | Included |
| Obsidian export | — | Included |
| Priority support | — | Included |
Pro Pricing
Section titled “Pro Pricing”Pro costs €7.99/month. Subscriptions are managed through Google Play (on Android) or the web checkout.
AI Credits
Section titled “AI Credits”Every AI feature — tag generation, research, weekly insights, merges, automations — consumes credits based on the model you choose. Cheap models (e.g. Gemini Flash) cost around 1 credit per typical call; expensive models (e.g. Claude Opus) cost many times more per call. Pick the model that fits the job. Credits reset on the 1st of every month.
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Section titled “Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)”Pro users can paste their own OpenRouter API key in Settings → AI Provider. When enabled, AI requests route through your account — you pay OpenRouter directly at their rates, and ThoughtFree credits are not deducted. Everything else the Pro subscription covers (storage, sync, voice transcription, automation pipelines, EPUB/Kindle export, priority support) still applies.
Usage Tracking
Section titled “Usage Tracking”Your current usage is displayed in Settings > Plan with visual meters for:
- AI Credits — remaining credits this month, plus the reset date
- Voice Minutes — transcription time used
- Thoughts — total thoughts captured this period
- Categories — active categories vs. your plan limit
Meters turn orange at 80% usage and red at 95%. A subtle pulse appears in the navigation when credits drop below 20% remaining.
Upgrading to Pro
Section titled “Upgrading to Pro”- Go to Settings > Plan
- Click Upgrade to Pro
- Complete the checkout through the payment provider
- Pro features activate immediately
Managing Your Subscription
Section titled “Managing Your Subscription”Go to Settings > Plan and click Manage subscription to:
- View your billing details
- Cancel or modify your subscription
- Update payment method