Get more from your free plan

Why a better free plan matters now

AI automation is moving from experimentation to everyday operations. Teams are no longer dabbling with one-off prompts; they are launching real workflows, shipping internal tools, and building agents that run 24/7. In this environment, pricing and access models can either power your pace or derail it.

We heard a consistent refrain from operators, agency leads, and founders: "I need time to see which AI tools work best for me." The new CodeWords free plan is built around that simple truth. Build a little every day, never hit a hard stop in the middle of work, and upgrade only when you’re truly ready to scale.

The problem: Burst energy meets brittle limits

Traditional free tiers are designed for one-time trials, not for iterative building. You get a single pot of credits, you explore, and when the tank hits zero you’re forced to decide between abandoning momentum or upgrading before you’ve proven value. That tension shows up in three familiar pains.

• Flow breaks at the worst moment: You finally get your webhook, data transform, and CRM sync dialed in, then a hard stop forces you to pause, upgrade, and context-switch.
• Unclear runway: One-time credits make planning hard. You can’t predict what’s left or whether you’ll get through today’s build without hitting a wall.
• Learning tax: New builders feel punished for experimenting. Every try feels risky, so they try less.

In automation-land, this is costly. Tools like Zapier popularized the idea of generous starting tiers, but their task-based limits can still interrupt active sessions. Open-source options like n8n offer flexibility, yet the hosting, maintenance, and credits for AI calls still add operational friction. Meanwhile, modern AI apps like Claude.ai and build tools like Lovable emphasize low-friction exploration, proving that access models drive creativity.

What we built: Daily credits with mid-session protection

We reworked the free plan so you never hit a wall mid-build. Instead of a one-time bucket, you now have a predictable, renewing allowance built for everyday iteration.

• Daily credits: You receive $2 of credits every day, refreshed automatically.
• Fair monthly cap: Usage is capped at $10 per month so you can build at a steady pace without surprise overages.
• No mid-session blocks: If you’re in the middle of an active session and hit a limit, the system tops you up so you can finish what you started.
• Automatic rollout: If you’re on the free plan, this applies now. No forms, no toggles.
• Upgrade when ready: When you outgrow the free tier, head to the Wallet to explore Pro and Max for higher limits and production throughput.

The goal is simple: maintain your build momentum. Whether you’re wiring up a lead router, connecting to external APIs, or testing an agent flow that scrapes the web and updates your warehouse, you should be able to reach a working version without administrative interruptions.

Why this matters: A better default for AI-era building

AI development looks different from classic software or legacy automation. You don’t spec for two weeks and ship once. You converse, adjust, deploy, and repeat. In that loop, you might trigger tool calls, scrape sites, hit LLMs, and write data out to CRMs and warehouses. The work comes in short, intense bursts of discovery followed by rapid iteration and deployment.

• Better pacing for real work: Daily credits match how most people build—little sprints each day until it’s good enough to run.
• Lower cognitive load: You stop budgeting tokens and start shipping outcomes. That clarity makes every session more productive.
• Fewer half-built projects: Mid-session protection reduces the graveyard of almost-working automations that died at the paywall.

This approach sets a new baseline for access in AI tooling. Just as Linear elevated expectations around product speed and polish, predictable access should be table stakes for AI builders. We believe pricing mechanics are part of user experience. If the model fights your flow, it’s the wrong model.

One place for everything

CodeWords is built for non-technical pros and semi-technical builders who ship outcomes, not repos. Our value is simple: Talk to it like ChatGPT. It builds like a developer. It runs like infrastructure.

• Minutes, not months: Customers regularly build in under an hour what used to take days to orchestrate across stacks like Zapier plus custom scripts.
• Real code, zero coding: You describe the workflow, agent, or integration in chat. CodeWords composes the logic, connectors, and deployment artifacts behind the scenes.
• One place for everything: Not just composition, but execution. Your automations run reliably without stitching together multiple services.

We also listen. Voice-of-customer patterns drove this change. Builders told us, in their words, what good looks like:

• "I need to chip away at this daily between client calls. Don’t make me choose between a meeting and an upgrade screen."
• "Let me finish the session. I’ll happily upgrade once the value is proven."
• "Predictable is better than big. Give me a small, steady runway and I’ll get it done."

That is exactly what this free plan unlocks. It keeps you in motion, rewards frequent builders, and removes the fear of running out of oxygen halfway through a critical test.

How it works in practice

Here’s how the new plan plays out in common scenarios so you can plan your week without spreadsheets.

• Prototyping a lead router: Spend 30 minutes connecting your form, enrichment API, and CRM. If you brush against the limit while testing, the system quietly tops you up so you can finish.
• Shipping the daily ops task: Use your renewed credits every morning to run a small web agent, move data into your sheet, and notify Slack. Consistent, dependable access beats one big spike.
• Agency client trial: Build a proof of concept without asking the client to commit. When they’re ready, upgrade to Pro for higher throughput and hand it off as a managed service.

Nothing to do on your end. If you’re already on the free plan, the daily allowance and mid-session protection are live. When you’re ready for more capacity, you can upgrade in a few clicks.

Get started

Open CodeWords, start a chat, and build your next workflow today. Your free plan now renews daily, protects your flow mid-session, and caps at a fair monthly limit so you can ship with confidence. When you’re ready to scale, visit the Wallet to compare Pro and Max and unlock higher limits.

• Already on free: You’re set. Enjoy the daily credits and finish what you start.
• Need more headroom: Go to Wallet to upgrade to Pro or Max and increase throughput.
• Curious about integrations: Connect external tools and services as you go and keep iterating without fear of sudden stops.