AOS pricing is deliberately simple: a one-time install fee, a low monthly hosted line, and model tokens billed separately on a capped ledger. There is no contract and no PDF to sign. You agree at checkout, and you can pause or cancel the hosted line whenever you want.
The one-time install
- 1,000 dollars for the first 100 founders. This is the Founding Founder License. It is the full product, not a trial or a stripped-down tier.
- After the first 100 deployments the install fee is 5,000 dollars. It is the exact same product either way. The only thing that changes is the price.
- Your first month of hosted maintenance is included in the install fee, so the day you go live you owe nothing more until the following month.
Monthly hosted maintenance
- 100 dollars per month, hosted on your dedicated instance, pausable or cancellable anytime.
- Prefer to pay yearly? 900 dollars per year instead of 1,200, so two months are effectively free.
- No contract and no minimum term. Pause the hosted line whenever you want. The install fee is paid only once and your instance and data stay yours.
Tokens are separate
Model token usage is billed apart from the install and hosting, on your own ledger that is hard-capped and visible at any time. This keeps the predictable costs predictable and isolates the one variable cost so it can never surprise you. There are two paths:
- AOS Credits (available today). You top up a balance, usage draws it down, and a transparent ledger shows exactly where every token went. Hard caps mean spend pauses rather than running away.
- BYOK, bring your own keys (coming soon). Connect your own model provider accounts and pay the provider directly while AOS keeps tracking usage on the ledger.
A token calculator on the site shows what to expect at your scale before you commit. For deeper detail see How tokens and AOS Credits work.
What you actually own
The install is a purchase, not a subscription to access. You own a private instance of the operating system running on infrastructure dedicated to you. The hosted line pays for maintenance, updates, monitoring, and backups. Stop paying it and you stop getting managed hosting, but the install fee is never re-charged.
Common questions
Is the first month really free? Yes. The install fee includes your first month of hosted maintenance. After that it is 100 dollars per month, pausable or cancellable anytime.
Why is it 1,000 instead of 5,000? The Founding Founder License covers the first 100 deployments as a thank-you to early founders. After that the install is 5,000 dollars. Same product, same hosted price.
Can I cancel? Anytime. There is no contract. Pause the hosted line whenever you want and resume later.
Do tokens have a floor? No. You only pay for the work the agents actually do, and the ledger is hard-capped so you set the ceiling.
Is there a setup or onboarding charge? No. The install fee is the only one-time cost. Onboarding is part of the product.