Cognitive AI Agent Cost

Pay Only for What You Use

Pay-as-you-go

Free to start. Buy credits from $10.

  • 5,000 credits on signup
  • Full canvas, all AI features
  • 2700+ integrations, templates
  • Free messaging channels
  • Up to 5 user seats
  • Production deployment
  • Human chat support*
  • Credits never expire

* activates on first credit purchase

Start Free

Enterprise

Annual prepay. Negotiated rate.

  • Annual credit package
  • Custom user seats
  • SSO
  • Bring your own LLM API keys
  • Extended usage logs
  • Assisted onboarding + training
  • Agents built by CogniAgent team
  • Premium support + SLA
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Buy credits
Package Credits Best for
$10 5,000 Starter – pilot a single agent
$100 100,000 Team deployment
Custom Enterprise – custom package with annual discounts

Minimum purchase $10. Larger packs unlock a better per-credit rate. Credits never expire.

LLM Cost

Workflow node pricing

Workflow node pricing
Node Cost in Credits Note
Start, Loop, Merge, Sleep, Resolve, Clear Conv., Scheduled Free  
Search Knowledge Base Free Knowledge base fees apply
Execute Agent Free Agent execution costs apply
LLM Node Free LLM costs apply, LLM Skill costs apply
LLM Actors Free LLM costs apply, LLM Skill costs apply
Custom Tool Free  
Dispatcher Free Integrate your own channel provider accounts, like Twilio, WhatsApp Business, Slack, etc.
Channel Dispatcher Free Integrate your own channel provider accounts, like Twilio, WhatsApp Business, Slack, etc.
Condition Free / 2 Static / AI mode
Update Variable Free / 2 Static / AI fill
On Variable Update (trigger) 1  
Send Message 1 No platform channel fees
Parse File 2  
Webhook 2  
App Trigger (Pipedream) 2  
HTTP Request 2  
Integration Action 2 / 4 No AI / with AI parameter filling
Multi-Condition (Switch) 3  
AI Trigger 3  
Execute Code 3 Python / JS sandbox
Communication Actor 45 / 90 Text / voice per turn
Human Approval 45 / 90 Text / voice request-response

Conversations

Conversations
Mode Cost in Credits Notes
Text only 45  
Text + Voice 90  

Knowledge base

Knowledge base
Action Cost in Credits Notes
Indexing 75 / MB Per indexed megabyte
Search 2 / search Every search, implicit or explicit
Rerank +15 / search Toggle on/off per agent

LLM skills

LLM skills
Skill Cost in Credits Notes
Web search 15 / search  
Web extract 8 / URL  
Run Python code 3  

Channels

Channels
Channel Cost in Credits Notes
Phone Free Use your own Twilio (or equivalent) account
SMS Free Use your own Twilio (or equivalent) account
WhatsApp Free Use your own WhatsApp Business account

How it Works

Balance = zero → all executions stop. You’re emailed and prompted to buy credits.

Credits never expire. Enterprise credits follow annual contract terms.

Human chat support unlocks on first credit purchase.

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FAQ About

Cognitive AI Agent Cost

Agents pause. Nothing is lost – buy credits and resume where you left off.

LLM token usage runs at +12.5% over the underlying provider rate (OpenRouter, Gemini, etc.). That’s the only platform passthrough. Channel costs (Twilio etc.) go directly to the provider you connect.

Yes. Phone, SMS, and WhatsApp channels are free in CogniAgent because you own the provider account. Connect your Twilio (or equivalent) and you’re ready to go live.

On Enterprise, yes – and it skips the 12.5% AI passthrough. On Pay-as-you-go, all LLM calls run through CogniAgent’s connected providers.