Pricing and packaging

AnswerLens is open source. You bring the provider keys you choose.

There is no hosted AnswerLens dashboard or seat-based license today. Basic audits run locally without provider keys; optional eval benchmarks use your own provider account and your own GitHub runner minutes.

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Included

What costs $0

The open-source repository, Pages site, and live demo report.
The CLI workflow for a basic `audit` run with no provider key.
The reusable GitHub Action and release downloads.
Local sample-site demos, report bundles, and static review files.

Your accounts

Where paid usage can appear

Area	Cost model	Notes
CLI audit	$0 provider cost	Basic `audit` runs do not require provider API keys.
Eval runs	Bring your own provider bill	OpenAI and Perplexity usage stays in your own account.
GitHub Action	Your repository runner minutes	The Action uploads the same report files used by local runs.
Release assets and Pages	$0 to download	Demo bundles, the compiled site, and docs stay publicly accessible.

How teams start

Packaging choices

Teams usually look at the demo, run one local audit, and then add GitHub Actions. The package is intentionally simple:

@answerlens/cli for CLI installs and dry-run packaging.
The root GitHub Action for pull requests and manual workflow runs.
Release assets for tarballs, demo bundles, and the compiled site bundle.
Pages for docs, examples, playbooks, pricing, and trust pages.

That keeps pricing simple: the product is open source, optional eval uses your own API keys, and there is no hosted AnswerLens control plane fee today.

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