Start with one agent.
Add control as the work grows.
Five plans, including Outpost at $20 per month. Compare model access, agent runtime limits, governance, evaluation, mobile Device Control, and enterprise deployment options.
- 5 plans
- Outpost from $20/mo
- No card for Sandbox
- Cancel anytime
Scale from first pipeline to institutional operator.
One platform. Same 8,562+ tools, same 111+ subagents, same visual builder, same HITL guards. Pick the limits that match your team.
// All tiers share the same engine, data feeds and execution layer, limits. Citadel adds private deployment, dedicated solutions engineer for tools or role creation, venues integration, dedicated workflows, and SLA.
AI agent platform pricing: how Melaya compares
Many AI platforms charge per seat or per task. Melaya charges a flat monthly plan for platform limits, and model usage stays with your own provider or your own machine.
What you pay for
- Platform limits: projects, saved pipelines, runs per month, concurrent runs, schedules, log retention, and daily Assistant messages and MCP tool calls.
- Model usage on your terms. With your own key, your provider bills you directly. Local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot subscriptions work on every plan. Melaya AI, the hosted model, comes with a daily token budget.
- Seats come with the plan: one on Sandbox, Outpost and Forge, three on Bastion, ten or more on Citadel.
- Every plan gets the full tool catalog, mobile agents, the browser extension and the MCP server.
How that differs from the alternatives
- Per seat: Glean sells quote-based enterprise contracts with per-seat licensing, and Lindy's cloud-only plans are seat-metered.
- Per task or credit: Relevance AI meters Actions plus Vendor Credits, and Zapier bills Zapier Agents as a separate add-on.
- Bundled: Claude Cowork comes with paid Claude plans (Pro $20/mo, Max $100 or $200/mo) and has no standalone price.
- Entry price: Melaya's Sandbox is free and Outpost is $20/mo. Lindy starts at $49.99/mo with no permanent free tier.
When an alternative costs less
n8n's Community Edition is free and self-hosted with unlimited executions, so it is cheaper at high volume if you run your own server. Make's Core plan starts at $9/mo and wins on light, high-volume API automation.
Competitor details come from our comparison pages, as of 2026. Prices change, so check each vendor before you buy. Read every comparison
Answers before you commit
Is there a free Melaya plan?
Yes. Sandbox is $0 per month and is intended for evaluating the platform during open beta.
What is the Outpost tier?
Outpost is the $20 per month individual paid tier and sits between Sandbox and Forge in the Melaya plan ladder.
Can I bring my own AI model?
Yes. Melaya supports local and cloud model paths. Provider usage and infrastructure charges may be billed separately by the provider.
Which plan is for enterprise or private deployment?
Citadel starts at $490 per month and is the plan for team, scale, and private-deployment discussions. Final scope depends on the required architecture and support.
