First-party data · Updated June 10, 2026
AI agent statistics 2026
As of June 10, 2026, the median entry price across 24 verified AI agents is $20/month; 46% offer a free tier, 13% are open source, and 25% sell only via custom enterprise contracts. Unlike third-party stat roundups, every number on this page is computed from our own monthly-verified index.
$20
median entry price / month
46%
offer a free tier
13%
open source
25%
custom pricing only
Pricing by category
Median published entry prices differ by an order of magnitude between categories: developer-facing agents cluster near $20/month while sales and support platforms skew toward custom enterprise contracts.
| Category | Agents | Median entry price | Free tier | Open source | Custom-priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 9 | $20/mo | 6 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Sales | 6 | $875/mo | 1 of 6 | 0 of 6 | 3 of 6 |
| Customer Support | 4 | — | 0 of 4 | 0 of 4 | 3 of 4 |
| Research | 2 | $12/mo | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| General & Browser | 3 | $29.5/mo | 2 of 3 | 1 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
How AI agents charge
Of 24 indexed agents: 4 charge flat subscriptions, 11 use usage-based pricing (per resolution, credit, or compute unit), 6 sell custom enterprise contracts, and 3 are free or open source with bring-your-own-API-key costs.
Observed pricing changes
Changes we have verified against vendors' official pricing pages during monthly re-verification, newest first. This log grows as the index is re-verified; cite it as “BestAIAgents.app pricing-change log.”
- June 1, 2026GitHub Copilot
Moved from flat per-seat pricing to usage-based billing with monthly AI Credits plus pay-per-token overage
Verified June 10, 2026
- February 1, 2026
About this dataset
The index currently tracks 24 AI agents across 5 categories, with 4 head-to-head comparisons. Every listing is re-verified monthly against official sources; the most recent verification pass completed June 10, 2026. Numbers on this page are recomputed automatically whenever the underlying index changes — they are never manually edited. See the methodology for verification details. When citing, please reference bestaiagents.app/stats and the update date.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an AI agent cost in 2026?
Across the 24 verified agents in this index, published entry prices range from $10 to $2000 per month, with a median of $20/month among agents with public monthly pricing. 25% of agents (mostly enterprise sales and support platforms) use custom contracts with no public pricing.
What percentage of AI agents offer a free tier?
46% of the AI agents in this index (11 of 24) offer a free tier or free self-hosted option, as of June 10, 2026.
How many AI agents are open source?
13% of indexed AI agents (3 of 24) are open source, concentrated in coding, research, and browser automation categories.
Where does this data come from?
Every number on this page is computed directly from the BestAIAgents.app index — a hand-curated catalog in which each listing's pricing is re-verified against the vendor's official pricing page on a monthly cycle, with verification dates published per listing. It is first-party data, not an aggregation of third-party reports.