Billing And Pro Plan
ExtraBrain’s core Mac app can be used separately from provider billing. External provider usage costs are governed by the providers you choose, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepgram, Claude, Codex, or a custom endpoint.
Key Takeaways
Section titled “Key Takeaways”ExtraBrain billing separates the Mac app workflow from external model and transcription accounts, so app access, Pro features, and provider usage should be reviewed as separate cost categories.
- The core Mac workflow is free to use.
- ExtraBrain Pro is $9.99/month regular ($6.99/month Founder pricing for early users), $79/year, or $149 Lifetime (launch price).
- Purchase, activation, status, and deactivation are handled in Settings -> License inside the app.
- Provider costs are controlled by OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepgram, Claude, Codex, or the custom endpoint you connect.
- Pro is for workflow controls such as custom profiles, reusable prompt guidance, richer session context, summaries, and premium controls where enabled.
- Provider retention, logging, quota, and billing do not automatically change when you activate Pro.
Free Core Product
Section titled “Free Core Product”The free core workflow covers the desktop app, local session flow, BYO provider setup, Local Parakeet transcription, screenshots, and basic live analysis controls. This is the right path when you want to use your own provider access and keep ExtraBrain itself separate from model billing.
Provider Costs
Section titled “Provider Costs”Provider billing is separate from ExtraBrain. When you use a cloud LLM provider, selected prompts, transcript context, screenshot-derived context, and custom questions may be sent to that provider. When you use Deepgram, audio is sent to Deepgram for transcription.
Pro is $9.99/month ($6.99 Founder), $79/year, or $149 Lifetime. Pro can unlock workflow features such as custom profiles, reusable prompt guidance, profile-specific behavior, richer session context, post-session summaries, and premium model controls where enabled. Pro is for users who want repeatable interview, meeting, and analysis workflows with more control over how ExtraBrain behaves.
Open Settings -> License in the app to purchase, activate, view status, or deactivate Pro. Use Activate ExtraBrain Pro for license setup, or compare ExtraBrain Free and Pro.
Cost Checklist
Section titled “Cost Checklist”- ExtraBrain app access and provider usage are separate.
- Local Parakeet transcription does not require a Deepgram API key.
- Deepgram usage is controlled by your Deepgram account.
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, Codex, and custom endpoint usage is controlled by those providers.
- Pro unlocks ExtraBrain workflow features; it does not automatically change provider retention or billing.
- Free vs Pro details are published at ExtraBrain Free vs Pro.
Enterprise
Section titled “Enterprise”For team rollout, policy, deployment, or custom workflow questions, contact info@extrabrain.app.
Billing Questions
Section titled “Billing Questions”Does ExtraBrain Pro include AI provider credits?
Section titled “Does ExtraBrain Pro include AI provider credits?”No. Provider usage is separate unless ExtraBrain explicitly says otherwise for a future plan. Keep provider quotas, billing limits, and organization policies configured in the provider account you use.
Do I need Pro to use my own API key?
Section titled “Do I need Pro to use my own API key?”No. Bring-your-own-provider setup is part of the core workflow. Pro is for advanced workflow controls such as custom profiles and premium model controls where enabled.