Cloro free vs paid: what 500 credits get you

What Cloro's free tier includes

Every account starts on the free tier: 500 credits a month, 1 concurrent job and 1 seat, with access to every endpoint. No card is required. Credits refresh each month and don't roll over.

At async rates, 500 credits cover about 160 Google searches (3 credits each), 125 Perplexity or Gemini answers (4 credits), or 70 full ChatGPT answers (7 credits). Sync requests cost 2 credits more. Some teams stay on it:

“The low cost is also a significant advantage, as the free plan is currently sufficient for us.”Julie D., G2, August 2026

When a paid plan makes sense

Lite costs $30 a month for 37,500 credits and 10 concurrent jobs: enough for a small prompt set run daily. Hobby, $100 for 250,000 credits and 20 jobs, halves the price per credit. Starter ($250, 650,000 credits, 50 jobs) is the plan Cloro marks most popular.

Some reviewers find the step up steep for small teams:

“The hobby tier is nice but quite expensive in my opinion.”Verified User, G2, July 2026

Billing rules to know before upgrading

Plans are monthly with no pay-as-you-go option. Unused credits expire, monthly plans stop at their cap, and Cloro doesn't offer refunds. Failed requests cost nothing. Upgrades take effect immediately with the price prorated; downgrades apply from the next cycle.