Tokens, requests, provider plans, gateways, fallback routes, and retry volume.
PRICING & TCO · VERIFIED 2026-08-05
Price the accepted outcome, not only the model request.
The hosted service publishes a free Basic plan plus paid Pro and Ultra tiers (in the table below). Prices are vendor-set and can change, so confirm current terms directly—and calculate self-hosting as a total operating cost, not a license line.
DIRECT ANSWERThe hosted service has a free tier and paid plans; source availability still does not make self-hosting cost-free.
The hosted MonkeyCode service publishes a free Basic plan and paid Pro and Ultra plans (see the table below), checked 2026-07-20. The repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0, but self-hosting still carries model, compute, storage, operations, and review costs.
Prices are set by the vendor and can change. Confirm current terms on the hosted service before procurement.
Hosted plans
Published pricing for the online service.
Plans and quotas from the official hosted service, checked 2026-07-20. Daily token quotas reset each day. Vendor-set and subject to change—verify current terms before purchase.
| Plan | Price | Daily token quota | Models | Concurrency and environment | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 · Free forever | 30M tokens/day | Basic models | 1 concurrent task · Cloud env 1 vCPU / 4 GB | No included credits |
| Pro | $15 / mo | 100M tokens/day | Basic and Pro models | 3 concurrent tasks · Cloud env 2 vCPU / 8 GB | 10K credits / month |
| Ultra | $60 / mo | 300M tokens/day | Basic, Pro, and Ultra models | 3 concurrent tasks · Cloud env 2 vCPU / 8 GB | 100K credits / month |
Source: MonkeyCode online plans and pricing ↗ · checked 2026-07-20. The open-source edition is free under AGPL-3.0; enterprise and self-hosted support are quoted separately.
Total-cost framework
Six cost layers belong in the same decision.
Use actual invoices and measured pilot effort where available. Keep estimates visibly separate from observed data.
Console capacity plus concurrent development environments, builds, tests, and previews.
Repositories, images, caches, artifacts, logs, backups, snapshots, and network egress.
Installation, upgrades, monitoring, incident response, recovery tests, and capacity management.
Architecture review, credentials, network controls, audit evidence, retention, and access reviews.
Prompting, waiting, correcting, validating, and reviewing generated changes.
Self-hosting baseline
Start with two documented infrastructure roles.
Published minimums are an evaluation floor, not a production sizing or monthly-cost estimate.
4 GB memory · 40 GB storage
16 GB memory · 100 GB storage
Source: MonkeyCode project README ↗
Cost worksheet
Calculate cost per accepted task.
Use one reporting period and include failed attempts rather than allocating them away.
| Input | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Accepted tasks | Changes that satisfy written criteria and pass required build, tests, security checks, and review. |
| Model cost | All successful and failed requests, retries, fallback models, gateway fees, and fixed commitments. |
| Platform cost | Hosted subscription or allocated console, development host, storage, transfer, backup, and observability cost. |
| Operator cost | Installation, upgrades, incidents, recovery testing, credential administration, and capacity work. |
| Developer and reviewer cost | Setup, prompting, waiting, correction, validation, review, and rework. |
| Total cost per accepted task | All period costs divided by accepted tasks; report the task mix and sample size beside the result. |
Fair comparison
Compare workflows on the same bounded work.
A cheaper token is not a saving if retries, infrastructure, or review effort increase.
- STEP 1Define the task mix
Use the same defects, small features, tests, and documentation tasks with written acceptance criteria.
- STEP 2Capture every resource
Record models, compute, storage, transfer, licenses, operator time, developer time, and reviewer time.
- STEP 3Keep failed runs
Retries and discarded changes remain part of total cost.
- STEP 4Report uncertainty
Separate measured values, vendor quotes, and planning assumptions; include sample size and period.
Pricing answers
What can be stated responsibly.
How much does the hosted MonkeyCode service cost?
The hosted service publishes three plans: Basic at $0 (free forever, 30M tokens/day), Pro at $15/month (100M tokens/day), and Ultra at $60/month (300M tokens/day), checked 2026-07-20. Prices are set by the vendor and can change; confirm current terms on the hosted service before purchase.
Is self-hosted MonkeyCode free to operate?
No. The source code is available under AGPL-3.0, but self-hosting still incurs model, compute, storage, networking, backup, operations, security, and review costs.
What is the best unit for comparing cost?
Compare total cost per accepted, reviewable task—not token price or generated lines of code alone.
MEASURE BEFORE BUYING