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ClawUp billing is designed for transparent, usage-based pricing with full traceability.

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Pricing

All users share the same pricing. New users get a 1-day free trial with a platform-managed API key and one free-trial Claw. After the trial, top up your balance to continue. You can also earn balance by inviting friends.

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Pricing Model

ClawUp uses hourly usage-based billing for both compute and storage:

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Compute (Running Claws)

  • Rate: 2.78 cents/hour (~$20 for 30 days continuous)
  • Billed only while your Claw is Running
  • Stop your Claw → compute billing stops immediately
  • Restart → compute billing resumes
  • Monthly cap: $20/Claw (compute + storage combined)

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Storage (All Non-Deleted Claws)

  • Rate: 0.003 cents per GB per hour (~$0.022/GB/month)
  • Billed for all Claws that have data on disk — both Running and Stopped
  • Based on actual backup size (workspace, config, conversation data)
  • Delete your Claw → storage billing stops, data is removed
  • Monthly cap: shared with compute ($20 total cap per Claw)

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Tokens (LLM API Usage)

Three modes for AI model access:
  • Bring your own key (BYOK): use your own provider API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.). You create and manage the key; ClawUp adds no token fee.
  • ClawUp-managed models (managed API keys): ClawUp provisions and manages the provider API keys for you — you never create, paste, or rotate a key. You just buy Token Credits from your USD balance and use any supported model from one balance.
  • Connect a subscription: use your existing Claude or ChatGPT plan instead of a key or Token Credits. ClawUp adds no token fee (bills only compute + storage), but the provider meters an agent’s programmatic usage on a separate track from interactive chat — see Connect a Subscription → Billing and limits. OpenClaw runtime only.

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Token Credits (Managed Mode)

In managed mode, ClawUp holds and manages the upstream provider API keys — you don’t supply or see one. You buy Token Credits and use any supported model from a single balance, with no per-provider key to create or rotate. Pricing. ClawUp-managed models are priced roughly 5% below the official provider list rates — so managed costs less than going direct to the provider. Usage is metered per token at the rates below. Top up Token Credits in presets ($10 / $20 / $50) or any custom amount ($1–$500); credits draw down as your agents run, never expire, and are non-refundable. Rates — USD per 1M tokens (input / output). These track the live catalog and can change, so the in-app Supported Models list (Create Agent → “Use ClawUp-managed models”, or Overview → Buy Token Credits) is always authoritative:
ModelInputOutput
GPT-5 nano$0.03$0.24
GPT-4o mini$0.09$0.36
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.07$0.28
Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.21$1.75
GPT-5.4 mini$0.45$2.70
GPT-5$0.75$6.00
Claude Haiku 4.5$0.90$4.50
Gemini 2.5 Pro$0.88$7.00
Gemini 3.1 Pro$1.40$8.40
GPT-5.4$1.50$9.00
Claude Sonnet 4.6$2.70$13.50
GPT-5.5$3.00$18.00
Claude Opus 4.6$4.50$22.50
Claude Opus 4.8$5.00$25.00
Every supported provider — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google — is available from the same balance, all at the discounted managed rate. Token Credits can be purchased:
  • During agent creation (select “Use ClawUp-managed models”)
  • From the Overview dashboard (“Buy Token Credits” button)
  • From the Billing panel (top-up anytime)

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Connect a subscription

Already pay for Claude or ChatGPT? Connect that plan instead of an API key or Token Credits. Pick 🔗 Connect a subscription under Model Usage (OpenClaw runtime only), then:
  • Claude — paste the sk-ant-oat01-… token from claude setup-token (the value printed in the terminal, not the …#… code shown in the browser).
  • ChatGPT — paste the contents of ~/.codex/auth.json (created when you sign in with the OpenAI Codex CLI).
ClawUp charges only for compute + storage (no token fee) — but the provider bills an agent’s usage against its own programmatic/extra-usage allotment, not your interactive chat limits. See the full walkthrough and the billing caveat in Connect a Subscription.

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Balance Requirements

ActionMinimum Balance
Create a Claw$10
Start a stopped Claw$10
Create a Team (SubAgent)$10 (1 Claw)
Create a Team (MultiAgent)$10 × N members
Free trial$0 (no balance needed)

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Billing Lifecycle

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Daily Billing Tick

The billing system runs every 24 hours and performs: 
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Phase 0a: Free-Tier Expiry                         │
│  For each Free plan Claw past 1-day trial:          │
│    Balance ≥ \$10 → Upgrade to Basic (keep running)  │
│    Balance < \$10 → Stop Claw                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Phase 0b: Grace Period Cleanup                     │
│  For each Stopped Claw with \$0 balance:             │
│    Stopped > 14 days → Delete runtime + data        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Phase 1: Calculate Charges                         │
│  Running Claws → compute + storage                  │
│    compute: hours × 2.78 cents/hr                   │
│    storage: hours × GB × 0.003 cents/hr             │
│  Stopped Claws → storage only                       │
│    storage: hours × GB × 0.003 cents/hr             │
│  All charges capped at \$20/month per Claw           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Phase 2: Apply Charges                             │
│  Deduct from user balance                           │
│  Update monthly meter state                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Balance Warning Emails

The system estimates your daily burn rate (compute + storage across all Claws) and sends emails based on remaining days:
Remaining DaysAction
> 7 daysHealthy — no action
3–7 daysLow-balance reminder email (once per day)
1–3 daysCritical warning email (once per day)
≤ 0 daysAuto-stop all running Claws
Daily burn includes:
  • Running Claws: compute_hourly_rate × 24h + storage_gb_hourly_rate × GB × 24h per Claw
  • Stopped Claws with data: storage_gb_hourly_rate × GB × 24h per Claw

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Auto-Stop on Zero Balance

When your balance reaches zero:
  1. All running Claws are stopped automatically
  2. If the runtime provisioner is unreachable, bots are force-marked Stopped in the database to prevent runaway billing
  3. Storage billing begins based on backup size

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Grace Period (14 Days)

After auto-stop with zero balance:
DayStatus
Day 0Auto-stop: Claws stopped, storage billing active
Day 1–14Grace period: data preserved, top up to recover
Day 14+Storage deleted permanently — runtime removed, Claw marked Deleted
During the grace period:
  • Your workspace, backups, and configuration are preserved
  • You can top up and restart at any time
  • Storage fees continue to accrue (deducted when you top up)

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Auto-Recovery on Top-Up

When you recharge (via any method):
  1. Balance increases immediately
  2. Free plan Claws with expired trials are automatically upgraded to Basic
  3. You can restart stopped Claws manually
  4. No data is lost during the 14-day grace period

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Free Trial

New users get a 1-day free trial:
  • Platform provisions a managed API key
  • No balance required, no compute or storage charges during trial
  • One Claw per user, platform-selected model
When the trial expires:
  • Balance ≥ $10 → Claw keeps running, starts hourly billing
  • Balance < $10 → Claw is stopped. Top up and restart anytime.

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Team Billing

Team ModeBilled ClawsExample (4 roles)
SubAgent1 (leader only)$20/month
MultiAgentN (one per member)$80/month
SubAgent mode is recommended — all team roles run inside one Claw as virtual sub-agents.

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Recharge Methods

MethodDescription
StripeCredit card via Stripe checkout
Recharge CardPre-paid code + password
Telegram CouponClaim through the ClawUp Telegram bot
x402 CryptoOn-chain USDC/USDT (multi-chain)
All recharge methods trigger automatic Free → Basic upgrade if applicable.

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Billing Events

EventDescription
usage_chargeAggregated usage charge for a billing tick (compute + storage breakdown stored in the note)
subscription_due_soonLow-balance reminder email sent
balance_exhaustedBalance reached zero, auto-stop triggered
bot_auto_stopped_overdueClaw force-stopped due to insufficient balance
  • For team pricing, see Teams