The free tier takes you further than you think. 7,500 credits per month seats 10 students and leaves room for regular AI tool use. For many small schools and new programmes, this covers everything — indefinitely.
The platform, the website, the classrooms, the student portal, and the marketplace access are all free regardless of how long you use them or how many courses you build. Growth beyond the free tier is a credit question, not a feature question.
You never lose access to any platform features by staying on the free tier. When your credit usage consistently exceeds 7,500 per month — because you're seating more than 10 active students, using AI tools heavily, or running multiple campuses at full capacity — that's when upgrading makes sense.
This cluster helps you identify that moment and choose the right upgrade path. 🔒 Founding school discount: Schools that joined during the founding cohort period have their credit top-up pricing locked permanently.
If you're reading this as a founding member, your upgrade costs are lower than what new schools pay. Article 1