Pricing

Start with the Kernel. Scale into governed company work.

Public prices are visible now. Checkout state is listed separately: Free Kernel is live, Individual Preview is $49/mo, Company OS Preview is reviewed access, Design Partner is $25k/6mo, and Enterprise starts from $50k/yr.

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Publication state

Visibility: Public pricing may be shown when every plan declares availability, CTA target, checkout status, and source-owned terms.
Checkout: Paid checkout stays inactive until backend self-serve mode and Stripe smoke pass.
Company OS: Company AI OS public copy must use Preview, Coming soon, or reviewed-access language until general availability changes.

Price visibility

Plans and price anchors can be public when availability and terms are declared.

Signup CTA

Start free routes to Kernel evaluation, not a disguised sales form.

Paid checkout

Paid checkout stays gated until backend self-serve mode and billing smoke pass.

Unit economics

Price the authority path, not just the seat.

HELM commercial scope can meter governed actions, receipts, EvidencePacks, and Authority Credits. Subscription status and checkout status remain separate.

Governed action

One proposed side effect evaluated against policy.

Commercial use: Useful for access changes, deploys, data updates, finance actions, and vendor steps.
Boundary: Not a model token, seat, or generic task count.

Receipt

A signed verdict bound to actor, policy, effect, and content hash.

Commercial use: Useful when buyers need verifiable proof for every allowed, denied, or escalated action.
Boundary: A receipt is not just an audit log row.

EvidencePack

A review export that groups receipts, policy refs, approvals, and source evidence.

Commercial use: Useful for security review, release review, vendor files, finance review, and board packs.
Boundary: An EvidencePack is scoped evidence, not a compliance certificate.

Authority Credit

A commercial planning unit for governed actions, receipts, and EvidencePack exports.

Commercial use: Useful for design partner and Enterprise scoping before self-serve checkout exists.
Boundary: Credits do not replace subscription status, contract terms, or approval requirements.

Plans

Every plan declares availability and checkout status.

Live

Developers and teams evaluating the execution boundary locally.

Free Kernel

$0 Apache-2.0 kernel

Start with the public fail-closed Kernel, local policy checks, receipts, and EvidencePack primitives.

Start free Start with Kernel

Public source repository and local evaluation path
ALLOW, DENY, and ESCALATE policy boundary
Signed receipts and EvidencePack primitives
Offline verification path for review

Checkout: Free path is live through the public repository.
Boundary: Kernel is the public execution boundary. Commercial overlays live outside the repository.
Terms: Apache-2.0 licenseHELM AI Kernel public repository LICENSE

Preview

Solo operators, founders, and individual builders governing AI actions.

Individual Preview

$49 per month $470 per year

A reviewed-access commercial control plane for individual governed actions around HELM AI Kernel.

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Individual policies and approval path
Governed actions, receipts, and short-retention evidence where implemented
API access and custom policies where approved
Annual anchor available at $470 per year

Checkout: Public price is visible; paid checkout is not self-serve yet.
Boundary: Checkout opens only after billing, onboarding, legal, and support readiness pass.
Terms: Publication and checkout policydocs/ai/helm-individual-pricing-market-strategy.md

Preview

Companies mapping governed AI work across policy, approvals, connectors, and proof.

Company OS Preview

Reviewed access scoped with Mindburn Labs

The Company AI OS layer around Kernel for reviewed company workflows, evidence, and action governance.

Request Company OS access See Company OS

CompanyArtifactGraph and source-backed work context where configured
GeneratedSpecs that remain proposals until review
Security Admin policy controls and action proposal review
Receipts, EvidencePacks, and emergency-stop workflow surfaces

Checkout: Reviewed access, with no open self-serve Company OS checkout.
Boundary: Preview means reviewed access, not general availability.
Terms: Reviewed-access claim sourcesrc/content/claims/helm-company-ai-os.md

Preview

Teams that want a six-month governed-work implementation loop with Mindburn Labs.

Design Partner

$25,000 for six months

A white-glove design partner path for a bounded Company AI OS or Individual workflow.

Request design partner review

One scoped operating loop, connector set, and evidence model
Policy, approval, receipt, and review workflow design
Maximum three active design partners unless approved
Conversion plan into ongoing Individual or Enterprise terms

Checkout: Contracted reviewed access. No instant checkout.
Boundary: Design partner access requires owner approval and contract review.
Terms: Design partner anchordocs/ai/helm-individual-pricing-market-strategy.md

Coming soon

Security, platform, and operating teams needing governed company workflows.

Enterprise

From $50,000 per year

Enterprise terms for governed company workflows, security review, retention, SSO, and support requirements.

Request architecture review Request Company OS access

Company OS scope, security review, and policy design
Connector contracts, retention, SSO, and support planning
Enterprise conversion anchor is creditable where contracted
Final terms depend on scope, delivery evidence, and agreement

Checkout: Reviewed commercial conversation. No self-serve checkout.
Boundary: Enterprise is an anchor and reviewed-access path, not a generally available public plan.
Terms: Enterprise anchor policydocs/ai/helm-individual-pricing-market-strategy.md

FAQ

What is free, reviewed, or coming soon.

What is free?

HELM AI Kernel is free to evaluate through the public Apache-2.0 repository. That is the valid Start free path today.

Can I pay for Individual today?

The Individual price is public, but paid checkout is gated until self-serve billing, onboarding, legal, support, and Stripe smoke checks pass. Access is reviewed through the contact flow.

What is the Company AI OS availability state?

Company OS is Preview or reviewed access depending on the scope. Enterprise is coming soon and handled through reviewed commercial review until general availability changes.

Why publish prices before checkout?

Price visibility, signup CTAs, and paid checkout are separate. The website can show source-owned terms while the backend stays gated.

What does the Enterprise anchor mean?

The $50,000 per year anchor is a commercial starting point for scoped enterprise review. It is not instant checkout and final terms depend on the contracted workflow.