- Jan 2025 Rung 3 · Hard allotment
- Apr 2026 Rung 5a · Per-action Fixed interaction-capped plans replaced by per-task pay-as-you-go ($0.40 per ticket/chat, no minimum) between the 2026-03-06 and 2026-04-29 captures; changelog: 'April 2026 | Pay-as-you-go pricing'
- Oct 2026 → now Rung 4 · Metered overage Per-task billing replaced by Teammate credit batches ($299 / 500 credits) with opt-in $0.80 overage between the 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-03 captures
Moved across the continuum this window — pattern: Overshoot & correct.
The short version It reached for a richer pricing model, hit resistance, and pulled the priced unit back.
The verdict
In January 2025 eesel AI sold fixed monthly plans with a hard interaction cap: Starter $49 a month for up to 500 AI interactions, Team $299 for 1,000, Business $799 for 3,000, and a Custom tier with "Unlimited AI interactions" (19 January 2025 capture; yearly 20% less). The exhaustion FAQ: "the AI will stop functioning as expected until you purchase additional interaction credits or upgrade your plan" — the top-up price was not published. That structure (Starter gone by June 2025) held through the 6 March 2026 capture. Between then and 29 April 2026 — the vendor changelog says April 2026 — eesel replaced the plans with per-task pay-as-you-go: $0.40 per support ticket or chat session, $4.00 per blog post, $50 of free usage, "No platform fee. No per-seat fees. No monthly minimum.", a default $250 cap. Between 20 September and 3 October 2026 it pulled the priced unit back to fixed monthly credit batches: Teammate from $299 for 500 credits (one per ticket or chat) in steps to 5,000 ($1,899 on 3 October, $1,749 by 9 October), agents pausing at exhaustion unless opt-in overage at $0.80 per credit is on — the 9 October 2026 state.
Current pricing snapshot
As published on eesel's own pages · captured Oct 9, 2026. Unit: credits.
| Plan | Price / mo | Included | At zero | Top-up vs plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teammate | $299 | 500 | Opt-in overage | +34% per credit |
| Enterprise | Custom | — | Unstated | — |
- Credit ↔ dollar
- Not pegged — a credit is not a fixed $
- Billing
- Monthly or annual
- Purchased credits
- Unstated
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What changed
- Oct 3, 2026 · Meter adopted · eesel AI replaced per-task pay-as-you-go pricing ($0.40 per support ticket or chat, $4.00 per blog post, $50 of free usage) with fixed monthly credit plans: $299 for 500 credits in steps up to 5,000 ($1,899 a month at the 3 October capture, $1,749 by 9 October), one credit per ticket or chat, extra credits $0.80 each. The switch landed between the 20 September and 3 October 2026 captures; eesel's docs still described the old model on 9 October. (archive)
Where it's headed
Sourced from eesel's official pricing pages and archived snapshots. Primary: pricing page. Method & limits: Methodology & data.