How much does CrewAI cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: CrewAI is free and open-source under the MIT license (the core Python framework, ~54.7k GitHub stars). Its hosted product, CrewAI Enterprise (AMP), has just two published tiers as of July 2026: Basic (Free, $0 — 50 workflow executions/month with the visual studio, AI copilot, and GitHub integration) and Enterprise (custom-quoted — 50 developer-hours/month, private or self-hosted infrastructure, FedRAMP High, SSO, RBAC). Self-hosted running costs are LLM API fees ($50-150/mo typical) plus infrastructure ($10-50/mo). CrewAI states it is "used by 63% of the Fortune 500."
CrewAI Pricing (as of July 2026)
| Option | Price | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source framework (self-hosted) | Free (MIT license) | Full agent-orchestration engine, unlimited agents/crews/tasks/executions, community support |
| CrewAI Enterprise — Basic | Free ($0) | Hosted studio, AI copilot, GitHub integration, tracing; 50 workflow executions/month |
| CrewAI Enterprise — Enterprise | Custom | 50 developer-hours/month, private or self-hosted infrastructure, dedicated VPC, FedRAMP High, SSO, RBAC, on-site support |
There are only two published commercial tiers on the CrewAI pricing page as of July 2026 — Basic (Free) and Enterprise (custom). Third-party sources citing a "$25 Professional" or "$29/$99" ladder could not be confirmed on any official CrewAI page; treat them as unverified. CrewAI states it is "used by 63% of the Fortune 500" (logos include DocuSign, Experian, PepsiCo, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson).
Open-source (free)
The core CrewAI framework is released under the MIT license and is free to use without restriction (~54.7k GitHub stars). Install via pip (pip install crewai) and run it on your own infrastructure. There are no limits on the number of agents, crews, tasks, or executions. The only running costs are LLM API fees and infrastructure: a typical crew of 3-4 agents processing 100 tasks per day costs roughly $50-150/month in API fees, plus $10-50/month for a VPS.
CrewAI Enterprise (hosted)
The hosted product (branded CrewAI Enterprise, part of the AMP agent-management platform) adds managed deployment, execution monitoring, tracing, and governance. The Basic tier is free with 50 workflow executions/month; the Enterprise tier is custom-quoted and adds 50 developer-hours/month, private or self-hosted infrastructure, FedRAMP High compliance, SSO, and role-based access control. Because Enterprise is quote-based, there is no public rate card.
LLM cost estimation (self-hosted)
| Agent configuration | Approx. cost per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|
| 3 agents, small/cheap models | ~$5-10 |
| 3 agents, mixed (1 frontier + 2 cheap) | ~$15-30 |
| 5 agents, all frontier models | ~$50-100 |
LLM usage is the primary variable cost. Multi-model support lets you assign cheaper models to simple agents (extraction, formatting) and reserve frontier models for agents that need complex reasoning.
Editor's Note: We ran a competitive-intelligence crew on self-hosted CrewAI for 3 months. Infrastructure: $15/mo Hetzner VPS. LLM costs: $85/mo average (a frontier model for the analyst agent, cheaper models for three others). Total: about $100/mo, against a $400/mo quote for the same workflow on a commercial agent platform. Re-checked July 2026: the hosted product's Basic tier is genuinely free but capped at 50 workflow executions/month, so it suits evaluation rather than production; the trade-off with self-hosting is still 3 days of setup plus ongoing maintenance versus a managed service. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen
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