Pricing and usage

Archal gives each verified self-serve workspace

20 in one-time credit. The first

5 arrives after signup. The remaining $15 arrives after the first sandbox is ready. No card is required to use the free credit.

Base price	Included credit	Environment runtime
$0	$5 after signup, then$ 15 after the first ready sandbox	$0.10 per active environment-minute

Runtime is prorated by the billed second for each environment, beginning when that environment is ready and ending when teardown is accepted. Failed provisioning and cold-start time are free. When the free credit runs out, a workspace owner or admin can enable monthly usage billing:

archal workspace billing setup

The command prints a Stripe Checkout URL when payment details are needed. After setup, Archal invoices environment usage monthly. There is no subscription fee, prepaid balance, or recurring credit grant. If payment becomes delinquent, Archal stops new billable sandbox creation until billing is restored.

Runtime cost depends on ready duration and the number of active environments, not request count.

See Limits and usage for operational limits.

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