Chovy isn't cheap-and-mysterious or expensive-and-vague. Here's every line, including the ones that aren't ours — and the hourly rate, so you can hold it up against what a contractor costs you.
$2,499 · once
Paid once, before the first build, by card or crypto. It covers the plan, the build, the checks, the fixes, a private build space, a live address to look at it on, and 25 hours of agent work — enough to build and revise most apps. Describing an app and reading its plan is free; you pay when you say build.
$99 · per agent-hour
When an app has used its included hours, further work is metered by the hour an agent is actually working, never by the hour it sits idle. You see the hours before you approve more, the same as every other cost.
$149 · per agent-hour
For companies that want several agents running, not one app. Every agent is supervised by a person on our side and billed on the hours it is actually working, never on the hours it sits idle. Put that next to what a contractor hour costs you, then look at the clock.
$9,900 · per agent, per month
Commit to an agent for a month and it comes with 70 hours of its time, which works out a little under the hourly rate. Past 70 hours the same $149 an hour applies, so a seat is a discount for committing rather than a cheaper way to buy the same work.
$1,000 · per hour
7 agents and a person directing them, for an hour or for a quarter. This is the one to hold up against a contractor team: the same money, none of the hiring, and it does not stop at five o'clock. Write to us from the contact page and we'll set it up.
Included · or your own key
Use the model included with your workspace and there's nothing extra to pay. If you already pay OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or another provider, connect that account and pay them directly — we never see the bill.
Free · or quoted first
Inviting your own developer is free and unlimited. Asking the Profullstack team for hands-on help is scoped and quoted before any billable work starts — every time.
Chovy prepares these. It doesn't buy them.
An app is $2,499, once, with 25 hours of agent work included. You read the plan before a cent is charged, and nothing more is billed without your approval.
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