Plans & Pricing
Start with 10,000 credits. Choose a plan when you are ready.
Getting Started
Every new account starts with 10,000 trial credits. No credit card required. This gives you enough to explore Protime and see the value before committing.
What are credits? Credits are Protime's unit of AI processing. Each briefing consumes credits based on how much content is processed. A typical daily briefing uses 200-500 credits depending on the number of sources and topics.
Compare Plans
Starter
Perfect for individuals getting started
- Protime Inbox
- Connect Gmail
- One briefing
- Weekly or monthly schedule
- Share briefings with 5 recipients
- Email support: 2 business days
Professional
Ideal for busy executives and consultants
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- Smart Sources Discovery
- Briefing as podcast
- Unlimited briefings
- Daily, weekly & monthly schedule
- Share briefings with 25 recipients
- Email support: 1 business day
Business
For teams and organizations
- Everything in Professional, plus:
- Social media as source
- Transcribed podcasts as source
- Outlook integration
- Real-time schedule (add-on)
- Admin controls & user management
- Share briefings with 50 recipients
- API access (coming soon)
- Priority support: 4 hours
Credit usage: Simple emails ~10 credits • Newsletters with links ~40 credits • PDFs ~80 creditsEmails ~10 • Newsletters ~40 • PDFs ~80 credits
Content-rich sources use more credits for AI processing
What Each Plan Includes
Starter
A dedicated inbox separate from your personal email.
Connect your Gmail account to include relevant emails directly in your briefings without forwarding.
One briefing with its own sources, schedule, and focus areas.
Receive briefings on a regular cadence that fits your workflow.
Keep your team informed by sending briefings to colleagues via email.
Enough for weekly briefings with a few topics, or a couple of daily briefings with lighter content.
Professional
Everything in Starter, plus:
AI automatically finds newsletters, RSS feeds, and web sources relevant to your topics. No manual searching required.
Listen to your briefings on the go. AI generates an audio version so you can stay informed during commutes or workouts.
No cap on how many briefings you create. Track every topic that matters to you.
Choose the frequency that fits your workflow, from daily digests to monthly roundups.
Distribute insights to a larger team, department, or client group.
Priority email support with shorter response times when you need help.
Enough for daily briefings across multiple topics, with room for discovery and quizzes.
Business
Everything in Professional, plus:
Include posts from LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and other platforms in your briefings for a complete picture of your topics.
AI transcribes and summarizes podcast episodes so you get key insights without listening to hours of audio.
Connect your Microsoft Outlook account alongside or instead of Gmail for full enterprise email support.
Trigger briefings on demand or in response to events, not just on fixed schedules.
Manage team members, assign briefings, and control access across your organization.
Distribute briefings across departments, teams, or external stakeholders at scale.
Integrate Protime into your own tools and workflows. Build custom automations around briefing data.
Dedicated support with fastest response times and direct access to the team.
Full capacity for multiple daily briefings, heavy discovery, podcast transcription, and team-wide usage.
Understanding Credits
What uses credits?
The main cost. Each briefing processes your content through AI to create summaries.
Small cost when AI searches for new newsletters, RSS feeds, and web content.
Minimal cost for creating topic quizzes to track expertise.
How many credits do I need?
Billing & Payments
Pay monthly or save 20% with annual billing.
Choose your preferred currency at checkout.
Your subscription stays active until the end of your current billing period.
All payments are processed securely through Stripe.
Available on all plans. Set your own monthly overage limit to increase your available credits beyond what your plan includes. At the end of the month, only the overage you actually used is charged to your credit card.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when I run out of credits?
On the Professional plan, usage-based pricing kicks in automatically. On the Starter plan, briefing generation pauses until your next billing cycle resets your credits.
Can I switch plans?
Yes, you can upgrade or downgrade at any time. Changes take effect at your next billing cycle.
Do unused credits roll over?
Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over. Plan your briefing frequency to make the most of your included credits.
Is there a free plan?
New accounts start with 10,000 trial credits. After that, you need a subscription to continue generating briefings.