Get started¶
Chad is an always-on AI agent. You can use the hosted app in under a minute, or self-host the whole stack. Most people start hosted.
Use the hosted app¶
- Go to supachad.com and pick a plan (Free needs no card).
- Enter your email to create your account. We provision your login and send an access link.
- Open chad.supachad.com and start chatting.
Plans¶
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 messages a day on Chad Lite, resetting at 00:00 UTC. Web search + per-user memory. No card. |
| Credits | Pay-as-you-go | Buy packs of 1,000 or 5,000 credits. 1 credit = 1 message, no daily cap, credits don't expire. Secure checkout via Square. |
| Premium | Subscription | The full Chad agent — unlimited messages, long-term memory, automations, and sub-agents. |
How the free tier and credits work¶
- Every account gets a daily free allowance (50 messages) that resets at midnight UTC. The app shows how many you have left.
- When the free allowance runs out, you're prompted to buy credits or upgrade to premium — you don't have to wait for the reset.
- Credits are pay-as-you-go: while you hold a balance, each message spends one credit and the daily cap doesn't apply. Credits never expire.
- Premium removes limits entirely and unlocks the full agent (memory, automations, sub-agents), not just the lightweight chat model.
Payments are handled by Square hosted checkout — Chad never sees your card.
Prefer to self-host?¶
The entire stack is open and reproducible — the sandbox blueprint, the network policies, the cron contracts, and the front-ends. Start with the introduction, then reproducing Chad.