Free tier and Pro
Pro switches for you. The free tier tells you, and stays free for as long as you like.
The 30-day trial
Every account gets 30 days of Pro, free. The trial starts the first time a Mac on your account signs in, needs no card, and never turns into a paid plan by itself. It is once per person: signing in with a different method (Google, GitHub, Apple or email) does not start a new one.
During the trial the console counts every switch and, in Cursor, what it saved you. From seven days before the end, a note in VS Code and Cursor reminds you. optiflume account shows the days left.
What each plan includes
| Feature | Pro and the trial | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic switching in Cursor, Claude Code and Codex | Yes | No |
| Recommended model for each prompt | Yes; in suggest-only mode (Cursor for now), in a note before the prompt sends | Yes, named while your prompt goes ahead on your model; it is never paused |
| Keep your own model (~ in Claude Code and Codex, ! in Cursor) | Yes | Yes |
| Stop/Keep notice | Yes, optional | No |
| Working-memory handoff on compaction | Yes | No |
| Learns from the prompts you send your own way | Yes | No |
| Session watchdog | Yes | Yes |
| Guardian (secrets and risky commands) | Yes | Yes |
| optiflume analytics on your Mac | Yes | Yes |
| Console: usage across your Macs | Yes | No |
| Every Mac on your account | Yes | Yes |
The free tier
When the trial or a subscription ends, OptiFlume moves to the free tier on its own; there is nothing to reinstall. On the free tier it never stops a prompt and never switches the model. When a better-suited model exists, your prompt goes ahead on your model and OptiFlume names the better fit, and you switch yourself if you like:
- in Claude Code and Codex, in the usual line under your prompt, marked “recommended”;
- in Cursor, in a small notification with a Try Pro button. These tips are rate-limited so they inform without nagging: at most one every 15 minutes, and six a day.
The session watchdog, the Guardian, the ~ and ! overrides and local analytics keep working, and your settings and history stay on your Mac. Pro and the trial switch for you, in every tool.
Pro
$6.99 a month, or $69 a year. One subscription covers every Mac you sign in on, and every tool on it: Cursor, Claude Code and Codex. Subscribing, turning Pro on straight away, cancelling and refunds are in Account, Macs and billing; the full comparison is on Pricing.
Signed out or offline
- Signed out (or never signed in): prompts pass straight through with no routing and no watchdog. The Guardian still runs. Sign in with
optiflume login. - Offline: routing runs entirely on your Mac and needs no connection. A Pro or trial license lets a Mac work offline for about 30 days, plus a 14-day grace period, before it needs to check in.