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Plans & pricing

Start with free trial credit, then choose Pay-As-You-Go or Unlimited. Payments run through Paddle.

3 min read Updated 22 July 2026

1The plans

PlanHow it works
Trial creditA free starting balance. When it's used up, your account is read-only until you pick a plan.
Pay-As-You-GoYou pay for what you use, with a CHF 15 monthly minimum.
UnlimitedA flat CHF 150 a month (or CHF 1'500 a year) under fair use.

2How usage is priced

On Pay-As-You-Go, your cost for a message is the AI provider's cost plus a 22% margin, converted to Swiss francs. Each web search that runs adds a small flat fee.

3Choose a plan

Pick or switch a plan from the pricing page or your billing settings.

The pricing page showing Pay-As-You-Go and Unlimited plan cards.
The Pay-As-You-Go and Unlimited plans.

Keep reading

Trial creditEvery new account starts with a small amount of free credit, so you can try Cognos before choosing a plan.Managing billingView usage, download invoices, switch plans, or cancel — all from your billing settings.