# Plans and pricing

> Compare Free, Pro, and Builder plans for Black Ice.

**Category:** Getting started | **Tab:** getting-started

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Black Ice offers three tiers designed to scale with your terminology management needs.

## Plan comparison

| | **Free** | **Pro** | **Builder** |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Price** | €0/month | €49/month | €199/month |
| **Concepts** | Up to 50 | Up to 350 | Unlimited |
| **Markets** | Up to 3 | Up to 20 | Unlimited |
| **Workspaces** | 1 | 1 | Up to 3 |
| **Team members** | — | — | Up to 10 |
| **Workspace API + MCP server** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| **API/MCP rate limits (read/write per min)** | 60 / 30 | 300 / 120 | 1000 / 400 |
| **Monthly API/MCP calls** | 10,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| **Exports: JSON, Markdown, CSV, ZIP, PDF** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Exports: RDF/OWL (Turtle, JSON-LD)** | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Knowledge graph image export (SVG, PDF)** | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| **GitHub Sync** | — | — | ✓ |
| **Email digests & alert preferences** | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Priority support** | — | ✓ | ✓ |

## Free

Ideal for individual language professionals exploring structured terminology. Includes the full ontology editor, knowledge graph, approval workflows, custom fields, the Workspace API, the MCP server, and the JSON, Markdown, ZIP, PDF, and CSV exports.

Programmatic access on Free is capped at **10,000 API + MCP calls per calendar month** per workspace (reads and writes each count as one call). That covers evaluation, CI experiments, and everyday Claude or Cursor sessions; sustained agent pipelines need Pro or Builder, which have no monthly cap. Working in the app itself — editing, importing, exporting, syncing — never consumes the allowance. See [API & MCP rate limits](/docs/integrations/rate-limits).

## Pro — €49/month

For localization managers handling multiple markets. Adds higher concept and market limits, higher API/MCP rate limits, RDF/OWL exports, high-resolution graph exports, email digests, alert preferences, and the unified Permissions panel.

## Builder — €199/month

For teams and organizations. Adds team management with role-based access (owner, admin, editor, viewer), GitHub Sync for CI/CD distribution, multiple workspaces (up to 3), unlimited concepts and markets, and the highest rate limits.

Includes a monthly 1-hour consultancy session with our team to set up and refine your agentic workflows. For deeper, ongoing engagements, see the Custom Partner plan.

## Annual billing

Save approximately 17% with annual billing on Pro and Builder. Switch billing cadence anytime from **Settings → Subscription**.

## Upgrading and downgrading

Upgrades take effect immediately and are prorated. Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period. If you exceed a lower tier's limits after downgrading, your data is preserved but you cannot add new entries until you're back under the limit.

## FAQ

**Can I change plans later?** Yes — upgrade or downgrade at any time from Settings → Subscription.

**What happens if I exceed my concept limit?** You won't lose data, but you'll need to upgrade to add new concepts.

**Is there an enterprise plan?** [Contact us](/contact) to discuss custom pricing, SSO, and dedicated infrastructure for large organizations.

**How do I cancel?** Open the Stripe customer portal from Settings → Subscription and cancel there. Access continues until the end of your billing period.