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Free for open source and education

Maintainers of open-source projects deal with more AI-generated contributions every month, and students learn to code with agents from day one. We want both to work with agents that know the project. So for them AI Council is free.

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Who qualifies

Open-source projectsA public repository on GitHub or GitLab under an OSI-approved license, actively maintained, and not a commercial product of a company. You apply as a maintainer or owner.
Educational institutionsSchools, colleges, universities and non-profit coding programs, for teaching and student projects. You apply as a teacher or program lead.

What you get

All featuresThe same product as paid plans: project graph and knowledge base, team rules, diff checks, MR review, project chat, ticket analysis.
Cloud workspaceFor the maintainers of the project, or for a class or course.
No time limitAccess stays free while the project or program qualifies. We may ask you to confirm once a year.

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Tell us about the project or the course. We reply within a few business days.

Questions

Our project has a commercial company behind it. Do we qualify?

Tell us about it in the form. If the repository is open and the work is community-driven, we will usually say yes. For company products with an open core, the paid plans apply.

Do students need their own model subscription?

Agents use their own model, so yes, each student needs access to Claude Code or Codex, or the school connects an open-source model. AI Council itself is free.

Can we self-host?

The free program runs in our cloud. If your institution needs a self-hosted install, mention it in the application.

Will you use our project in marketing?

Only with your permission.