PRICING
StarNet is free and open source. It stays free with your own API key.
StarNet Credits are an optional managed plan for people who would rather not hunt down keys — one account, one balance, hundreds of models.
TWO WAYS TO RUN
Bring your own key
$0 · forever
- Paste an API key, or sign in with an account you already pay for.
- Requests go straight from your machine to the provider. We never see them.
- You pay the provider their price. StarNet takes nothing.
- No StarNet account. No sign-up. Nothing to cancel.
StarNet Credits
from $20 / month
- One balance, spent across hundreds of models — no keys to collect.
- Buy in your browser. The app never sees a card.
- Link a station with a pairing code; your balance shows up in the STORE.
- Top-ups from $10 without a subscription. Cancel any time.
You can use both. Provider choice is per agent — run your cheap workhorse on credits and your specialist on a key you already own.
CREDIT PLANS
Every plan grants more credits than it costs. Credits are denominated in dollars and spent at the price shown on each run.
A steady side crew — a few runs a day on mid-tier models.
[ SUBSCRIBE ]Daily driver — a working station you actually lean on.
[ SUBSCRIBE ]A full night shift — frontier models, long autonomous runs.
[ SUBSCRIBE ]Buy credits one at a time, from $10. Top-up credits never expire — they sit in your balance until you spend them.
[ BUY A TOP-UP ]- Rollover. Unused subscription credits roll over while you stay subscribed, up to 2x your monthly grant. Past that, a month's grant is trimmed so your balance never exceeds the cap — credits you already hold are never taken away.
- Cancelling. Cancel any time from the billing portal. Whatever is left in your balance stays usable for 90 days.
- Top-ups are exempt. They never expire and are never trimmed.
HOW CREDITS WORK
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STEP 01
Buy in your browser
Checkout happens on the web, through Stripe. StarNet the app never renders a payment form and never touches your card details.
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STEP 02
Link your station
In the app's STORE, hit LINK STATION. It shows a pairing code like
STAR-7F3K; confirm that code on the web and the station is bound to your account. -
STEP 03
Put agents to work
Pick the managed provider on any agent. Each run draws from your balance, and the cost the app shows you is the exact amount your balance moves.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Is StarNet itself free?
Yes. The app is MIT-licensed and free to download, run, and modify — today and after credits launch. Credits buy model access, not the software.
Do I need a subscription to use StarNet?
No, and you never will. Bring your own API key or provider sign-in and the whole app works, with no StarNet account at all. Credits exist for people who don't want to manage keys.
What do credits actually buy?
Model runs through StarNet's managed gateway — hundreds of models behind one balance, with no keys of your own. Each run's cost is metered from what the model actually used and subtracted from your balance. The number in the app is the number on your ledger.
What happens when my balance hits zero?
Runs on the managed provider stop with a plain message telling you to add credits. Nothing is silently queued or half-charged, and agents using your own keys keep working normally.
Do my credits expire?
Subscription credits roll over while you're subscribed, capped at twice your monthly grant. If you cancel, the balance you have stays spendable for 90 days. Top-up credits never expire.
Can the app charge me on its own?
No. The app has no payment surface — every purchase is an explicit action you take in your browser. Nothing in the station can start a charge.
Is my work sent to StarNet's servers?
Only if you choose the managed provider — those requests are relayed through our gateway to the model, which is the only way it can work. With your own key nothing goes through us at all, and your projects, files, and station stay on your machine either way. See the privacy policy.
Can I run several stations on one account?
Yes. Link as many as you like with the pairing code; they share one balance, and you can see every linked station from your account page.