AI+ subscription plans

AI+ plans overview

About credits

AI apps in Setapp

FAQ

About AI+ plans

We provide two AI+ plans: 

• "AI Enthusiast"
• "AI Expert" 

If you stick to a regular Setapp or Setapp for Teams plan, you'll receive 300 credits monthly. Family subscribers receive 1500 credits per family member monthly (we explain why here).

P	AI Enthusiast	AI Expert	Family	Other plans
Devices				Macs/iPhones/iPads in your plan
Credits per month	3750	7500	1500 per member	300
Text: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Perplexity, xAI (Grok) Images: DALL-E, Gemini Nano Banana Voice: Whisper
Price per month	$14.99	$23.99	—	from $9.99

If you prefer, you can still use your own API key to access OpenAI. 

Notes: 

• If you have your own subscription to an AI service (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), you can add your personal API key to Setapp AI apps that support this option. Your personal key won't impact the Setapp AI tracker, so remember to track your AI usage through your AI provider's account.
• The prices listed don't include taxes, which vary by country of residence.

AI+ and trial period

If you are on a trial period, the conditions will vary depending on your chosen plan. Please review the following table for more details:

	Trial AI Enthusiast	Trial AI Expert	Trial other plans
Devices			Macs/iPhones/iPads in your plan
Credits	450	450	90
Price	Free	Free	Free

Note: To receive 450 credits for your trial, both new and existing subscribers on trial must switch their plan to AI+.

Unused credits from the free 7-day trial will not carry over or be added to the credits included in your chosen plan.

About credits

Note: Each app in the Setapp AI+ collection is powered by AI models chosen by the app developer, ranging from text to voice transcription. Depending on the model, the length of your request, and the type of task, the cost of each interaction may vary in credits.

Credits are the unit used to calculate your AI usage across all Setapp AI+ apps. The number of tokens per credit varies depending on the AI model used.

A token is a small piece of information that AI systems use to understand human language. It can be a word, part of a word, or a group of words. About 1,000 tokens equals 750 words.

From May 14, 2026, we're updating your credit balance in your AI+ plan, giving you more precise tracking of your AI usage. At the beginning of each month you'll see:

• 3,750 credits instead of 125 credits on the AI Enthusiast plan
• 7,500 credits instead of 250 credits on the AI Expert plan

To give you an idea of the credit value, here is a very approximate conversion to AI messages and minutes.

100 credits in TypingMind:

• ≈ 133 messages (your requests + AI answers) with the GPT3.5-Turbo model
• ≈ 7 messages with the GPT4-Turbo model
• ≈ 13 messages with the GPT-4o model
• ≈ 16 minutes in MurmurType with the Whisper model

Note: the actual value of 1 credit will depend on the number of tokens in the messages, the AI model, and other parameters.

Unused credits are reset and will not be carried over to the next billing period.

You can check out the credits available to you in your Setapp account  > Subscription. Alternatively, open Setapp desktop, go to the "Solve with AI+" category, and review the credit tracker.

AI apps in Setapp

Our AI collection features around 30 apps and keeps growing.  Here are some of the most popular AI apps on Setapp to enhance your daily routine:

• Amie — AI meeting note taker.
• BoltAI — Beautiful & powerful AI chat for professionals.
• Elephas — Personal AI writing assistant for Mac.
• JoyCast — Improve meeting audio quality.
• Plus — Work with text using AI.
• Ready to Send — Generate draft email replies.
• Soulver — Convert and calculate in notes.
• TranscribeX — Convert audio & video into text.
• Transcrybe — Translate audio in real time.
• TypingMind — Use a new UI to chat with AI.

Visit the Solve with AI+ category on the web or in the Setapp desktop to browse all available AI apps.

FAQ

Should I subscribe to an AI+ plan in addition to my existing plan?

No, these plans are interchangeable. You can choose either a regular plan or an AI+ plan. If you opt for a regular plan, you will still receive 300 credits or 1500 credits per family member.

Can I use my own OpenAI API key in Setapp apps?

Absolutely! There are no restrictions on the Setapp side, allowing you to use your own API key. Most developers have already implemented this possibility, so just add your key to the AI apps you use.

However, remember that Setapp cannot track AI usage when you use a personal API key. Therefore, tracking AI usage is your responsibility.

Are my messages sent to AI private?

Absolutely! In Setapp, we can only see the number of tokens used and the AI model utilized. We cannot view the messages themselves, nor do we store them. 

Will I get my own Setapp key if I subscribe to the AI+ plan?

No. We share our OpenAI key with our subscribers, so all Setapp subscribers use the same OpenAI key. This means you can use it only within Setapp apps and not outside Setapp.

How can I switch to the AI+ plan?

To change your plan, go to your Setapp account, then navigate to Purchases > Setapp membership > Manage subscription > Change plan. Please note that you will need to pay the difference between your previous and new plans. Please also note that used credits within the current plan will apply to your next AI+ period.

Note: Be aware that the number of devices included in the AI+ plans may differ from the number in your current plan. The table below will help you identify the plan that best suits your needs. However, the final decision is yours.

Current plan	Current devices	Suggested  plan	Devices in  a new plan
iOS		stay with "iOS"
Mac		AI Enthusiast
Edu discount
Two Macs		AI Expert
Mac + iOS		AI Expert
Power User		AI Expert
Family  (4 members)	/ member	stay with "Family"  (4 members)	/ member

Example:

Let's discover how this procedure works:

• On January 6, John Doe subscribed to the monthly Setapp "Mac" plan for $9.99 and received 300 credits in his Setapp account. Suppose he uses 7 credits by March 1.
• On March 1, he upgrades his plan to the AI Enthusiast monthly. He pays the difference:
  $14.99-$9.99=$5 — the total difference in plans’ fees.
  $5 ÷ 30 (days in a month) = $0.17 — the difference in plans’ fees per day.
  $0.17 * 6 (days left)= $1 — the difference fee that John Doe must pay for upgrading his plan.
• On March 1, John Doe gets 3750 credits once the payment is confirmed. 7 of them are already used. In his Setapp account, he sees:
  AI credits: 3540/3750

What happens to the credits left over from the previous billing period?

The credits will reset and cannot be carried forward to the next billing period.

Where can I check my current AI credit balance?

• Open the Setapp desktop and go to the "Solve with AI+" category. In this example, the credit tracker shows that the subscriber initially received 125 credits, used 8, and currently has 117 remaining for AI+ services.
  
• You can also view your credit balance directly in your Setapp account. Simply navigate to Subscription and check your AI credits.

Why do family members receive more credits per person than regular plan subscribers?

If family members switch to an AI+ plan, they will no longer be part of their Setapp family. Additionally, if the family owner switches to an AI+ plan, the Setapp family will cease to exist. To reach consensus, we allocate 5 times as many credits to families as to subscribers on other plans. However, individual subscribers can always switch to the AI+ plan to receive even more credits.

Note: We offer these advantageous conditions to families, expecting they will be sustainable for years. However, if our business model becomes unprofitable, we may need to revise the conditions for families. 

How to use DALL·E?

DALL·E is a text-to-image AI tool. Use it to create infographics, images for your blog, logos, postcards for your friend’s birthday, and more.

Currently, only TypingMind and BoltAI support DALL·E among Setapp apps.

To use DALL·E in TypingMind via the Setapp key, click Plugins > DALL-E by Setapp > Enable DALL·E by Setapp. Click Settings to choose the image resolution and quality.

Note: TypingMind only supports DALL·E 3.

To use DALL·E in BoltAI via the Setapp key, click New Chat and open the top menu with models. Choose DALL·E 3. To choose DALL·E 2, click View all models and choose it in the Model field.

DALL·E 3 offers improved image quality and a deeper understanding of prompts, while using DALL·E 2 is more cost-effective.