# Pricing

Yappy is a free download. There is no account, no credit card, and no trial
timer — you install the app and hold a key.

The only money involved is the language model you point it at, and in every case
you pay that provider directly rather than paying us a markup. Two of the options
cost nothing at all.

## The Mac app

| | Free |
|---|---|
| Price | **$0** |
| Account required | No |
| On-device dictation (`whisper.cpp`) | Included |
| On-device screen context (Apple OCR) | Included |
| Personas | Included |
| Agent Mode (Right ⌘) | Included — uses your own Claude access |
| Automatic updates | Included |
| Platform | macOS 13+, Apple Silicon |

## What a backend costs

The cleanup model is the one component with an ongoing cost, and which one you
pick is entirely yours:

| Backend | What you pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `ollama` | **Nothing** | Fully local, open-source models. Works offline. |
| `custom` | **Nothing** | Any OpenAI-compatible local server: LM Studio, vLLM, llama.cpp. |
| No cleanup at all | **Nothing** | Turn AI Cleanup off; Yappy types the raw transcript. |
| `claudeCode` | Your existing Claude subscription | Runs through the `claude` CLI. No extra key. |
| `grokCode` | Your existing xAI subscription | Runs through the `grok` CLI. No extra key. |
| `anthropic` / `openai` | Provider metered rates | Your own API key, billed by them. |
| `hosted` | The Yappy plan | Hosted inference vended to the app, set up during onboarding. |

Agent Mode always runs through the `claude` CLI, independently of the cleanup
setting, so it needs Claude access even if cleanup is local.

## The web API and MCP server

**Free, and no API key.** The public REST API at `https://yappy.biz/api/v1` and
the MCP server at `https://yappy.biz/mcp` serve read-only public product data — releases, docs, FAQ, pricing. There is
nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay.

Anonymous callers are rate limited generously (see
[rate limits](https://yappy.biz/developers/rate-limits)). If you need a higher
ceiling, an OAuth client can be registered self-serve — no sales call — as
described in [authentication](https://yappy.biz/developers/authentication).

## Refunds

There is nothing to refund: the app is free. If you are paying a model provider
and Yappy is the reason it is not working, mail **support@yappy.biz** and we will
help you get it working or help you turn that backend off.

## Machine-readable

`GET https://yappy.biz/api/v1/pricing` returns the same table as JSON, and
[`/pricing.md`](https://yappy.biz/pricing.md) is this page in markdown.

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