Clear Ideas™ Pricing

Choose the governed workspace plan for your documents, collaborators, AI agents, and evidence. Start with internal AI work, then add governed sites, organization policy, external collaboration, and scale capacity as needed.

ProfessionalInternal AITeamGoverned external collaboration + AIBusinessScale capacity
Free
For evaluating secure sharing and AI on real business documents
$0/month
A practical trial workspace with 48-hour invited collaborator access and enough AI to test real work.
1Seat
5Sites
25KAI credits
5 external collaborators for 48 hours
  • Secure viewing, OCR, search, and audit trails
  • Invited collaborators can use free accounts
  • Limited AI Chat and Governed Agents
  • Page-level analytics and user journeys
 
Start Free
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Professional
For solo operators building internal AI agents over their own documents
$15/month
Internal AI agents, private AI routes, and enough sites to build repeatable document workflows.
1Seat
100Sites
250KAI credits
Internal use only
  • 100 internal sites and 50 GB of storage
  • Full AI agents for repeatable document work
  • AI Chat, private AI routes, and prompt templates
  • Advanced search across indexed internal content
 
Business
For organizations scaling governed sites, users, storage, and AI capacity
$249/month
Expands the same governed workspace model with more seats, sites, storage, AI capacity, and support.
25Seats
1,000Sites
5MAI credits
Unlimited external collaborators
  • 25 seats, 1,000 sites, and 1 TB storage
  • 5M monthly AI credits for higher-volume work
  • More room for client portals, data rooms, and internal sites
  • Enhanced support and expanded audit/export capacity
Additional same-domain seats are $15 per month.
Enterprise
For custom governance, identity, data, deployment, and commercial terms beyond the standard Business plan.
Advanced security controls
custom controls for regulated environments
Custom users • Unlimited collaborators total users
Unlimited Storage and Unlimited sites
Unlimited AI credits
private models available with custom routing and AI credit terms
Custom terms and routing
private model routing, support, and account terms

Included in every plan

AI Chat Grounded in Your Documents
Interactive chat interface powered by leading AI models to query and analyze your documents securely
Private AI for Paid Accounts
Professional and higher plans can use Clear Ideas-managed private model routes with a small access charge plus token-based AI credit usage
Governed Agents
Repeatable AI runs for document generation, data analysis, and content automation without code
AI Enhanced Search
Advanced search with AI-powered semantic understanding, natural language queries, hybrid retrieval, and metadata search across fields produced by Extraction Workflows
Strong Security Controls
Encryption at rest and in transit, role-based permissions, audit trails, watermarking, PDF redaction, and governed preview and delivery controls

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Clear Ideas offers discounts for early stage companies and not-for-profits. Please contact us for more information.

Compare our plans in detail
Free
Professional
Team
Business
Enterprise
AI Chat Grounded in Your Documents

Interactive chat interface powered by LLMs for secure querying and analysis of your documents. AI Credits usage applies.

Governed Agents

Create and schedule multi-step agents for automated document generation, analysis, and content automation. AI Credits usage applies.

Workflow Creation Modes

Create workflows from exemplar documents (Build From Document) or plain-language prompts (Describe With AI). AI Credits usage applies.

AI Instructions

Provide custom instructions to be used by AI Chat with every conversation. Works like memory, but you have full control over the content.

Multi-Model AI Access

Access to leading AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Cohere, xAI) without separate subscriptions.

Private AI Model Access

Use Clear Ideas-managed private model routes for sensitive AI work. Private models use a small access charge plus token-based AI credit usage, not per-second billing.

Automated Quality Benchmarking

Agents automatically evaluate output quality on readability, accuracy, clarity, and tone.

Spreadsheet, Document & Presentation Generation

Generate Excel workbooks, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations from AI Chat and Agent Runs when the selected model supports file-generation skills.

Image Generation

Generate images from AI Chat and Agent Runs when the selected model supports image output.

Prompt Templates

Standardize repeatable AI prompts so teams can reuse proven instructions across chat and workflow patterns.

Human Approval Steps

Add human-in-the-loop checkpoints to Governed Agents when review is required before a workflow continues.

Governed AI Records & Evidence Export

Preserve governed AI Chat, Governed Agent, Agent Run, and MCP evidence records with controlled evidence export for review.

Organization Policy Controls

Set organization-level controls for AI features, model access, MCP, mandatory instructions, signing defaults, and governance retention.

Content Archiving

Archive content instead of deleting it so files are hidden from normal views while governance references can continue to resolve.

External Contributors

Invite clients and partners to upload and comment without granting admin rights or user management capabilities.

Private Q&A, Notes & Announcements

Users can ask administrators private questions about sites, files, PDF pages, and selected text. Reviewers can answer, assign, resolve, publish notes, and export governed Q&A records.

Link & Session Expiry

Set default and maximum expiry windows for external links and sessions; owners can extend within plan limits.

Download & Export Controls

Per-site and per-role policy toggles for downloads and exports, including watermark-enforced view-only modes and role-based preview of delivered PDF behavior.

Two-Factor Authentication

Enhance account protection with authenticator apps and enforcement policies.

Document Watermarking

Customizable watermarks (user, email, timestamp) for deterrence and attribution.

PDF Redaction

Review-and-finalize PDF redaction with AI-assisted PII term identification, term-based matching, manual regions, OCR support, and role-aware delivery across viewing, downloads, search, and AI.

Audit Trails

Immutable logs of user actions, document access, AI interactions, and system events.

Customer-Managed Keys (BYOK)

Encrypt content with your own KMS keys for tighter control and separation of duties.

Data Residency

Select and pin storage/indexing regions to meet data locality requirements.

Encryption at Rest & in Transit

Modern TLS in transit; strong encryption at rest across storage and backups.

Encrypted Metadata

Protect sensitive metadata fields with encryption to reduce information leakage.

Active Session Management

View and revoke active user sessions across devices with device type, location, and last activity tracking.

Site-Scoped Security

Complete data isolation between sites with separate permissions, users, and AI access boundaries.

User Management

Admin tools for inviting, suspending, and organizing users with bulk actions.

Role-Based Permissions

Granular access control at the site and content levels with predefined and custom roles.

User Activity Tracking

Analyze engagement across uploads, views, downloads, AI chat, search, and workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. General
What is the best way to contact you?

You can contact us by email at [email protected] or via our live chat.

What is the difference between the Free and Team plans?

Free is for quick trials and light sharing: it includes 1 user + 5 collaborators, with short link expiry (2 days) and limited features. Team is built for ongoing client work: it includes 5 users (same-company) + unlimited collaborators, higher storage and AI credits, and full sharing/analysis features.

What is the difference between the Team and Professional plans?

Professional is for solo use (1 user, no collaborators). Team is for internal teams that need to collaborate with clients and partners: it includes multiple users (same-company) and unlimited external collaborators, plus additional collaboration and governance features.

What’s the difference between a User and a Collaborator?

A User is a teammate on your verified business domain and counts as a billed seat on Team/Business. A Collaborator is an external guest (outside your domain) invited to specific sites; collaborators can view/comment/upload if allowed, but cannot manage users, billing, or workspace settings.

Do collaborators cost money or count toward my user limit?

Collaborators do not count toward your billed user seats. On Free, you can invite up to 5 collaborators. On paid plans, collaborators are unlimited, with policy controls for watermarking, downloads, and link/session expiry.

Can collaborators be admins?

No. Admin is a role for Users (internal teammates). Collaborators can never manage users, billing, or workspace settings.

How do I create an account on Clear Ideas?

Click 'Sign Up' and follow the registration steps. You can start on Free and upgrade anytime.

What are AI Credits?

AI Credits meter usage for hosted models across AI Chat Grounded in Your Documents and Governed Agents. One credit roughly equals one token (input or output). We may use additional tokens behind the scenes for context and quality, so credits consumed can exceed the visible tokens in your prompt or output. Private model routes add a small access charge plus token-based AI credit usage. You can purchase additional credits at any time. External MCP client usage is not billed as hosted model usage by Clear Ideas.

Is there a mobile app for Clear Ideas?

Clear Ideas is mobile-friendly in modern browsers. You can add it to your home screen for quick access. For desktop file synchronization, Clear Ideas™ Sync provides two-way sync with offline access.

2. Features
Can I collaborate with team members and clients in real time?

Yes. Clear Ideas supports secure collaboration with Users (internal teammates) and Collaborators (external guests). You control policies like watermarking, download permissions, and link/session expiry. Real-time notifications keep everyone in the loop.

Does Clear Ideas support document signing?

Yes. Clear Ideas includes PDF-based document signing with required and optional fields, saved signatures and initials, sequential or parallel routing, signer verification, custom request disclosures, and authoritative completion artifacts including signed documents and signing certificates with tamper verification.

What file formats does Clear Ideas support?

PDF, Office documents, Markdown, code, images, audio, and video. OCR makes scanned documents and images searchable.

Is SSO or SCIM available?

Yes—SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM provisioning are available on Enterprise.

Can external AI tools connect to Clear Ideas?

Yes. Clear Ideas supports Model Context Protocol (MCP), so compatible external AI clients can access permitted Clear Ideas context with audit logging and governed evidence for substantive content reads. You can also use hosted models inside Clear Ideas via AI Credits.

3. Billing & Account Management
How are users billed on Team and Business?

Each plan includes a number of users (internal seats) for teammates on your verified domain. You can add more users at a per-seat price. Collaborators are free and do not count toward seats.

Which plans include document signing?

Document signing is available as a limited trial capability on Free, is not included on Professional, and is included on Team, Business, and Enterprise plans. On Free, signing is limited to 1 field, 1 recipient, 1 active request, and 5 total requests. Team and higher are the right fit when you need secure external signing workflows with clients, auditors, or partners.

How are private AI models billed?

Private AI model access is available on paid accounts. When a private model route is selected, Clear Ideas applies a small access charge for the user-visible response plus token-based AI credit usage for input and output. This keeps private model billing predictable without exposing users to a per-second runtime meter.

What payment methods are accepted?

We accept major credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Enterprise customers can request invoicing.

How can I upgrade my plan?

Go to Account Settings → Billing → Upgrade Plan to select a new plan. Changes take effect immediately and any prorations will be applied automatically.

How do I delete my account?

Please contact [email protected]. We may verify your identity and confirm data retention or deletion preferences before proceeding.

Do you offer annual discounts?

Yes. Annual billing provides a discounted per-month equivalent on eligible plans.

4. Security
How secure is my data with Clear Ideas?

We provide encryption in transit and at rest, two-factor authentication, audit trails, watermarking, granular roles and policies, automatic backups, and additional enterprise options on higher tiers. Enterprise can add SSO/SCIM, data residency, and customer-managed keys.

Does Clear Ideas support two-factor authentication (2FA)?

Yes, two-factor authentication is available on all plans. You can enable 2FA using authenticator apps (like Google Authenticator, Authy, or similar) for enhanced account security. This adds an extra layer of protection beyond just your password.

5. Troubleshooting
Why am I not receiving email notifications?

Check your notification settings and preferences (frequency, time window, sites). Add [email protected] to your allowlist and check your spam folder.

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