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Every plan — Free included — gets the three orchestrated modes: Maestro (Qwen 3.6 Plus conductor for daily work), Supernova (DeepSeek V4 Pro coordinator + V4 Flash specialists with Qwen builders for heavy multi-step work), and Aurora (Mistral-only EU stack for GDPR-strict and sovereign workloads). Plus Creative Studio for image, audio, speech, and video. Free and Paid share identical features — we only charge for more credits and storage, nothing is locked. With your own API keys, you can add raw models from Claude, Kimi, Zhipu, or any OpenAI-compatible provider on top.

You pick the work, the fleet falls out of that. Maestro = predictable daily cost on a single Qwen conductor. Supernova = a frontier-tier coordinator (DeepSeek V4 Pro) directing Qwen specialists for heavy multi-step work — frontier reasoning at specialist prices. Aurora = entire stack stays inside the EU on Mistral weights, GDPR-strict, sovereign by default. The picker asks "what kind of work, what residency, what cost shape" — not "which name from the list".

Yes — BYOK gets the same three modes, gated by the keys each fleet needs. Add a Qwen key to unlock Maestro. Add Qwen + DeepSeek to unlock Supernova. Add Mistral to unlock Aurora. Plus you can pick raw individual models directly (Claude, Kimi, GLM, etc.) per the keys you've configured. BYOK requests don't consume your credit allowance.

No. The Free tier works entirely with your own API keys and doesn't require an account. Just install the extension, add an API key from any provider, and start working. You only need an account for managed plans.

Yes. Even on Pro, Ultra, or Enterprise, you can use your own API keys alongside your credit allowance. BYOK requests don't consume credits. Best of both worlds.

Purchase top-ups anytime without changing your plan. Top-up credits don't expire — they carry over until used.

Cloud sync pauses for new uploads, but your local work keeps going exactly as normal — Ava is local-first by design. You can free up space, add a storage top-up (+50 GB/$3, +250 GB/$12, +1 TB/$45 per month), or upgrade your plan. Nothing is ever deleted without your permission.

No. Credits are consumed-and-gone — they power each action (Ava thinking, Creative Studio generation). Storage accumulates — it holds your memories, chat history, generated media, and synced files across devices. Different cost shapes, priced separately.

One credit is a unit of value, not a raw token count. Simple actions like a chat turn cost 2 credits; light routing or classification costs 1. Heavier work costs more — a full orchestrated task is around 10 credits, image generation is 12, music 50, video 150. Creative Studio voice is 10. Teach mode bills as standard chat turns (2 credits). Premium reasoning models add a multiplier on top — V4 Pro costs 6× the base. Cache-hit responses charge less automatically. You see the credit counter tick down in real time.

No. BYOK users are fully local — zero platform storage, zero telemetry. The cloud allowance only applies when you opt into cloud sync with managed plans. If privacy matters, BYOK is the path.

Simple — one pool, one number. Every managed request (Maestro / Supernova / Aurora chat, plus Creative Studio) deducts from your credit allowance. The allowance resets each billing period. No separate pools, no confusion.

Yes! If you use your own API keys and love what we're building, support us through GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps keep Ava open-source and free for everyone.

Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Cancel anytime from your dashboard.