Free, without the fine print
Build a working app, free
Building is free. So is your first launch, custom domain included.
Nothing counts down while you think.
Orbit scratchpad showing the photography client portal prompt connected to a generated Studio Lumina app preview.
What free means here
Building costs nothing
Sketch screens, connect data, wire up logic, launch once: all free. AI is the one thing with a meter.
Build by hand, free
Sketching screens, connecting data, and wiring up logic cost nothing. Clone a working example and make it yours. Build the whole app this way and never pay.
AI, when you ask for it
Add credits up front, 1 credit = 1 dollar. AI Orbit routes for you draws from that balance, and the usage view shows what each day of building cost. No monthly AI fee.
Or bring your own AI
Connect Claude or ChatGPT directly, or add your own provider key. The AI you already pay for does the building, and Orbit adds no charge.
Use the AI for free
Three ways to skip the AI bill
If you already pay for AI somewhere, Orbit does not charge you again.
Claude or ChatGPT, via MCP
Connect Orbit to Claude once. The subscription you already pay for does the building.
Your terminal, via the CLI
The Orbit CLI drives the same builder from your terminal, on the agent you already run.
Your own API key
Add your provider key. The AI you use is between you and your provider.
Launch included
One live app, on your domain, free
Your first deployment costs nothing and runs on your own custom domain with HTTPS. Someone types your address, and what loads is your app.
Orbit launch screen showing a photography client portal ready to launch from the sandbox environment.
From the team
What we cannot give away
There are two of us, and the agents do a lot of the building. We built Orbit so that building feels like joy again, not a fight with your tools.
Right now, a lot of people are wondering what AI will take from them. We want Orbit to be the other answer: AI that helps you start something of your own. A tool your team opens every day, a product, a business.
What we cannot do is hand out free AI tokens. At our size, that bill would sink us. When Orbit routes AI, it draws from prepaid credits and the cost stays visible while you build. So we made everything else free instead: the builder, the working examples, your first launch on your own domain.
And if you already pay for AI anywhere else, bring it. Your Claude or ChatGPT subscription, or your own provider key. Trying Orbit should cost you nothing, and now it does not.
Pragyan, co-founder and CTO at Orbit
Questions, answered
Is Orbit free?
Building is free. AI usage and additional deployments are what cost money. Your first deployment is free, custom domain included.
What does AI usage cost?
Use prepaid Orbit credits when you want Orbit to route AI for you. 1 credit = 1 dollar, credits never expire, and the usage view shows each day split into AI and hosting. Bring your own provider key or subscription and Orbit adds no AI charge.
Can I use my existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription?
Yes. Connect the subscription you already have and it drives the build, with Orbit charging nothing for AI.
What do templates cost?
Nothing. Templates and working examples are free to clone, edit, and launch as your own app.
Build the app you've been imagining.
By tonight you could have an app live on your own domain and owe nothing.
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