Lounge Memberships
Monthly membership plans for Lounge, the LLM Gateway chat app
Lounge memberships (formerly Chat Plans) are optional monthly subscriptions for Lounge, the LLM Gateway chat app. Instead of paying per request from your pay-as-you-go balance, a membership gives you a pool of monthly credits worth more than you pay — so heavy chat usage costs less.
Plans
There are three tiers, billed monthly:
| Plan | Price | Monthly value | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9/mo | ~2× the value | Everyday chat models |
| Plus | $19/mo | ~2.5× the value | Everything in Starter plus frontier models |
| Pro | $49/mo | ~3× the value | All models, highest monthly allowance |
The credit multiplier is tapered: the larger the plan, the more usage value each dollar buys at provider rates.
Frontier models are included on Plus and Pro. Starter covers everyday chat models. Browse the current model catalogue and the Lounge model picker for availability.
How credits work
- Monthly reset — Your plan credits refresh at the start of each billing cycle. Unused credits do not roll over to the next month.
- Separate balances — The Chat plan context uses your membership allowance. Your regular organizations keep their own pay-as-you-go credits.
- Use existing credits — When you view membership pricing, organizations with a positive available balance appear above the plans. Choose Use these credits to switch to that organization. You can also switch from the sidebar. This uses that organization’s billing context; it does not transfer credits into your membership.
Managing your plan
- Open the Pricing page from the Lounge sidebar to compare tiers and subscribe.
- Your active membership appears in the Lounge sidebar with a badge, alongside how many credits remain for the cycle.
- Upgrading takes effect immediately: you're charged the new tier's full price, your billing cycle restarts, and your credits reset to the new tier's full monthly allowance. Unspent credits from the old cycle don't carry over.
- Downgrading also takes effect immediately: you move to the lower tier's allowance right away, and the unused portion of what you already paid for the higher tier is credited against your next invoice.
- Cancelling takes effect at the end of the period you've already paid for — you keep access until then.
Refunds
A membership payment can be refunded from the billing history on the Lounge pricing page within 14 days, while less than 10% of its credits are used (20% for payments made before October 15, 2026). Refunding ends the membership right away. See Self-Service Refunds for every condition.
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