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Some allowance details may still be refined around launch.
Free Mode lets Starter, Core, and Pro subscribers use Agent at no extra cost. Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. Core and Pro include a Free Mode allowance. Open a chat to explore, plan, create, or ask for help. If a request needs a paid mode or paid action, Replit makes that clear before anything billable starts.

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Why you’ll like it

  • Start with a chat instead of a setup flow.
  • Explore ideas and make progress before you decide whether you need more capability.
  • Keep control when a request needs a paid action.
  • See a clear Free label on work completed in Free Mode.

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How it works

  1. New Starter, Core, and Pro sessions start in Free Mode.
  2. Work that fits Free Mode continues with no paid-action prompt.
  3. If a paid mode would handle a request better, Agent explains that and gives you a choice.
  4. You can allow the paid mode for that request only, or ask Agent to continue in Free Mode.
  5. After a one-time paid escalation, your mode returns to Free Mode.

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The three Agent modes

Free

No-cost Agent work for Starter, Core, and Pro subscribers.

Power

A paid, mid-tier mode for work that needs more capability at an affordable price.

Max

A paid, top-tier mode for the most demanding work, with the best frontier models.
Free Mode is available to Starter, Core, and Pro subscribers. Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. Core and Pro include a Free Mode allowance, and Pro includes a larger weekly limit. You can also choose a paid Agent mode when you need more capability. On Core and Pro, intelligent model routing is a paid alternative to Free Mode. Select Auto in Power or Max to let Replit choose a model for each task.
If you hit a limit: Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. For Core and Pro, the Free Mode allowance resets every five hours and has a weekly limit. Check Usage in Settings to see where you are. Replit gives you a heads-up as you approach the limit. When you reach it, switch to a paid mode to keep going or wait for the reset.

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Common questions

Free Mode is included with Starter, Core, and Pro subscriptions. Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. Core and Pro include a Free Mode allowance. It is not a free plan on its own.
No. Free Mode is no-cost Agent usage within its allowance. Power and Max are paid modes for work that needs more capability.
The paid modes were renamed. Economy is now Power, a mid-tier mode with powerful models at an affordable price. The mode previously called Power is now Max, the top-tier mode. Existing mode settings carry over with the new names.
Max. Power is the paid mid-tier mode for more capability at an affordable price. Max is the paid top-tier mode for the most demanding work.
Agent explains that the request needs a paid mode or paid capability and asks before it proceeds. You can approve that request once or continue in Free Mode.
No. A paid escalation requires your confirmation before the paid request starts.
Yes. You can keep working in Free Mode.
The approval applies to that request only. Your Agent mode returns to Free Mode afterward.
Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. For Core and Pro, the Free Mode allowance resets every five hours and has a weekly limit. Check Usage in Settings to see where you are. When you reach the limit, switch to a paid mode to keep going or wait for the reset.
No. Enterprise workspaces use one Auto mode instead. It selects the mode and an allowed model for each task. See Enterprise model controls.

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More about Free Mode

For Starter users, the experience previously called Lite is now Free Mode. If you used Lite for a lower-cost model, you can still select that model manually inside Power when you turn auto off.
Yes. You can create and iterate on complete apps in Free Mode.
Free Mode is no-cost everyday Agent work for Starter, Core, and Pro subscribers. Starter includes Free Mode with its existing limits. Core and Pro include a Free Mode allowance. Power is the paid mid-tier mode with more capability at an affordable price. Max is the paid top-tier mode for the most demanding work.
Stay in Free Mode for everyday work. Switch when you want stronger results on a complex task or need a capability that Free Mode does not offer.
No. Video generation is a paid-mode capability, not part of Free Mode.
Chat and creation stay together. You can research an idea, plan work, or start a project from the same chat.
No. A chat stays separate until you create or change a project.
Yes. It supports routine maintenance and edits on existing projects.
Ready to try it? When Free Mode launches, open a chat with Agent and start.