CAST AI Pricing(2026)
2 plans compared · From Free · ★ 4.6/5
All Plans & Pricing
Free Visibility
Best for: Full cost visibility and recommendations at no cost
- ✓ Cost visibility
- ✓ Optimization recommendations
- ✓ No auto-actions
Automation
Best for: Pay 10-20% of verified savings only
- ✓ ~$0.01/hr saved
- ✓ Auto-scaling
- ✓ Spot instance management
Pricing Analysis
Overview
CAST AI is free for cloud cost analysis and visibility. Automation (the part that actually saves you money) is priced as a percentage of verified savings - typically 10-20% of savings delivered. No savings, no fee. Novel pricing model in FinOps.
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Full cost visibility and recommendations at no cost. Install the agent, see the waste. Good starting point for all Kubernetes teams regardless of whether you automate.
Pay 10-20% of verified savings only. If CAST AI saves you $50k/year, you pay $5-10k. Self-funding model. Enable automation after validating recommendations in visibility mode.
vs. Category Average
Free tier vs. $250/mo average
Our Verdict
Low-risk to try since analysis is free. Performance-based pricing aligns incentives. Main limitation: Kubernetes workloads only. If you're heavily Kubernetes, it's among the highest-ROI FinOps tools available.
