Plans, Tiers & Billing
Explorer, Researcher, Lab, and Enterprise — limits and billing.
Last updated July 2026
Olto Discovery has four plans. AI is metered on every plan (including the free Explorer tier) rather than locked behind a paywall, and AI allowances reset on the first of each calendar month.
| Feature | Explorer | Researcher | Lab | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $79/mo | $499/mo | Custom |
| Saved protocols | Up to 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| AI calls/month | 5 | 200 | 2,000 | Unlimited |
| AI model | Olto AI | AI Pro | AI Pro | AI Max |
| Storage | 100 MB | 10 GB | 100 GB | Custom |
| Designer, Library, Testing, Notebook | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standards, Utilities, Image Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Assistant | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory, Reagents, Literature, Tools | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time collaboration | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teams & co-editing | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team seats | 1 | 1 | Up to 10 | Unlimited |
| Lab Spaces | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| LIMS (Test Hub + Lab Console) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audit logs | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML (planned), custom security review | — | — | — | By contract |
Feature Access by Tier
Feature gating follows three bands:
- Free on every plan (incl. Explorer): the manual and drag-and-drop Designer, the Library with versioning and fork lineage, Projects, PDF export, Active Testing with Findings and Evidence, the Notebook, Files (without AI summaries), the Standards Library and Finder catalog, all Utilities, Image & Gel Analysis, Search, Statistics, and the Community. Every plan also includes a monthly AI-call allowance (5 on Explorer).
- Researcher and above: all AI features (metered), Inventory and its ledger, Reagents, Literature and Papers, Custom Tools, and real-time collaboration (presence, cursors, comments, sharing).
- Lab and above: Teams with co-editing and team sharing, Lab Spaces with booking, and the full LIMS (Test Hub and Lab Console).
- Enterprise: unlimited usage, the AI Max model, and a custom security review. SSO/SAML (planned) and private-cloud deployment may be available under a separately scoped enterprise agreement. A HIPAA-capable configuration with a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is available for Enterprise customers under such an agreement.
Members of a paid team inherit the team's plan, so a Lab team gives every seat access to paid features. See Teams & Collaboration.
What Counts as an AI Call
An AI call is consumed by any AI request: protocol generation, refine, simulate, risk score, an assistant message, AI Improve / design assist, image QC commentary, the standards finder, a file summary, and paper analysis or import. Protocol generation counts, and there is no bypass. Viewing, editing, and running existing protocols never counts. A secondary monthly spend cap applies in addition to the call count, and both reset on the first of each month.
Upgrading
Go to Billing in the sidebar. Select your desired plan and click to proceed to the Stripe checkout. Changes take effect immediately upon payment confirmation.
Cancellation
Cancel anytime from Billing → Manage subscription. Your plan remains active until the end of the current billing period. No data is deleted upon cancellation; your protocols are retained and remain viewable (read-only access beyond the free-tier limits).
Academic Discounts
We work with academic and student researchers on pricing case by case. Email academic@oltodiscovery.com from your institutional address and tell us about your program.