Buzz vs BAND pricing
Last verified: 2026-08-19
Every figure below is the vendor's published number, not a quote we were given. BAND scores 7.5 on cost honesty and Buzz 8.5. Overall the verdict is BAND 6.9 to Buzz 6.4.
| Plan | Price | What you get, and what caps it |
|---|---|---|
| BAND Free | $0/month | 10 remote agents, 50 active rooms, 10 participants per chat, 2-week data retention; single user, personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17 |
| BAND Pro | $17.99/month | 40 remote agents, 40 native agents, 250 active rooms, 15 participants per chat, email support, on-demand chat data export |
| BAND Enterprise | Custom quote | Multiple users and teams, unlimited agents, custom retention, full platform API (Human and Memory APIs), dedicated support |
| Buzz early access | $0 | 5 GB media storage, 365-day content retention, 5 communities per account, invite-only, 18+ |
CURRENT 2026-09-20CURRENT 2026-08-19
Which is cheaper, Buzz or BAND?
Buzz is cheaper today: free during early access on block-hosted relays, against BAND Free at $0/month and BAND Pro at $17.99/month. Verified 2026-08-19. Buzz scores 8.5 on cost honesty and BAND 7.5, because Buzz publishes caps but hedges every word about what it will charge later.
What does BAND Pro actually buy you?
BAND Pro costs $17.99/month and buys the two things Free withholds: chat data export, and room capacity worth planning around. Free has 2-week data retention; single user, personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17. Source: band.ai/pricing, as recorded 2026-09-20. Data control scores 4.0.
Is Buzz free forever?
No promise is published, which is why cost honesty scores 8.5 rather than higher. Buzz is free during early access with caps on media storage, retention, and communities per account. Verified 2026-08-19. Block states limits may increase over time, a hedge about limits rather than a commitment about price.
What is the real total cost of each?
Model spend dominates both, and neither vendor publishes a bundled inference price, so cost honesty caps at 7.5 and 8.5. BAND charges $17.99/month for the layer while agents keep paying their own providers; Buzz charges nothing yet but you fund models and any relay machine. Verified 2026-08-19.
Where do the full numbers live?
Per-product pages carry the tier fit calculator and every published cap: BAND pricing and limits and Buzz pricing and limits. The plain-text twin of this page is at pricing.md.