# Free vs Pro

Free items are free for good under MIT: install them, change them and ship them in anything you build, with no account. Pro is a paid license for the Pro items: $199 once for one person, $129 a year, or Team at $599 once for up to 10 people in one company. Both install the same way, as source you own; Pro adds the Pro items, their updates and the logged-in MCP server.

## The table

| | Free | Pro | Pro yearly | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0 | $199 once | $129 per year | $599 once |
| Free items (MIT) | All | All | All | All |
| Pro items | Previews and docs | All, now and later | All, while active | All, now and later |
| Seats | No account | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Install with the shadcn CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP and Copy prompt for agents | Free items | Free and Pro | Free and Pro | Free and Pro |
| Updates | Always | For life | For the year; installed files stay yours | For life |
| Invoicing | No | No | No | Yes |
| Priority requests | No | No | No | Yes |

The first 100 Pro licenses are $99 when Pro opens; the [pricing page](https://pixilui.com/pricing) always shows the price open now.

## What is the same on both

- **You own the source.** Every item installs as files in your repo. There is no runtime package to keep paying for, and nothing stops working if you stop paying.
- **The same install.** `npx shadcn@latest add @pixilui/<item>`, or the PixilUI CLI and MCP server.
- **The same quality bar.** Free items are not demos: keyboard, screen reader, reduced motion and dark mode are done for every item, free or Pro.
- **Previews.** Every Pro item has a public page with its live preview and docs, so you can judge it before you pay.

## What Pro adds

- **The Pro items**, now and later: the larger pieces such as the agent inbox and the eval table. The [Pro page](https://pixilui.com/pro) lists them.
- **Updates** for life with Pro and Team, for the year with Pro yearly. What you installed stays yours when Pro yearly ends.
- **Pro through agents**: the MCP server's login address and Copy prompt serve Pro source.
- **Team**: seats for up to 10 people, invoicing and priority requests.

## Lifetime or yearly

Lifetime is one payment for every Pro item and every update. Yearly costs less up front; when it ends, installs and updates stop and everything already installed stays licensed in the projects it is in. At these prices, lifetime costs less than two years of yearly.

## Refunds and license

A full refund within 14 days if you have not installed or copied any Pro source. After that, a refund only when an item is broken and we cannot fix it within 14 days of your report. The [license](https://pixilui.com/license) has the full terms: Pro items go into unlimited personal, client and commercial projects; you cannot resell them as a kit, template, component library or MCP server.

## Questions

### Is PixilUI free?

The free items are, under MIT, with no account. Pro items are a paid license; their previews and docs are public.

### Can I use free items in a commercial product?

Yes. MIT lets you use, change and ship them in anything, including products you sell.

### Can I use Pro in client projects?

Yes. Pro items can go into unlimited personal, client and commercial projects. You cannot resell them as a kit, template, component library or MCP server.

### What happens to my code if I stop paying?

Nothing. Items are source in your repo. With Pro yearly, new installs and updates stop when it ends; installed items stay licensed.

## Related

- [Pricing](https://pixilui.com/pricing): the price open now and checkout.
- [License](https://pixilui.com/license): the full terms.
- [FAQ](https://pixilui.com/docs/faq): seats, VAT, invoices and moving from Pro to Team.