Users on Tana Free will now have 500 monthly AI credits included. We’re continuously improving the AI features in Tana, and we want everyone to have a chance to test them regularly.
This quota will renew every month. If you use up the credits, you will have to upgrade to a paid plan to continue using AI features.
New users signing up from the website and mobile apps, will now start on Tana Free without having to add a credit card. When you are ready, you can choose to start a trial of Plus or Pro.
Alongside this, we’re also adding a few new limitations on the Free plan:
With this change, Free users can now try AI features like real-time transcription, AI chat, and mobile voice memos. Usage of these features will required AI credits.
Let's say your managing one or more teams; use real-time voice transcription to record your feedback, use AI chat to reformat it for easy sharing in slack or elsewhere, then transcribe the review meeting with the team, so you have the full context of what was discussed. All of this will live in your notes, you can easily go back to it later.
You can also try recording voice memos on mobile while on the go, to have them ready transcribed when you get to your desk. If you apply a supertag to a mobile voice memos, Tana will try to auto-fill the fields.
The Free plan is the easiest way to start using Tana with AI, but the real power of Tana lives in Plus and Pro. Paid plans give you unlimited room to grow and connect your workflows:
Get all your meetings imported with Google Calendar sync.
Start transcribing meetings with one click from desktop notifications.
Protect and share with password-protected publishing.
Automate with command nodes and advanced AI workflows
Choose your AI model for tailored results, from leading providers like OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude) and Google (Gemini).
Connect external tools like Readwise and custom APIs.
Higher monthly AI credit quota (2000 on Plus, 5000 on Pro) with option to buy top-ups if you run out.
These are the features that make Tana not just a note-taking app, but a thinking environment where humans and AI work side by side.
New users will automatically begin on the Free plan and can upgrade anytime from the pricing page to unlock Plus or Pro. If you’d like to try the full experience right away, you can also start a trial directly from tana.inc/pricing (credit card required).
We can’t wait to see what you build with AI in Tana.
Free is designed for casual use and trying out AI features in Tana. Plus and Pro unlock the full power of Tana with enough AI credits for recording meetings regularly, Google Calendar sync, publishing with password protection, unlimited workspaces, command nodes, and integrations like Readwise, and advanced AI model selection. See tana.inc/pricing for a detailed overview.
Updated October 13, 2025
The Pro (previously "Core") plan includes 5000 credits each month.
5000 credits amounts can get you one of the following:
The Plus plan includes 2000 credits each month.
2000 credits amounts can get you one of the following:
If you run out of credits you easily add more through Settings → Manage your Account.
Tana Free includes 500 AI credits, equivalent of:
You can see how many credits you have left by clicking the user icon, then selecting Account settings. Here you'll also see when your quota renews. Credits will not roll over.
In the mobile apps, you can go to Settings and see how many credits you have left.
If you want to see details on how many AI credits are used, you can do Cmd/Ctrl+K > Open GPT log monitor.
When you are approaching your credit limit or have reached it, you'll see a warning message popup inside Tana on desktop. This will link to the upgrade flow, so you can start a trial or upgrade to a paid plan to continue using AI.
If you are out of credits and try to record a mobile voice memo, you will see a warning message in the recorder. You can continue recording the voice memo, it will be stored as an audio file and you
How to buy more credits: You can easily top up by going to your account settings, and choose "Manage your plan" (only available on desktop). If you are on Tana Free you will have to upgrade to a paid plan to buy top up AI credits.
Top-up credits are valid for 12 months, and will only be used when you don't have any monthly credits left.
No, Free plan users cannot top up AI credits. To access more credits and remove usage limits, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan.
If you downgrade to Free, you can continue to take notes in Tana and work with your existing notes. The Free plan has a monthly limit of 500 AI credits, which you can use for AI chat and transcription. After these are used, you’ll not be able to use AI in Tana unless you upgrade to a paid plan. When your subscription period or trial ends, integrations like Google Calendar won’t pull in data anymore and you will not be able to use paid features like password-protection on Published pages (setting new passwords), selecting model in AI chat or creating new command nodes.
On Free, you'll be able to use all the powerful editor features of Tana like Supertags, Search nodes and more. For people who casually use Tana, or are temporarily using it with others, this plan is may be sufficient.
We offer a 50% discount on our plans for students, academics and NGOs:
• Tana Plus: $5/month or $48/year ($4/month when paid annually).
• Tana Pro: $9/month or $84/year ($7/month when paid annually).
To apply for the discount, send an email to help@tana.inc or student@tana.inc with proof of eligibility (e.g., send from your verified .edu address OR send a photo of your student ID).
You can change your plan by going to the User menu in the bottom of the sidebar, select your user account (email is shown) and then Manage account.
Here you will see what plan you are currently on, and can choose to upgrade to another plan by clicking the "Upgrade" button. You will then see a plan comparison of the prices and plan features. See pricing for a full up-to-date overview.
Choose the plan you want to upgrade to, and confirm in the checkout modal.
