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Braintrust
The active observability platform for agents
As of 29 August 2026, Braintrust is free to use. Evaluation and observability platform for tracing, scoring, and improving AI agents in production. Softwr lists it under Software Development.
Overview
What Braintrust does
Evaluation and observability platform for tracing, scoring, and improving AI agents in production.
What people use it for
- Monitoring production AI agents for quality
- Detecting patterns in agent failures
- Defining quality expectations before shipping agents
- Tracking prompts and tool calls in production
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Braintrust.
- Enterprise plan pricing not published, requires custom quote
- Pro plan includes 6-12 months free discount for startups only
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Pricing
What Braintrust costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
Free
- $10 model credits monthly included
- 1 GB processed data monthly
- 10000 scores monthly
- 14-day data retention
- Unlimited users, projects, datasets, playgrounds, experiments
Pro
$249 /mo
- $249 model credits monthly included
- 5 GB processed data monthly
- 50000 scores monthly
- 30-day data retention
- Extended storage: $0.50 per GB per month beyond included period
- Custom charts, environments, priority support, RBAC
Enterprise
On request
- Custom data retention and export capabilities
- RBAC and premium support
- On-premises or hosted solutions available
- SAML SSO and BAA compliance agreements
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Braintrust have a free plan?
Braintrust Starter plan is free and includes $10 model credits monthly, 1 GB processed data, 10000 scores monthly, and 14-day data retention with unlimited users and projects. No credit card required.
SourceHow much does the Braintrust Pro plan cost?
Braintrust Pro plan costs $249 per month and includes $249 model credits, 5 GB processed data, 50000 scores monthly, and 30-day data retention. Qualifying startups receive 6-12 months free.
SourceWhat are Braintrust's overage charges?
Braintrust charges overage rates after monthly allocations: model credits beyond monthly allotment are charged at token rates, data overage is $4 per GB on Starter or $3 per GB on Pro, scores overage is $2.50 per 1000 on Starter or $1.50 per 1000 on Pro. Extended data retention beyond the included period costs $0.50 per GB per month.
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