# See what your herd will cost See your CodeHerder cost from stories shipped per month, priced with our own measured cost per story, and your total herd cost. Source: https://codeherder.com/calculator/ Calculator Tell us how many stories you want shipped each month. We'll price it from our own measured cost per story and work out how many agents that takes, then show which plan fits. Always on your key: we never bill you for tokens. Add your own day rate to compare it with ours. Copy the link to share your estimate. Your numbers Stories shipped / month the backlog you want the herd to clear Cost per shipped story Median clean run $7.57 1 All-in, incl. rework $11.93 2 Reasoning-heavy config $18.85 3 1. Half of stories that clear every gate on the first pass cost less than this. [Anatomy of an $8 feature →](https://codeherder.com/blog/anatomy-of-an-8-dollar-feature/) 2. Mean cost across every shipped story that week, rework included. [Anatomy of an $8 feature →](https://codeherder.com/blog/anatomy-of-an-8-dollar-feature/) 3. Median cost once the plan → review → verify stages moved to a stronger reasoning model. [The most expensive line in your agent config is the model name →](https://codeherder.com/blog/reasoning-model-is-the-cost-lever/) Active hours / day Working days / month Advanced: adjust the measured constants Agent-minutes per story median wall clock across all five stages, from the receipt post Peak headroom multiplier busiest day ÷ average day, measured from CodeHerder's own build history Recommended plan Free $0/mo 3 agents included Concurrent agents you'll need derived from your stories, not asked for 200 stories × 34.1 agent-min ÷ (8h × 20d) × 3.49 peak headroom 3 at peak · 0.7 average CodeHerder platform cost Estimated model spend on your provider key · CodeHerder never bills tokens 200 stories × $11.93/story $2,387 /mo est. Where that spend goes In our own data, planning costs more than writing the code. Budget for comprehension, not generation. [Read the full receipt →](https://codeherder.com/blog/anatomy-of-an-8-dollar-feature/) Your predictable monthly ceiling $2,387/mo platform + model spend · Pro tier adds budget caps & spend alerts Running a large herd? At this scale, self-hosted **Enterprise** may reduce platform overhead and gives you full on-prem control. [Talk to us →](https://codeherder.com/pricing) Compare with today Working days one story takes you today Your fully loaded cost for one working day Add both numbers above. We show no comparison until you do. Your numbers, side by side - This comparison counts money only. It leaves out the review and approval time that stays with your people. - Model spend runs on your own provider key. CodeHerder never bills for it. - Neither column includes one-time device setup. - We measure the per-story rate on CodeHerder's own codebase. Copy link Methodology Every rate above comes from CodeHerder's own production history, not a guess: 944 stories shipped in the window 20–26 July 2026, and 3,723 stories shipped across 29 June–4 August 2026. These are CodeHerder's own medians on CodeHerder's own codebase. Yours will differ, which is why every field above stays editable. [Anatomy of an $8 feature →](https://codeherder.com/blog/anatomy-of-an-8-dollar-feature/) [The most expensive line in your agent config is the model name →](https://codeherder.com/blog/reasoning-model-is-the-cost-lever/) Estimates only. Model spend goes directly to your provider on your own key — CodeHerder never sees your tokens or bills for them. CodeHerder platform pricing is indicative and not yet billed. [See full pricing →](https://codeherder.com/pricing)