Motion Pricing in 2026: Every Plan, Credit Cost, and Annual Gotcha
Motion (usemotion.com) starts at $19 per seat per month for its Pro AI plan and $29 per seat per month for Business AI, with a separate AI Employee tier at $49 per month. Those are the headline monthly numbers, but the price you actually pay depends heavily on whether you commit annually and how many AI credits your workflows burn through.
Motion has repositioned itself from an AI calendar-and-task app into what it now calls an “AI-powered SuperApp for work,” building on a roughly $60M Series C raised in 2025. That shift added credit-metered AI features and a pricier AI Employee tier on top of the classic scheduling product. Prices change often here — Motion has made its pricing page less transparent over the past year — so confirm current numbers on the official pricing page before you buy.
Motion plans at a glance
| Plan | Monthly (per seat) | Annual (per seat/mo) | AI credits/mo | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro AI | $19 | ~$12.73 | 7,500 | Individuals |
| Business AI | $29 | ~$19.43 | 15,000 | Teams |
| AI Employee | $49 | annual only | ~10,000 | AI-workforce automation |
All plans are billed per seat. There is no free plan — only a 7-day free trial that requires a credit card up front. Annual billing is charged as a single up-front payment for the year.
Pro AI — $19/mo (or ~$12.73/mo billed annually)
Pro AI is Motion’s individual plan. It covers the core product people know Motion for: AI task planning that auto-schedules your to-do list into open calendar slots based on deadlines and priority, plus projects and tasks, calendar and meetings, docs and notes, an AI writer, and unlimited integrations.
Pro AI includes 7,500 AI credits per seat per month. If you exhaust them, overage is billed at roughly $0.25 per 100 credits. Paid monthly it is $19/seat; committed annually it drops to about $12.73/seat/month — a payment of roughly $153 for the year, charged in one lump.
Business AI — $29/mo (or ~$19.43/mo billed annually)
Business AI is the team tier. On top of everything in Pro AI, it adds team capacity planning, advanced dashboards and reports, timeline and Gantt views, time tracking, permissions and access control, central billing, and priority support.
It doubles the credit allotment to 15,000 per seat per month, with cheaper overage at roughly $0.19 per 100 credits. Monthly billing is $29/seat; annual billing brings it down to about $19.43/seat/month, or roughly $233 per seat for the year paid up front. Motion also lists a 25% discount for students and nonprofits.
AI Employee — $49/mo (annual billing only)
The AI Employee tier is the newest and most expensive SKU, and the clearest sign of Motion’s SuperApp repositioning. It unlocks Motion’s “AI Employees” — agents meant to run entire workflows rather than just schedule your tasks. It runs about $49/month for a single seat and is generally offered on annual billing only.
The catch is the credit ceiling. The AI Employee tier ships with roughly 10,000 credits per month, and once they are gone you either wait until the next cycle or pay for more. For a feature sold on automating ongoing work, that cap can be hit faster than expected, which makes the effective monthly cost higher than the sticker price for anyone leaning on it heavily.
Pricing gotchas to watch
The annual-vs-monthly gap is large. Motion advertises the low annual per-month figures ($12.73 and $19.43) most prominently, but those require paying for a full year up front. The month-to-month prices ($19 and $29) are roughly 33% higher. If you compare Motion to a tool quoted at its true monthly rate, make sure you are comparing monthly to monthly.
Credits are metered. Each plan includes a fixed monthly credit bucket (7,500 / 15,000 / ~10,000), and heavy AI usage — especially the AI Employee agents — can push you into overage or leave you rate-limited until the cycle resets. Budget for the credit ceiling, not just the base seat price.
There is no free plan, and the trial takes a card. Motion’s 7-day trial requires a credit card to start, and there is no free tier to fall back to when it ends. If you do not cancel before the trial closes, the plan you selected begins billing — and on annual plans that means an up-front yearly charge. Users have long flagged that annual auto-renewal and cancellation are easy to miss, so set a reminder before day seven if you are only evaluating.
Does Motion have a free plan?
No. Motion does not offer a permanent free plan. The only no-cost option is a 7-day free trial, and it requires a credit card to activate. When the trial ends there is no automatic downgrade to a free tier — the paid plan you chose starts billing. If you want to keep using Motion without paying, that option does not exist; you either subscribe or cancel before the trial closes.
Motion alternatives worth comparing
If Motion’s per-seat pricing, credit metering, or annual commitment feel steep, several alternatives take different approaches. See our full roundup of Motion alternatives for the range, or these head-to-heads: Motion vs Reclaim, Motion vs ClickUp, Motion vs Akiflow, and Motion vs Sunsama. Lindy vs Motion is worth a look if you are weighing Motion’s AI Employee tier against a dedicated agent platform.
A different category worth knowing about is the AI executive assistant. Carly is an AI executive assistant that works over email rather than an auto-scheduling calendar — it handles scheduling, inbox triage, and workflows across 200+ integrations, so a meeting request becomes a booked event and a follow-up becomes a drafted reply in your voice. Where Motion optimizes your calendar around metered AI credits, Carly runs the work behind your schedule and starts at $35/month. It is a different tool for a different job, but if what you actually want is an assistant that does the work rather than a calendar that rearranges it, it is worth a look.
FAQ
How much does Motion cost per month? Pro AI is $19 per seat per month and Business AI is $29 per seat per month when billed monthly. The AI Employee tier is about $49 per month. Annual billing lowers the per-month rate but is charged up front for the full year.
Is Motion cheaper if I pay annually? Yes, significantly — roughly 33% less. Pro AI drops to about $12.73/seat/month and Business AI to about $19.43/seat/month on annual plans, but you pay the whole year at once rather than month to month.
What are Motion’s AI credits? Each plan includes a monthly credit allowance (7,500 for Pro AI, 15,000 for Business AI, about 10,000 for AI Employee) that AI features consume. Once you run out, you either wait for the next cycle or pay overage — roughly $0.25 per 100 credits on Pro AI and $0.19 per 100 on Business AI.
Does Motion offer a free trial? Yes, a 7-day free trial with full feature access. It requires a credit card, and there is no free plan afterward, so cancel before the trial ends if you do not intend to subscribe.
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