Independent by design: why we build Dipole ML Inc. without outside investors
Dipole ML Inc. is bootstrapped, with no outside investors, so our roadmap answers to the people who use our products. For you, that means every plan and per-token price published in US dollars, a free plan with both Raven models, API credits that never expire, and an API you can move to, or away from, by changing one line.
Key facts
- We are an independent Canadian company with no outside investors, built by a team of researchers and engineers.
- Raven Free costs $0 and includes both Raven models, Raven Max and Raven Flash, with limits that replenish automatically.
- Raven Pro is $20 a month or $200 a year, and Raven Ultra $100 a month or $1,000 a year.
- DipoleML API credits come in packs of $5, $10, $20 and $50, and they never expire.
- Founding Members pay $160 for a first year of Pro, $800 for Ultra and $230 for the DCode Coding Plan, and we close the offer at our discretion.
Dipole ML Inc. is a Canadian frontier AI lab. Our researchers and engineers built the Raven model family, DCode and the DipoleML API, and we build them with no outside investors. Here is what that independence means for you, in facts you can check on our pricing page and in our docs.
What does independence mean for the people who use our products?
It means we answer to the people who use what we build: the developers, teams and organizations on a paid plan or a pack of credits, and everyone who uses Raven on the free plan. Our roadmap answers to them. It shows in four places you can check today: the prices we publish, the free plan, the credits you buy, and an API you are free to leave.
Which prices do we publish?
Every plan, every credit pack and every per-token price, in US dollars, on the pricing page, before you sign up.
- Raven Free: $0, for as long as you use it
- Raven Pro: $20 a month, or $200 a year
- Raven Ultra: $100 a month, or $1,000 a year
- DCode Coding Plan: $29 a month
A year of Pro or Ultra costs two months less than paying month by month. Twelve months of Pro, paid monthly, come to $240; paid yearly, $200.
A year of Raven ProUS dollars
| How you pay | US dollars |
|---|---|
| Paid monthly, 12 months | 240 |
| Paid yearly | 200 |
| Founding Member, first year | 160 |
The DipoleML API needs no subscription and is priced per token, to the cent. Raven Flash costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens; Raven Max costs $1.25 and $6.25. Cached input costs $0.05 per 1M tokens on Raven Flash and $0.13 on Raven Max. It is applied automatically, with no flag to set, up to 90% off input. How we priced Raven sets out the reasons behind each number.
DipoleML API pricesUS dollars per 1M tokens
| Model and token | US dollars per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Raven Max output | 6.25 |
| Raven Flash output | 2.50 |
| Raven Max input | 1.25 |
| Raven Flash input | 0.50 |
| Raven Max cached input | 0.13 |
| Raven Flash cached input | 0.05 |
Why is the free plan a real plan?
Because the best way to judge a model is to use it on your own work. Raven Free costs $0 for as long as you use it, and it includes both Raven models: Raven Max, our flagship reasoning model, and Raven Flash, built for low latency and high volume. Its limits replenish automatically. It is a plan, not a trial, and when you want more room, Raven Pro is $20 a month.
What happens to the credits you buy?
They keep. API credits come in packs of $5, $10, $20 and $50, and they never expire. Every API key on your account draws on the same balance, and credits are separate from every plan: you do not need a plan to call the API, and a plan never uses your credits. You can buy what a project needs and spend it at the pace the project sets.
Can you leave if you want to?
Yes, and that is on purpose. The DipoleML API works with the OpenAI SDK, so most code that works today moves to Raven Max or Raven Flash by changing one line, the base URL. The same holds the other way: moving to our API, or away from it, does not mean rebuilding your product. We would rather earn your next month than lock it in.
What do Founding Members get?
Our first Raven Pro, Raven Ultra and DCode Coding Plan subscribers can take Founding Member annual pricing for their first year: Pro at $160, Ultra at $800 and the DCode Coding Plan at $230, with a permanent golden badge. It is available while the launch cohort lasts and may end without notice, and we close it at our discretion. Our story on the Founding Members has the details.
Where can you read more about us?
We are a Canadian company, and your personal information is handled under Canadian privacy law. Why we think Canada should have frontier AI labs of its own is in Why Canada needs its own frontier AI lab, and the story of the company is on the About page.
Questions and answers
Does Dipole ML Inc. have outside investors?
No. We are an independent Canadian company with no outside investors, built by a team of researchers and engineers. Our roadmap answers to the people who use our products.
Is Raven Free a trial?
No. Raven Free costs $0 for as long as you use it, with both Raven models and limits that replenish automatically. When you want more room, Raven Pro is $20 a month.
Do DipoleML API credits expire?
No. Prepaid credits never expire, every API key on your account draws on the same balance, and credits are separate from every plan. Packs start at $5.
How long is the Founding Member offer open?
It is available while the launch cohort lasts and may end without notice. The cohort is our first Raven Pro, Raven Ultra and DCode Coding Plan subscribers, and we close it at our discretion.
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