Free Forever.
Premium Optional.
Core rbee is GPL-3.0 and MIT—completely free. Premium features (€129-499 lifetime) for businesses needing advanced scheduling, telemetry, and GDPR compliance. Pay once, own forever.
- Pay once, own forever
- No subscriptions or recurring fees
- Free updates for life
- Premium launch Q2 2026
Start Free Forever
Core rbee is GPL-3.0 and MIT—completely free. No credit card. No limits. Download now and start orchestrating your GPUs.
What's Included
- Unlimited GPUs on your hardware
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Multi-modal models (text, image, audio)
- Active community support
- Open source core (GPL-3.0 + MIT)
Premium Products
Pay once, own forever. No subscriptions. Premium products (€129-499 lifetime) launch Q2 2026. Bundles save €29-58.
M0 Milestone (68% Complete) - Text inference working now. Production-ready Q1 2026 (M1). Premium launch Q2 2026 (M2).
Free core available now. Premium modules (€129-499 lifetime) launch Q2 2026.
How Much Does AI Infrastructure Cost?
Example scenario: Running Llama 3.1 70B at 300M tokens/month. Costs vary with usage and provider pricing. All calculations shown below for transparency.
| Feature | rbee (Self-Hosted) | Together.ai (Cloud) | RunPod (Cloud GPU) |
|---|---|---|---|
| €0 (Free) or €499 (Premium) | $0 | $0 | |
| $0/month | $6,000/month | $1,825/month (H100) | |
| $0/year | $72,000/year | $21,900/year | |
| €499 (Premium) or €0 (Free) | $216,000 | $65,700 | |
| Complete (self-hosted) | Trust them (cloud) | Trust them (cloud) | |
| None (open-source) | High (proprietary) | Medium (GPU rental) | |
| One-time or free | Usage-based (per token) | Time-based (per hour) |
| Feature | Free Home/Lab | Premium Queen €129 lifetime | Queen + Worker €279 lifetime Most Popular | Queen + Audit €349 lifetime | Complete Bundle €499 lifetime Best Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Platform | |||||
| Number of GPUs | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| OpenAI-compatible API | |||||
| Multi-GPU orchestration | |||||
| Round-robin only | |||||
| Premium Features | |||||
| Basic | Improved | Optimized | Improved | Optimized | |
| Multi-tenant isolation | |||||
| Failover & redundancy | |||||
| Compliance & Audit | |||||
| Basic audit logging | Append-only logs | Append-only logs | Append-only logs | ||
| Audit trail retention | None | None | None | 7 years | 7 years |
Pre-Launch Pricing
Current Status
M0 Milestone (68% complete) - Text inference working now. Try the free core today.
Production Ready
Q1 2026 (M1) - Production-ready release with full stability and performance optimizations.
Premium Launch
Q2 2026 (M2) - Premium modules available for purchase. Pre-launch pricing ends.
Lifetime License
Pay once, own forever. No subscriptions. Free updates for life. Your license never expires.
Secure Payment
Payments processed securely via Stripe. Credit card, bank transfer, or PayPal accepted.
Price Increase After Launch
Pre-launch pricing is introductory. After Q2 2026, pricing is expected to move to a monthly subscription model.
Pricing FAQs
Answers on lifetime pricing, bundles, upgrades, and payments.