The Nonprofit AI Almanac

Cost

What each provider says about plans, prices and nonprofit offers. Prices change often, so check the source.

Please note: This site is only a guide to help people understand. Consult your IT, security and/or privacy department for clarification.

No provider is ranked or recommended here. Providers appear in the same order every time. Why these tools? Facts were last reviewed on 2026-10-07. If we could not find a fact on a provider's own pages, the table says “Not found in reviewed sources.”

Cost: Frontier model providers
ClaudeChatGPTGeminiGrokLlama
  • Free plan: $0. Pro: $20 a month billed monthly. Team standard seat: $25 per person a month billed monthly ($20 if billed yearly), for 2 to 150 people. Source for Claude, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Nonprofit pricing: Team plan $8 per person a month ($3 in low- and middle-income countries), minimum 2 seats. For 501(c)(3)s and international equivalents, verified through Goodstack. Source for Claude, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Free plan: $0. Go: $8 a month (may include ads). Plus: $20 a month. Business: $25 per person a month billed monthly ($20 if billed yearly), 2 or more people. Source for ChatGPT, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Nonprofit pricing: Business standard seats $10 per person a month billed monthly ($8 billed yearly); premium seats are not discounted; up to 75% off Enterprise through sales. Verified through Goodstack. Source for ChatGPT, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Personal plans: Free $0, Google AI Plus $4.99 a month, Google AI Pro $19.99 a month. Source for Gemini, CostApplies to: Free, Google AI Plus, Google AI ProChecked 2026-10-07
  • Google Workspace, billed monthly: Business Starter $7, Business Standard $14, Business Plus $22 per person a month. Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Drive and Meet starts at Business Standard. Source for Gemini, CostApplies to: Google WorkspaceChecked 2026-10-07
  • Nonprofit pricing: Google Workspace for Nonprofits is $0. Business Standard is $3.50 per person a month with a 1-year commitment, or $4.20 billed monthly. Business Plus is $6.16 with a 1-year commitment, or $7.40 billed monthly. Source for Gemini, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • The no-cost nonprofit plan includes the Gemini app with enterprise-grade security and privacy. Access to Gemini's most capable ("Pro") model is basic: it varies, and daily limits may change. Source for Gemini, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Free plan: $0. SuperGrok: $30 a month. SuperGrok Plus: $100 a month. A "SuperGrok Lite" plan is listed, but its price is not shown on the public pricing page. Source for Grok, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Grok Business: $30 per person a month. Enterprise: contact sales. Source for Grok, CostChecked 2026-10-07
  • Cost: Not found in reviewed sources: A nonprofit program or discount Source for Grok, CostWe checked xAI's pricing and business pages and searched xAI's own sites.Checked 2026-10-07

x.ai is run by SpaceXAI. Some older claims below say "xAI", the name the same pages used when we first read them.

From the model developer (Meta)

  • The Llama license is free of charge (royalty-free). Only organizations with over 700 million monthly users need a separate license. Source for Llama, CostChecked 2026-10-07

From the host: Amazon Web Services (Amazon Bedrock)

  • Example host, Amazon Bedrock: you pay for how much text is processed (per million tokens), not per person, so there is no seat price. Source for Llama, CostApplies to: Amazon BedrockChecked 2026-10-07
  • AWS Nonprofit Credit Program: eligible nonprofits can get up to $5,000 in AWS credit per year, distributed through TechSoup. Source for Llama, CostChecked 2026-10-07

Open-weight: the developer's license and the host's terms are separate. Whoever hosts the model is responsible for its security.

Cost: Other general AI assistants
Microsoft CopilotPerplexityMistral Le Chat
  • There is a free tier with a signed-in Microsoft account, with usage limits. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft Copilot app (Free)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Copilot Chat is available at no extra cost to Entra ID users with a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan, including Business Basic, Business Standard and Business Premium. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (now named Microsoft Copilot Chat) (Business Basic, Standard, Premium and others)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Microsoft 365 Personal is $9.99 a month (monthly view), Family $12.99, Premium $19.99 and Pro $99.99 (monthly billing only). AI features are only for the subscription owner. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps for home (Personal, Family, Premium, Pro)Checked 2026-10-08
  • The "Microsoft 365 Copilot Business" add-on is $25.20 per user a month on a monthly subscription. The yearly view shows $21.00 reduced to $18.00 per user a month paid yearly as a promotion (July 1 to December 31, 2026, first year only). It requires a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan and is for up to 300 users. Business Standard with Copilot is $28.20 a month monthly or $23.50 yearly; Business Premium with Copilot is $38.40 monthly or $32.00 yearly. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (Add-on)Reached from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/business, which redirects here.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Microsoft 365 Business Basic, which includes Copilot Chat, is $8.40 per user a month on a monthly subscription, or $7.00 per user a month paid yearly. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Business Basic (Plans with Teams)Read with the page's Monthly and Yearly toggle. The older compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products address now redirects to Microsoft's plans and pricing pages.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit: Microsoft 365 Copilot is $25.50 per user a month, paid yearly, for eligible nonprofits (a 15% discount). It needs a separate qualifying Microsoft 365 plan. Start in the Microsoft admin center or contact Microsoft. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Copilot (called "Microsoft Copilot" on this page) (Nonprofit)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit: Copilot Chat is included in a Microsoft 365 subscription at no extra charge. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (now named Microsoft Copilot Chat) (Nonprofit)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit: Microsoft 365 Business Premium is 75% off commercial pricing for eligible nonprofits ($5.50 per user a month, paid yearly). Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Business Premium (Nonprofit)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit: up to 300 granted (free) licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Basic, plus discounts of up to 75% on many Microsoft 365 offers. Under a July 1, 2025 heading, the page says the Office 365 E1 grant and the Microsoft 365 Business Premium grant have been discontinued: existing grant licenses expire at the next renewal date. Business Basic qualifies for Copilot Chat. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 Business Basic grant (Nonprofit)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit eligibility: a nonprofit or non-governmental organization with recognized legal status in its country (equal to US 501(c)(3) status), a public library, a public museum, or certain US healthcare organizations. It must operate on a not-for-profit basis with a mission to benefit the local community. Registration must be done by an employee or strategic volunteer, not a third-party IT provider. Microsoft requires grantees to regularly attest to its donor rules, and selections are made at Microsoft's sole discretion. Groups with centrally managed IT systems are eligible for only one grant account. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft nonprofit offers (Nonprofit)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit offer terms: the offer is only for eligible nonprofits as defined in the eligibility guidelines, Microsoft has sole discretion, there is a limit of one offer per organization, and volunteers, members and program participants are not eligible for nonprofit licenses. Source for Microsoft Copilot, CostApplies to: Microsoft 365 nonprofit offers (Nonprofit)Microsoft's pages differ on volunteers: the eligibility page says discounted (not granted) licenses are permitted for volunteers, while this page's footnote says volunteers are not eligible.Checked 2026-10-08
  • A Free (Standard) plan exists with limited Pro Searches (3 a day in the comparison table). Education Pro is $10 a month with SheerID verification. Source for Perplexity, CostApplies to: Perplexity (Free, Education Pro)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Cost: Not found in reviewed sources: The Perplexity Pro list price billed monthly Source for Perplexity, CostApplies to: Perplexity Pro (Pro)The Pro page showed only "$17 /month when billed annually" (with a limited-time credits promotion). The monthly toggle price did not show in the page text, the Pro, Billing FAQ and plan-comparison help articles state no Pro price, and perplexity.ai/pricing returned 404.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Enterprise Pro is $40 per seat a month or $400 per seat a year. Enterprise Max is $325 a month or $3,250 a year. There is no self-serve trial. Source for Perplexity, CostApplies to: Perplexity Enterprise (Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit: Enterprise Pro is $30 per seat a month or $300 per seat a year for eligible nonprofits and educational institutions (25% off the $40 and $400 list prices). Contact Perplexity Support to apply and confirm eligibility. Perplexity's pages disagree about Enterprise Max: this page's table says Enterprise Max has no education or nonprofit discount, while Perplexity's onboarding guide says the 25% discount covers Enterprise Max too. Source for Perplexity, CostApplies to: Perplexity Enterprise (Enterprise Pro)The onboarding guide (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/12742827-perplexity-enterprise-onboarding-guide) says the 25% discount is for the subscription only, not API usage or Computer credits, and links to an application form.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Nonprofit eligibility check: get in touch to request a discount code after Perplexity validates the organization's eligibility. Documents may include "a certificate for non-profits". Source for Perplexity, CostApplies to: Perplexity EnterpriseChecked 2026-10-08
  • Pricing page, in USD: a Free plan (limited messages and web searches), Pro at $14.99 a month excluding taxes, Team at $24.99 per user a month excluding taxes, and Enterprise by contacting Mistral. Verified students can get Pro for $5.99 a month. Source for Mistral Le Chat, CostApplies to: Vibe (Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise)The page does not label these prices as monthly or annual billing. The Team card also shows "$50 /mo" next to "Users", which may be a two-user starting total; the page does not say so.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Cost: Not found in reviewed sources: A nonprofit program, grant, discount or credit Source for Mistral Le Chat, CostApplies to: VibeWe checked the pricing page (its FAQ lists only a student discount), the help-center search (only a student and teacher discount article), and searches over mistral.ai, help.mistral.ai and legal.mistral.ai.Checked 2026-10-08
Cost: Tools built for nonprofits
GivebutterGrantable
  • Fundraising tools and the CRM are free when optional donor tips are on. If tips are turned off, a flat 3% platform fee applies plus processing fees (2.9% + 30 cents for cards, 1.9% + 30 cents for ACH). Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: Givebutter (Free)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Most Magic features are included with the free account, with no separate AI fees or credits. Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: Givebutter Magic (Free)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Givebutter Plus, for the smallest tier (250 contacts or fewer), is $33.80 a month billed monthly, or $29 a month billed annually ($348 a year). The price is by contact count, not per seat, and there is a 30-day free trial. Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: Givebutter Plus (Plus)Read with the page's Monthly and Annual toggle.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Advanced AI-powered reporting is available with Givebutter Plus. Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: Givebutter Magic (Plus)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Cost: Does not apply: A separate nonprofit discount Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: GivebutterThe whole product is priced for nonprofits (free with donor tips), so there is no separate discount.Checked 2026-10-08
  • Sign-up offers an option for tax-exempt organizations with an EIN and an option for groups, businesses and other types of organization. Source for Givebutter, CostApplies to: GivebutterChecked 2026-10-08
  • Free plan: $0 with "1× baseline capacity", 5 chat messages a day and file imports up to 10 MB. Every plan has every feature, and plans differ only in capacity. Source for Grantable, CostApplies to: Grantable (Free)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Starter is $50 a month (20× Free's capacity, 50 chat messages a day). Pro is $150 a month (60× Free's capacity, 200 messages a day). Both are shown on the Monthly toggle, and annual billing says "Save 17%". There are no per-seat fees, so the Starter price covers the whole team. Agency Hub is a $300 a month add-on. Source for Grantable, CostApplies to: Grantable (Starter, Pro)Checked 2026-10-08
  • Cost: Not found in reviewed sources: The amount, conditions and verification of a nonprofit discount Source for Grantable, CostApplies to: GrantableThe /for/nonprofits page has a "Check nonprofit eligibility" button that links to the sign-in page. We checked the pricing page (FAQ answers collapsed), /for/nonprofits, the privacy policy and the trust page. A web-search result title mentioned a nonprofit discount, but no live official page showed it.Checked 2026-10-08

Questions to ask any provider

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