Pricing
Priced against damage, not features.
Every tier prices against what is at risk, not what is bundled. Consumer plans are priced as coverage envelopes for financial, communication, and scheduling exposure. Gateway plans are priced per volume of cloud agent traffic. B2B2C partners negotiate directly.
Pricing anchor"Vigil costs less than the insurance deductible on a single bad AI action. For the cost of one lunch a month, you hold the audit trail, the approval gate, and the revocation switch."
Lane 01 / Consumer
Your life, protected.
For individuals, households, and small teams using AI on their own devices. All tiers include SHIELD baseline defense. Higher tiers add REPAIR, SENTINEL, and WARDEN capabilities.
Entry
Guardian
$79
per year · $8.25/mo
"Detection, audit, and weekly brief. Full defense on one machine."
- BandSHIELD
- Devices3 (Mac, browser, iOS viewer)
- DetectionFour-model ensemble
- Vault90-day retention
- AuditVOAF export (JSON, Markdown)
- BriefWeekly summary
Most chosen
The sweet spot
Fortress
$149
per year · $15.75/mo
"Execution Gate on high-risk actions. You approve, Vigil enforces."
- BandsSHIELD + REPAIR
- Devices10
- Execution GateTier 2 and Tier 3 actions
- VaultUnlimited retention
- ExportVOAF, VOAF-M, Markdown
- MobileiOS approval + push alerts
- SnapshotsPre-execution capture
Power users
Citadel
$249
per year · $26/mo
"Personal Model. Cloud agent registry. Gateway quota included."
- Bands+ SENTINEL + WARDEN-lite
- DevicesUnlimited
- Personal ModelEarly access (QLoRA, Apple MLX)
- VaultVector search across all providers
- Gateway100k requests/mo bundled
- Cloud RegistryRegister cloud agents
- Hardware keyYubiKey support
Priority
Sovereign
$99
per month
Monthly only"Full WARDEN. Active threat hunting on your agents. Priority incident response."
- BandsSHIELD + REPAIR + SENTINEL + WARDEN
- Active defenseThreat hunting on your agents
- GatewayExpanded quota
- IntelAdvance threat warnings
- SupportPriority incident response
- Personal ModelOn-device training option
Lane 02 / Gateway
Your agents, covered.
For developers, teams, and enterprises routing cloud agent traffic through Vigil. One URL change. Same engine runs. Priced per request volume, not seat.
Bundled
Free
$0
with Citadel / Sovereign
"Cloud coverage for consumers already running Vigil on their devices."
- Volume100k requests/mo
- ProvidersOpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq
- PolicyInherits your consumer tier
- AuditVOAF, Markdown export
- SupportCommunity forum
Developer choice
Builders
Developer
$49
per month
"Ship agents without building your own defense layer."
- Volume1M requests/mo
- KeysSingle project
- PolicyCustom rule editor
- DashboardFull console access
- AuditAll export formats
- SupportEmail + community
Small companies
Team
$499
per month
"Shared workspace for a small team running production agents."
- Volume10M requests/mo
- KeysMultiple projects
- AuthSSO, team management
- PolicyShared org-wide rules
- SIEMSplunk, Datadog export
- SupportEmail, 24h response
Regulated
Enterprise
$5k+
per month, custom
"SLA, SOC 2, self-hosted option. Defense for your entire agent fleet."
- VolumeUnlimited, custom SLA
- DeploySelf-hosted option
- SecuritySOC 2, SSO/SCIM, SIEM
- BandWARDEN standard included
- CustomPer-vertical policy libraries
- SuccessDedicated manager
Lane 03 / B2B2C Partner
Embed Vigil in your product.
Insurance, wealth management, healthcare, legal, crypto. Partners license the Vigil engine to protect their end customers. Your policyholders, clients, or patients get an audit trail that holds up in claims, regulatory review, and litigation.
Pricing is negotiated per partnership, typically as a percentage of partner revenue or a flat per-end-user fee. First LOI target at Day 60. Run by Tobias Berger from Singapore.
Partnership inquiry →InsurancePolicyholder protection
Per-seat license. Insurer pays. Verified AI audit trails reduce claims risk and support fast payouts.
WealthPortfolio verification
Per-client license. Wealth manager pays. Every AI-managed portfolio decision independently verified with exportable audit.
HealthcareConsultation audit
Platform fee + per-user license. Health-compliant audit trails. HIPAA-scoped deployment option.
Consumer comparison
What is included at each tier.
Side-by-side breakdown of capability bands, device limits, export formats, and access to advanced features.
| Guardian | Fortress | Citadel | Sovereign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability bands | ||||
| SHIELD (detection, audit) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| REPAIR (Execution Gate, rollback) | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SENTINEL (Personal Model, vector search) | − | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| WARDEN (active defense, threat hunt) | − | − | Lite | Full |
| Scope | ||||
| Devices | 3 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Vault retention | 90 days | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Gateway quota (cloud agents) | − | − | 100k/mo | Expanded |
| Cloud Agent Registry | − | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export & audit | ||||
| VOAF export (JSON) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VOAF-M (ML training format) | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown conversations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware & mobile | ||||
| iOS approval app | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware key (YubiKey) | − | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support | ||||
| Response SLA | Community | Email, 48h | Email, 24h | Priority, 4h |
| Incident response | − | − | Standard | Priority |
Pricing FAQ
The honest answers.
Why is this priced against damage instead of features?
A compromised AI agent can move real money, send real messages, delete real data. The cost of one Tier 3 incident exceeds the lifetime price of Sovereign. Feature-list pricing would anchor against software SaaS ($10-30/month). That anchor is wrong. Vigil is priced against what it protects. One lunch a month for the audit trail, the approval gate, and the revocation switch.
Can I use Gateway without a consumer plan?
Yes. Developer, Team, and Enterprise Gateway tiers are standalone. They do not require a consumer subscription. The Free tier is the only one that requires Citadel or Sovereign since it is bundled into those plans.
What happens if I exceed my Gateway request quota?
Soft overage. Requests keep passing with full defense. You get a dashboard warning at 90%. Overage is billed at the rate of your tier (for example, Developer tier bills overage at the per-request equivalent). No surprise blocks. Enterprise contracts have custom SLA terms.
Is there a free consumer tier?
Guardian at $79/year is the entry point. A limited free tier is on the roadmap for distribution reach, but we are deliberately keeping the baseline paid. Free security tools teach users that security is worth nothing. We are not doing that.
Annual vs monthly billing?
Consumer plans are priced annually except Sovereign, which is month-to-month. Gateway plans are monthly. Enterprise contracts are annual with quarterly payment terms available.
Can I upgrade or downgrade?
Upgrade instantly. Downgrade at the end of the current billing period. No refunds on annual plans. Gateway plan changes are prorated at the daily rate.
What's the difference between Sovereign and Citadel?
Sovereign adds full WARDEN (active threat hunting on your agents, contribution to the collective intelligence network, priority incident response) and expanded Gateway quota. Citadel gives you WARDEN-lite (read-only access to the intel feed). Sovereign is for users who want active defense, not just detection.
Who pays for B2B2C coverage?
The partner, not the end user. Insurance companies, wealth managers, and healthcare platforms license the engine to cover their customers. End users get Vigil as part of their existing relationship with the partner. Pricing is negotiated per partnership, typically 2-5% of partner revenue or $10-50 per end-user per year.
Start with the tier that protects what you can't afford to lose.
Most individuals start with Fortress. Most builders start with Developer. Most companies start with Team. Most regulated shops start with an Enterprise conversation.
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