From f595c65b6d48eb43c2da6fe5acb0ba13d1c98113 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Risner Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:23:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Starter becomes Free MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Pricing pivot 2026-08-17 (drivly/auto.dev#291): Starter is closed to new signups and Free is the entry tier. The README still advertised Starter as the way in, so a reader following it lands on a plan they cannot buy. The Plans table also said "Free + data fees" for Starter. Both halves are now wrong: Free is the plan NAME, and it incurs no data fees at all — it is a hard cap at 1,000 calls, not a metered allowance. Growth and Scale keep their data fees. Renamed the tier columns in the MCP tool and SDK method tables. Safe as a rename: Free and Starter are entitlement-identical (VIN Decode, Listings, Photos), differing only past 1,000 calls, where Free stops and Starter meters overage. No code changes needed. This SDK has no plan, price or checkout logic — verified across src/, and errors.ts passes API error bodies through without interpreting plan names. Deliberately untouched: - src/core/types.generated.ts still lists "Starter" in the plan enum. It should: the API returns that value for the ~1,730 grandfathered subscriptions. It is also generated, so a hand edit would be overwritten. - src/docs/data.ts mirrors docs.auto.dev, which changed in drivly/docs.auto.dev#27. That wants regenerating through its own pipeline rather than editing here. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0ec9f95..9a27d4e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ Requires VS Code 1.99+ with Copilot Agent mode. | Tool | Description | Plan | |------|-------------|------| -| `auto_decode` | Decode a VIN | Starter | -| `auto_photos` | Vehicle photos | Starter | -| `auto_listings` | Search listings with filters | Starter | +| `auto_decode` | Decode a VIN | Free | +| `auto_photos` | Vehicle photos | Free | +| `auto_listings` | Search listings with filters | Free | | `auto_specs` | Vehicle specifications | Growth | | `auto_build` | OEM build data | Growth | | `auto_recalls` | Safety recalls | Growth | @@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ All methods return: | Method | Tier | Description | |--------|------|-------------| -| `decode(vin)` | Starter | Decode VIN — make, model, year, trim | -| `photos(vin)` | Starter | Vehicle photos | -| `listings(filters?)` | Starter | Search listings with filters | +| `decode(vin)` | Free | Decode VIN — make, model, year, trim | +| `photos(vin)` | Free | Vehicle photos | +| `listings(filters?)` | Free | Search listings with filters | | `specs(vin)` | Growth | Detailed vehicle specifications | | `build(vin)` | Growth | OEM build and trim data | | `recalls(vin)` | Growth | Safety recalls | @@ -259,11 +259,13 @@ import { AutoDevClient } from '@auto.dev/sdk/core' // low-level client | Plan | Monthly | Endpoints | |------|---------|-----------| -| **Starter** | Free + data fees | Decode, Listings, Photos | +| **Free** | $0, no card | Decode, Listings, Photos | | **Growth** | $299/mo + data fees | + Specs, Build, Recalls, Payments, APR, TCO | | **Scale** | $599/mo + data fees | + Open Recalls, Plate-to-VIN, Taxes & Fees | -The Starter plan includes 1,000 free API calls/month; Growth and Scale bill all API calls. See [auto.dev/pricing](https://auto.dev/pricing) for per-call data costs. +Free includes 1,000 API calls/month as a hard cap — requests stop at the limit and there are no +data fees. Growth and Scale bill all API calls. See [auto.dev/pricing](https://auto.dev/pricing) +for per-call data costs. ## Documentation