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ClickUp Pricing: Base Plans, AI Options and Invoice Checks
Separate ClickUp base plans from Brain AI and Everything AI, and compare monthly versus yearly pricing correctly.
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Correction — September 15, 2026: earlier versions mixed old $5/$7 AI figures with Everything AI pricing and applied one percentage to the monthly-billing premium. The current comparison below separates the packages and shows the arithmetic.
ClickUp’s published base plans include Unlimited at $7/user/month billed yearly and Business at $12/user/month billed yearly. AI has distinct options: Brain AI at $9/user/month and Everything AI at $28/user/month at the displayed yearly rates. They are not interchangeable packages. Check eligible seats, credits and checkout terms in your workspace. Sources checked September 15, 2026: base pricing and AI pricing.
Monthly and yearly are not one fixed percentage apart
| Base plan | Yearly commitment, monthly equivalent | Monthly billing | Monthly rate premium relative to yearly equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $7 | $10 | ($10 − $7) / $7 ≈ 42.9% |
| Business | $12 | $19 | ($19 − $12) / $12 ≈ 58.3% |
The percentage saved by switching from monthly to yearly uses a different denominator. Do not mix that saving with the premium above. Annual commitment also affects cash flow and flexibility; a lower equivalent rate does not automatically make it the best contract for a short project.
Select the AI package by required capability
Brain AI and Everything AI appear separately on the vendor pricing page. The latter covers a broader feature set and different usage allowances. A quote for one must not be described as the unavoidable cost of all ClickUp AI. Confirm workspace purchase rules and the applicable credits before budgeting.
For illustration, Unlimited plus Brain AI sums to $16 per user/month at the displayed yearly rates. Unlimited plus Everything AI sums to $35. These are arithmetic examples, not a universal account quote. See the ClickUp–Notion AI comparison for a workflow test checklist.
Check an invoice before calling it a price increase
Record plan, billing dates, members, guest roles, add-ons, credits, discounts and tax. A higher invoice may reflect more seats or an expired promotion rather than a new rate card. A claim about a specific increase needs a dated vendor notice or comparable invoices; the current pricing page alone cannot establish historical timing.
Before upgrading, verify the exact feature limit you are hitting and whether usage resets. Before migrating, estimate rebuild and training costs as well as subscription savings. Start from the ClickUp review or alternatives guide.
This article reports the linked vendor’s displayed prices checked September 15, 2026, with our own arithmetic and editorial checklist. It does not claim a measured customer saving or a newly announced price increase.