Cloud is the fastest path to a deployed AI team workspace. Playbook is the one-time operator path for setup guidance, templates, Instance Knowledge boundaries, and long-term control.

Cloud provisions the instance and wires up Studio, Marketplace, Instance Knowledge, and the core access path. Playbook (one-time) is the build-it-yourself lane: a practical setup field guide, copyable templates, Instance Knowledge boundaries, guided support, and API key setup notes. If you start with Playbook during launch and activate Cloud later, you begin with 3 Cloud starter months; after 2026-06-30, new Playbook purchases include 1 starter month. After starter months, Cloud bills separately.

You get one dedicated Agent Cloud workspace with 1 vCPU + 30GB storage, pre-configured with agent memory, tools, and Instance Knowledge; Hermes and OpenClaw are included in the same subscription at no extra charge.

One dedicated Agent Cloud workspace. The current configuration is 1 vCPU + 30GB storage. Your agent comes pre-configured with local memory, personality, tools, and Instance Knowledge; Voxyz Access is the default model path, and BYOK is available for heavier usage. Instance Knowledge is for durable team facts and decisions; it does not replace each agent's native memory. Hermes and OpenClaw sit inside the same Cloud subscription; there is no per-runtime charge. We help with deployment and core setup; you own the agent configuration, testing, and day-to-day usage.

They are two runtime choices for the same job: giving an AI employee memory, tools, entries, tasks, and reviewable state. Start with the current setup, then switch if the use case needs it.

OpenClaw and Hermes are both runtime choices for running AI employees. For buyers, the important part is not learning two projects first; it is whether the employee has memory, tools, entries, tasks, and reviewable state. Both paths sit inside the same instance and subscription, with no separate runtime subscription. Instance Knowledge belongs to the Cloud workspace; each runtime keeps its own native memory and workflow style. Start with the default setup, then adjust the runtime after the entry points, Packs, or team usage become clear.

Annual Cloud bills $239/year after the 3-day card trial; canceling stops auto-renewal and normally keeps access through the current annual period.

Annual Cloud bills $239/year after the 3-day card trial. You can cancel auto-renewal in the Billing Portal and normally keep access until the current annual period ends; canceling does not automatically prorate unused months as a refund.

Playbook is a practical setup field guide with setup-to-launch steps, copyable templates, Instance Knowledge boundaries, guided support, BYOK notes, and ongoing updates.

Playbook is a practical setup field guide: setup-to-launch steps, copyable workflow templates, Instance Knowledge boundaries, guided support, BYOK setup notes, and ongoing updates. A Cloud instance is billed separately.

Nothing changes. Pro is the old name for Playbook, and Cloud activation still starts with 3 Cloud starter months.

Nothing changes. Pro is just the old name for Playbook. When you activate Cloud, you still start with 3 Cloud starter months; after starter months, Cloud bills separately.

Starter is no longer sold, but legacy owners keep access and can upgrade to Playbook from Portal -> Billing for the difference.

Starter is no longer sold, but legacy owners keep their access and updates. To upgrade to Playbook, open Portal -> Billing and the upgrade button shows only the difference.