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Pricing

Self-host Lector for free, forever. Or let us run it for you — Lector Cloud is in beta, from $5/month.

Self-hosted

Free & open source

$0 forever

Run it yourself. Your server, your data, no account.

  • Every feature — reader, cloze, mining, journal, tutor
  • Unlimited everything, no caps
  • Your data never leaves your hardware
  • Bring your own LLM keys, or run a fully local model
  • Community support on GitHub & Discord
Get started

Cloud

Beta

$5 /month

We host it for you — no Docker, no setup. For when you'd rather just read.

  • Fully managed — nothing to install or maintain
  • Managed translation with a monthly allowance
  • Automatic backups and updates
  • Bring-your-own-key toggle lifts caps at the same price
  • Email support
Start free

or $50/year — two months free

Cloud Plus

$12 /month

For heavy readers who want the whole thing handled.

  • Everything in Cloud
  • A much larger monthly translation allowance
  • Priority support
  • Early access to new language packs
Start free

or ~$120/year — two months free

Self-hosting is free and always will be. The cloud plans only exist to cover the server and managed API keys for people who'd rather not run Docker — the app is the same either way.

No lock-in: export your data whenever you like. Prefer your own LLM keys on a cloud plan? Flip the bring-your-own-key toggle — it lifts the usage caps at the same price.

Questions about a plan? Read the docs or ask on GitHub.