Gig Friend Plans: Which Subscription Fits Your Hustle?

Finding the Right Fit

Choosing a plan should not feel like deciphering a mobile phone contract. When we set up Gig Friend pricing, the goal was simple: each tier should make obvious sense for a specific type of musician. No hidden gotchas, no features held hostage behind the most expensive plan just because we can.

Here is every plan, who it is built for, what you get, and when it makes sense to move up.

Free Plan: The Starting Point

Cost: $0, forever.

What you get:

• Up to 7 songs in your library
• 1 band
• Song sections, notes, and attachments
• Setlist building and gig management
• Stage teleprompter
• No AI credits

Who Is This For?

If you are a solo acoustic act doing open mics with a small, stable repertoire, the Free plan is not a trial version with a countdown timer. It is a real, permanent tier. Seven songs is enough for a solid 30-minute set, and you get full access to setlist building, gig scheduling, and the stage teleprompter.

It is also the right starting point if you just want to try Gig-Friend and see whether it fits your workflow before committing any money.

Limits to Know About

No AI features. That means no stem splitting, no automatic lyrics extraction, and no AI poster generation. If you need those, even occasionally, look at Pay-As-You-Go or Hobby.

Seven songs sounds like plenty until you start building a repertoire. If you find yourself constantly deleting old songs to make room for new ones, that is a sign you have outgrown the tier.

Hobby Plan: The Gigging Musician’s Sweet Spot

Cost: $30/month.

What you get:

• Up to 20 songs
• 3 bands
• 10 AI credits per month (stem splits, lyrics extraction, poster generation)
• All Free features plus AI-powered tools
• Priority storage included

Who Is This For?

The Hobby plan is built for the working musician who gigs regularly. You are in a band, maybe two. You have a repertoire of 15-20 songs and you are adding new ones every month. You use stem splitting to learn parts and the teleprompter to stay sharp on stage.

Concrete example: You are the lead guitarist in a covers band. You have 18 songs in rotation. Every month you learn 2-3 new songs and retire 1-2 old ones. You split stems on each new song to isolate the guitar part, and occasionally use lyrics extraction when the vocalist needs help with a tricky tune. That is 3-5 AI credits a month, well within your 10-credit allowance.

Limits to Know About

Twenty songs is generous for a single band, but it can get tight if you are in multiple projects. Three bands gives you flexibility, but if you are the kind of player who deps for several groups, you may bump into that ceiling.

AI credits reset monthly. If you do not use all 10, they do not roll over. That said, 10 credits per month comfortably covers most active bands’ needs.

When to Upgrade

If you consistently have more than 20 songs in your library, or if you are in more than 3 bands, or if you are burning through AI credits every month and wishing you had more, it is time to look at Ultimate.

Ultimate Plan: The Full Professional Setup

Cost: $65/month.

What you get:

• Unlimited songs
• Unlimited bands
• 50 AI credits per month
• Everything in Hobby plus no caps on library or collaboration
• Full access to all current and future features

Who Is This For?

Session players, musical directors, multi-band musicians, and anyone whose musical life is too busy for limits. If you are juggling 4 bands, managing 100+ songs, and using AI tools daily, the Ultimate Gig Friend pricing tier is where things stop being a question of “do I have enough credits” and start being “I just use what I need.”

Concrete example: You are a session bassist who deps for three cover bands and plays in an originals project. Across all four, your library has 120 songs. Each band has its own setlists, gig schedules, and section maps. You split stems regularly to learn new material quickly, generate posters for your originals gigs, and use lyrics extraction when a vocalist sends you a new tune to learn. You use 25-35 AI credits in a busy month. Ultimate covers all of it without a second thought.

Limits to Know About

Practically none. Fifty AI credits per month is substantial. If you somehow need more, overage credits are available at PAYG rates rather than cutting you off.

Is Ultimate Worth the Gig Friend Pricing Premium?

Compare it this way: $65/month is roughly the cost of one pub gig’s pay for a single musician. If Gig-Friend helps you stay organized enough to take on one extra gig per month — which it absolutely can when you can manage multiple bands without chaos — it pays for itself immediately.

Pay-As-You-Go: For the Unpredictable Schedule

Cost: Metered. Storage billed per MB, AI credits at $0.50 each.

What you get:

• Unlimited songs and bands (same access as Ultimate)
• No monthly commitment
• Pay only for storage and AI operations you actually use

Who Is This For?

Musicians with irregular schedules. Maybe you gig seasonally, or you have months where you are intensely active followed by quiet periods. PAYG means you pay nothing during the quiet months and only rack up costs when you are actually using the tools.

We did a detailed breakdown of when PAYG is cheaper versus when a subscription saves money. The short version: if you use fewer than about 10 songs and a handful of AI credits per month, PAYG is your best bet. Above that, the subscription tiers start winning on value.

Frequently Asked Gig Friend Pricing Questions

Can my bandmates use Free while I am on Hobby or Ultimate?

Yes. Band collaboration works across plan tiers. If you create a band on your Hobby account and invite members, they can join and access shared setlists, gig details, and the teleprompter on their Free accounts. The songs in the shared library count against the owner’s song limit, not the members’. This means a band only needs one person on a paid plan for everyone to benefit.

How do AI credits work exactly?

Each AI operation costs one credit. Splitting stems from a song: one credit. Extracting lyrics from an audio file: one credit. Generating a gig poster with AI: one credit. Credits are included in Hobby (10/month) and Ultimate (50/month), or purchased at $0.50 each on PAYG.

Can I switch plans anytime?

Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period. No cancellation fees, no lock-in contracts.

What happens to my songs if I downgrade?

Your songs and data are never deleted. If you downgrade from Hobby (20 songs) to Free (7 songs) and you have 15 songs in your library, you will not lose any of them. You just will not be able to add new songs until you are back under the limit.

Do unused AI credits roll over?

No. Credits reset at the start of each billing cycle. We considered rollover but found it added confusing complexity. The credit amounts are set high enough that most musicians on the right tier do not run out.

Picking Your Plan

Here is the simplest way to decide:

1. How many songs do you actively manage? Under 7, go Free. Under 20, go Hobby. Over 20, go Ultimate.
2. How many bands or projects are you in? One is fine on Free. Two or three, Hobby. Four or more, Ultimate.
3. How often do you use AI features? Never, stay Free. A few times a month, Hobby covers it. Constantly, Ultimate gives you breathing room.

If none of those rules of thumb fit neatly, run through the PAYG math and see whether metered pricing works better for your pattern.

No matter which tier you choose, you get the same core experience: song management, setlist building, gig scheduling, the stage teleprompter, and band collaboration. The tiers scale capacity and AI access, not quality.

Try the Free plan and see how it fits. You can always upgrade when the music demands it.