AI tool fine print

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AI tools rarely pay you for signing up, and several say so in writing. So we read the other fine print: free-tier limits, usage caps, and what cancelling costs.

The recurring trap here: what they do with what you type, and where the free tier stops.

Before you tap anything: some of the links below are referral links that pay this site a commission. Your bonus is never smaller because of it, and where going direct pays you more, the entry says so.

Replit Replit$20 in Replit credits, which spend only on Replit usage and never convert to cash $20 in creditsReplit credits Refer from the free Starter plan and your own credits are held until you upgrade, and Core is $25 a month or $20 a month billed annually, so unlocking a $20 credit costs a free user at least $20. Replit also confirms referral credits expire and never publishes the date VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Worth it if Guide Otter.ai Otter.aione month of Otter Pro Lite with a 300 minute cap, a tier that does not appear as a purchasable plan on Otter's own pricing page 1 free monthFree month, 300 minutes Otter publishes no figure at all for the person sharing the link, rewards expire 12 months from a redemption date that starts automatically, and Otter Business users are excluded VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Think twice Guide Murf.ai Murf.ainothing as a new user. The Murf affiliate FAQ says it does not offer discounts to new users, and pays a recurring 20% commission to affiliate partners for 24 months instead NothingNothing to new user The affiliate contract forbids partners from offering discounts, coupons, free trials or promo codes that Murf has not expressly authorised in writing, so any Murf promo code page is either quoting one privately authorised code or inventing it. There is also no member-get-member referral anywhere on the site, only reseller, technology partner and affiliate tracks VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Think twice Guide ElevenLabs ElevenLabsnothing from any link; what is genuinely free is the plan every new account starts on, and an Impact Program licence if you qualify, neither of which needs a code NothingNothing to the reader There is no refer-a-friend program at all, and the affiliate program creates no reader discount. ElevenLabs' own coupons only work while you are still on the free plan and only with monthly billing selected, so subscribing first locks you out, and one failed first payment voids and spends the coupon VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Worth it if Guide Midjourney Midjourneynothing at all; no referral, affiliate or coupon programme exists, verified against all 103 articles in Midjourney's own help centre NothingNothing to new users Refunds stop for good after 20 GPU minutes of lifetime use with no proration, and the perpetual, sublicensable licence you grant over your prompts and images survives cancelling the account VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Worth it if Guide Claude Claudenothing; no referral reward, no affiliate program, no discount code NothingNothing Paid plans auto-renew for a term equal to the last one and must be cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends; all payments are non-refundable, and annual Pro is $200 up front VerifiedJul 27, 2026 Worth it Guide

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