Pay for the work, not for the headcount
CogniHR costs $49 per month for 1,000 AI credits on Standard, or $99 per month for 2,100 credits on Pro. Pricing is usage-based: credits are consumed by sourcing searches, screening and assessment generation. There is no per-employee fee and no per-hiring-manager seat licence.
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Standard
Everything in the platform, for teams hiring steadily.
$49/month
1,000 credits / month
- Full recruitment pipeline
- Unlimited job postings
- Executable coding assessments
- AI candidate sourcing
- Onboarding workflows
- Engagement and performance
- People analytics
- AI assistant
Pro
More AI headroom, plus API access for custom workflows.
$99/month
2,100 credits / month
- Everything in Standard
- More than double the credits
- API access
- Custom workflows
- White-label options
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated account manager
- Priority support
How this compares to how the category prices
Competitor figures are from published 2026 pricing where available. Quote-only vendors are marked as such.
| Vendor | Charged by | Grows with |
|---|---|---|
| CogniHR | AI credits consumed | Work performed |
| Ashby | Platform fee + hiring-manager seats | Recruiting headcount |
| Greenhouse | Annual contract, quote only | Company size |
| BambooHR | Per employee per month | Total headcount |
| Keka | Per employee per month | Total headcount |
The distinction matters most at small scale. A 30-person company making four hires a year pays per-employee pricing on 30 people to run four searches. Credit pricing charges for the four searches.
Pricing questions
How does credit-based pricing work?
AI work — sourcing searches, screening, assessment generation and agent runs — consumes credits from your monthly allowance. Standard includes 1,000 credits per month at $49 and Pro includes 2,100 at $99. You are not charged per employee or per hiring-manager seat.
Is there a per-user or per-seat fee?
No. There is no seat minimum and no per-hiring-manager licence. For comparison, Ashby charges a platform fee plus an annual per-hiring-manager seat, and BambooHR and Keka charge per employee per month.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. You can run real sourcing searches and send real assessments during the trial.
What happens if I run out of credits?
The platform keeps working for everything that does not consume credits — pipeline, onboarding, documents and reporting are unaffected. AI operations resume when credits renew or when you top up or move to Pro.
Start on the free trial
14 days, no credit card. Run real sourcing searches and send real assessments before you decide.