Fair question. The short version is: the desktop app and CLI are free and always will be; optional cloud & AI services will cost money.

Working w/ .xlsx files shouldn't cost money, and we think people should be able to use their own AI.

We expect to charge orgs/enterprises for a cloud product around governance, and for AI where/when it makes sense. We also plan to make some money when large companies use Nobie for training or to power their products.

Right now, though, we’re entirely focused on making the desktop app and CLI hands down the best xlsx experience in the world. The paid cloud product comes later.

Also, we've designed the product so it costs us zero dollars to run :)

having zero marginal cost is nice and allows us to do things that others can't