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# Free Plan FAQ

> Everything you need to know about ZeroTwo's free tier — limits, resets, and upgrade paths.

ZeroTwo's free plan is designed to give everyone access to AI tools without a credit card. Here's everything you need to know about what's included and how limits work.

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## Free Plan Questions

<Accordion title="What can I do on the free plan?">
  The free plan includes access to a broad set of ZeroTwo features:

  * **Chat with standard AI models** — GPT-5-mini, Gemini Flash Lite, Mistral Small, Grok 4 Fast, and others (up to 20 messages/day)
  * **Web search** — 1 search per day
  * **Image generation** — 1 image per day via the Studio
  * **Deep research** — 1 deep research report per day
  * **Canvas Mode** — full canvas editor with all 7 editor types
  * **Voice chat** — voice sessions with microphone access
  * **1 project** — organize chats and files in one project
  * **File uploads** — 1 file per message request
  * **Memory** — up to 5 memories for personalization
  * **Skills and connectors** — access to ZeroTwo's connector integrations

  <Note>
    Premium (rate-limited) models like Claude Sonnet, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Grok-4 require a Pro plan or above. The free plan uses standard fallback models which are still highly capable for most tasks.
  </Note>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="What are the daily limits?">
  The free plan has the following daily usage limits:

  | Feature               | Free Plan Limit |
  | --------------------- | --------------- |
  | Messages              | 20 per day      |
  | Web searches          | 1 per day       |
  | Image generations     | 1 per day       |
  | Deep research reports | 1 per day       |

  All daily limits reset at **midnight UTC** every day.

  **Other free plan limits (not daily — these are fixed caps):**

  | Feature           | Free Plan Limit |
  | ----------------- | --------------- |
  | Projects          | 1               |
  | Memories          | 5 max           |
  | Files per message | 1               |
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Why can't I access certain models?">
  Some AI models in ZeroTwo are **premium (rate-limited)** models — these require a Pro plan or above because they use more expensive API capacity.

  **Premium models (Pro+ only):**

  * Claude Opus, Claude Sonnet variants
  * GPT-5, GPT-4o
  * Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3.1 Pro
  * Grok-4
  * Cohere Command A
  * Mistral Large, Magistral
  * Qwen Max
  * Perplexity Sonar Pro

  **Standard models (free plan):**

  * GPT-5-mini
  * GPT-4o-mini
  * Gemini Flash Lite
  * Mistral Small
  * Grok 4 Fast

  Standard models are still high-quality and suitable for the vast majority of tasks. Premium models offer additional capability for complex reasoning, long contexts, and specialized tasks.

  See [Premium vs. Standard Models](/models/premium-vs-standard) for a detailed comparison.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Why can't I create more than 1 project?">
  The Free plan is limited to **1 project** as part of the plan's feature scope. Projects are an organizational container for related chats, files, and custom instructions.

  **To create unlimited projects**, upgrade to Pro or above. All paid plans include unlimited projects.

  Your 1 free project can still contain an unlimited number of chats and files — the limit is only on the number of separate project containers you can create.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Can I upgrade mid-month?">
  Yes. You can upgrade your plan at any time, and the upgrade takes effect **immediately**.

  * Your new plan's limits (higher message quota, premium model access, etc.) are available right away
  * You're charged a prorated amount for the remainder of the current billing cycle when upgrading from Free to a paid plan
  * Your billing cycle resets to the upgrade date

  There's no penalty or delay — upgrading mid-month gets you full plan access instantly.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Do daily limits reset?">
  Yes. All of the free plan's daily limits reset at **midnight UTC** every day. This includes:

  * Daily message count (resets to 20)
  * Web search (resets to 1)
  * Image generation (resets to 1)
  * Deep research (resets to 1)

  **What midnight UTC looks like in your timezone:**

  | Your Timezone        | Reset Time                   |
  | -------------------- | ---------------------------- |
  | US Eastern (ET)      | 7:00 PM (8:00 PM during DST) |
  | US Pacific (PT)      | 4:00 PM (5:00 PM during DST) |
  | UK (GMT)             | Midnight                     |
  | Central Europe (CET) | 1:00 AM                      |
  | Japan (JST)          | 9:00 AM next day             |
  | India (IST)          | 5:30 AM next day             |
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Is ZeroTwo always going to have a free tier?">
  Yes. ZeroTwo is committed to maintaining a free tier as a permanent part of the product. Accessibility to AI tools is a core value.

  Specific limits and features in the free tier may be adjusted over time as the platform evolves, but a meaningful free experience will always be available.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="What happens if I hit my daily message limit?">
  When you've sent your 20th message on the free plan:

  * You'll see a notification that your daily limit has been reached
  * The chat input will be disabled until the reset
  * You cannot send additional messages until midnight UTC resets the count

  **Your options when you hit the limit:**

  1. **Wait for the midnight UTC reset** — free and costs nothing
  2. **Upgrade to a paid plan** — Pro and above have significantly higher or unlimited message quotas, and the upgrade takes effect immediately

  <Tip>
    If you frequently hit the 20 message limit, the Pro plan's 555 premium messages/month (plus unlimited standard model messages) is a significant step up.
  </Tip>
</Accordion>