Unlike cloud testing platforms with opaque per-execution pricing, Karate Agent's costs are transparent: you pay for your LLM tokens — or nothing, if you use scripted flows.
Token budgets are enforced per-job via maxIterations. The dashboard shows input/output token counts per session.
What You Run
Pay nothing for scripted flows. Pay pennies for flows + LLM recovery. Pay a bit more for prompt-only exploration. You choose per job.
Ranges reflect typical enterprise web workflows. Your cost depends on page size, model choice, and how many steps need LLM recovery.
Start in Explore to build coverage. As each flow gets codified, cost drops. Most production regression suites run in Guided + Flows (~$0.02/run) or Full Flows ($0/run). A 12-step Guidewire submission went from $0.50 to $0 once flows were in place.
See the Guidewire case studyCost Controls
Every mechanism is documented, configurable, and visible in the dashboard. No surprises on the token bill.
Scripted .js flows run at native JavaScript speed via Flow.run(). Zero LLM calls for known paths.
maxIterations caps LLM calls per job. The agent stops when it hits the ceiling — your budget is never exceeded.
Prompt caching gives a high hit rate on the system prompt — billed at a fraction of regular input cost on supported providers.
Run Gemma 26B (4B active, MoE) on one consumer GPU via Ollama. Passes all page-automation benchmarks. Zero cloud API cost.
Pricing Model
The usual model bundles infrastructure, per-seat licensing, and per-execution fees into a single opaque bill. Karate Agent unbundles it.
Enterprise Ready
No feature gating. No premium tier. No paid add-ons. The full platform — both modes, the flow system, every integration — is in one jar and one Docker image.
1 jar. 1 image.
Your infra · Your data · Your rules
No SaaS dependency, no telemetry, no data egress. Pair with Ollama for a fully air-gapped stack — the LLM, the browser, and the grid all run on your hardware.
$0 platform fee
Token bill only · no markup
Your LLM costs are your own — billed direct by Anthropic, OpenAI, or whichever provider. Scripted flows cost $0 per run. Dashboards are shared — no per-seat licensing.
Interactive + Autonomous
Both modes · Flow system · Shared library
Explore live in the dashboard, then submit unattended jobs. Flows compose into orchestrators, stored in git, shared across teams. Every feature is in the free build.
SSO + Audit + CI
REST · MCP · RBAC · session trails
Standard REST API and MCP server. SSO against your IdP, role-based access, full audit trails with H.264 session recordings. A single curl triggers jobs from any CI pipeline.
Tell us about your team and testing needs. We'll find the right fit.