Simple, honest pricing
Prepare your first ADU package for free. Go Pro at $39/month (or $390/year) when you're running more than one project or want ArchPermit to read your documents. The review and seal that makes a package submittable comes from an independent licensed architect you engage and pay directly, not from ArchPermit.
Quick answer
ArchPermit costs $0 to prepare your first ADU permit package, which includes jurisdiction resolution, the full source-cited requirements checklist, AI chat intake, a watermarked draft package PDF, and the audit trail. Pro is $39 per month or $390 per year (two months free on the annual plan) and adds unlimited projects, AI document intelligence, one-click package generation and export, and priority reviewer-brief sourcing. Pro is the ONLY paid ArchPermit plan. The licensed architect who reviews and seals your package is a separate, independent professional: they set their own fee, you pay them directly, and ArchPermit does not price, collect, or take a cut of it.
Prepare one ADU package, end to end.
- ✓1 active ADU project
- ✓Jurisdiction resolution (all 50 states + DC)
- ✓Source-cited requirements checklist
- ✓AI chat intake
- ✓Draft (watermarked) package PDF
- ✓Full audit trail
Run every project, and let ArchPermit read your documents.
- ✓Unlimited ADU projects
- ✓AI document intelligence: ArchPermit reads uploads & checks items off
- ✓Priority reviewer sourcing
- ✓Direct line to the team (in-app feedback)
- ✓Everything in Free
The step that makes a package submittable. Arranged by you, with an independent architect.
- ✓ArchPermit writes the reviewer brief: scope, license, deliverables, items to verify
- ✓Links to freelance architect networks where you find a reviewer
- ✓Independent plan-check review + responsible-control seal, by that architect
- ✓Redlines + tracked resubmittal in ArchPermit
- ✓You engage and pay the reviewer directly, at a fee they set
Not an ArchPermit fee and not an ArchPermit service. ArchPermit does not hold a license, has no architect on staff, and does not provide, price, or collect payment for review. It prepares the brief and tracks the engagement; the licensed architect sets their own fee and you pay them directly.
Start a packagePricing questions
- How much does ArchPermit cost?
- Preparing one ADU permit package is free. Pro is $39 per month, or $390 per year which works out to two months free. Pro is the only paid ArchPermit plan. There is no per-package fee, no setup fee, and no charge for the source-cited permit guides, which are free to read without an account.
- What do I get on the free plan?
- One active ADU project, jurisdiction resolution across all 50 states and DC, the full source-cited requirements checklist, AI chat intake, a watermarked draft package PDF, and the full audit trail. It is a real end-to-end pass at a package, not a trial that stops halfway.
- What does Pro add for $39 a month?
- Unlimited ADU projects, AI document intelligence (ArchPermit reads your uploads and checks checklist items off against them), one-click package generation and export, priority reviewer-brief sourcing, and a direct line to the team through in-app feedback. Pro buys preparation power and scale. It does not buy permit-readiness: paying does not lift the draft-until-sealed gate.
- What does the licensed architect review cost?
- Whatever that architect charges. ArchPermit does not set the fee, does not collect it, and does not take a cut, because ArchPermit does not provide the review. You engage an independent licensed architect directly and pay them directly. ArchPermit's contribution is the reviewer brief and the links to freelance architect networks where you can find one.
- Can I cancel Pro?
- Yes, any time, from the Stripe billing portal linked in your account. Pro is a recurring subscription billed through Stripe. Cancelling leaves your existing projects and audit trail intact under the free plan's limits.
Pro is a recurring subscription billed via Stripe; cancel anytime from your billing portal. It is the only paid ArchPermit plan. The licensed reviewer sets their own fee and is paid directly by you: ArchPermit never bills you for a review, and does not provide or price one. Pro buys preparation power and scale, never permit-readiness. Nothing ArchPermit produces is submittable to a building department until an independent licensed professional reviews and seals it.