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Some agent features (coding sessions, Loops) require AI credits.","plans":[{"id":"free","name":"Free","price":{"amount":0,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false,"note":"Free for everyone: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues, 10 MB file uploads."},"monthlyUSD":0,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":0,"highlights":["Unlimited members","2 teams and 250 issues","Linear Agent and MCP access"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://linear.app/pricing","title":"Linear pricing","accessedAt":"2026-10-29","note":"Free card: '$0' / 'Free for everyone' / 'Unlimited members' / '2 teams' / '250 issues'. Fetched 2026-10-29 with headless Chrome (Playwright) and a plain HTTP fetch from a US IP. Evidence: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-29@7a96cb0:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/7a96cb0e6a1390b16694c3f1e3aef35d25f86c47/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.png); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-29@7a96cb0:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.rendered-text.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/7a96cb0e6a1390b16694c3f1e3aef35d25f86c47/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.rendered-text.txt)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-29","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://linear.app/pricing, 2026-10-29)"}},{"id":"basic","name":"Basic","price":{"amount":10,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"seat","billedAnnually":true,"monthlyBillingUSD":12,"note":"$10 per user/month billed yearly; $12 per user/month billed monthly (pricing-page 'Billed yearly' switch off)."},"monthlyUSD":10,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":10,"highlights":["5 teams","Unlimited issues and file uploads","Admin roles"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://linear.app/pricing","title":"Linear pricing","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","note":"Basic card with the 'Billed yearly' switch on (default): '$10 per user/month' / 'Billed yearly'; switched off: '$12 per user/month'. The page's own client bundle (https://static.linear.app/web/_next/static/chunks/Dh7Fifbt.js) maps the switch to basic_yearly_10 when on and basic_monthly_12 when off. Fetched 2026-10-30 (~21:20 CT) with headless Chrome (Playwright) and a plain HTTP fetch from a US IP. Screenshots: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-yearly-2026-10-30.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-yearly-2026-10-30.png); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.png). Rendered text and bundle excerpt: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.rendered-text.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.rendered-text.txt); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-bundle-excerpt-2026-10-30.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-bundle-excerpt-2026-10-30.txt)."},{"url":"https://linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans","title":"Linear docs: Billing and plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","note":"'For billing frequency, we offer either monthly or yearly options. On our Enterprise plan, we exclusively offer a yearly option.' and 'You can switch to yearly at a later date when you are ready to commit longer term and take advantage of the discounted rates.'"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://linear.app/pricing, 2026-10-30). Month-to-month $12 matched in the page's fetched client bundle, which maps basic_monthly_12 to the 'Billed yearly' switch off and basic_yearly_10 to on; output: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/machine-crosscheck-2026-10-30.out (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/machine-crosscheck-2026-10-30.out). The switch label reads 'Billed yearly' in both states; off is the month-to-month price, consistent with the billing docs' discounted yearly rates."}},{"id":"business","name":"Business","price":{"amount":16,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"seat","billedAnnually":true,"monthlyBillingUSD":18,"note":"$16 per user/month billed yearly; $18 per user/month billed monthly (pricing-page 'Billed yearly' switch off)."},"monthlyUSD":16,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":16,"highlights":["Unlimited teams, private teams and guests","Linear Insights and Triage Intelligence","Zendesk and Intercom integrations"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://linear.app/pricing","title":"Linear pricing","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","note":"Business card with the 'Billed yearly' switch on (default): '$16 per user/month' / 'Billed yearly'; switched off: '$18 per user/month'. The page's own client bundle (https://static.linear.app/web/_next/static/chunks/Dh7Fifbt.js) maps the switch to business_yearly_16 when on and business_monthly_18 when off. Fetched 2026-10-30 (~21:20 CT) with headless Chrome (Playwright) and a plain HTTP fetch from a US IP. Screenshots: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-yearly-2026-10-30.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-yearly-2026-10-30.png); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.png). Rendered text and bundle excerpt: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.rendered-text.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-toggle-off-2026-10-30.rendered-text.txt); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-bundle-excerpt-2026-10-30.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-bundle-excerpt-2026-10-30.txt)."},{"url":"https://linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans","title":"Linear docs: Billing and plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-30","note":"'For billing frequency, we offer either monthly or yearly options. On our Enterprise plan, we exclusively offer a yearly option.' and 'You can switch to yearly at a later date when you are ready to commit longer term and take advantage of the discounted rates.'"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-30","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://linear.app/pricing, 2026-10-30). Month-to-month $18 matched in the page's fetched client bundle, which maps business_monthly_18 to the 'Billed yearly' switch off and business_yearly_16 to on; output: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-30@1e57915:evidence/linear/machine-crosscheck-2026-10-30.out (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/1e579158eae1ab0a62cb03b5fd6e44dc5de11a8a/evidence/linear/machine-crosscheck-2026-10-30.out). The switch label reads 'Billed yearly' in both states; off is the month-to-month price, consistent with the billing docs' discounted yearly rates."}},{"id":"enterprise","name":"Enterprise","price":{"amount":null,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"seat","billedAnnually":true,"note":"Annual billing only. Custom pricing; contact sales."},"monthlyUSD":null,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":null,"highlights":["Sales-led","SAML and SCIM","Audit log, uptime SLA and account management"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://linear.app/pricing","title":"Linear pricing","accessedAt":"2026-10-29","note":"Enterprise card: 'Custom' / 'Annual billing only' / 'Contact sales'. Fetched 2026-10-29 with headless Chrome (Playwright) and a plain HTTP fetch from a US IP. Evidence: evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-29@7a96cb0:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.png (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/7a96cb0e6a1390b16694c3f1e3aef35d25f86c47/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.png); evidence/linear-pricing-2026-10-29@7a96cb0:evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.rendered-text.txt (https://github.com/zarif3624/onelesstool/blob/7a96cb0e6a1390b16694c3f1e3aef35d25f86c47/evidence/linear/linear-pricing-default-2026-10-29.rendered-text.txt)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-29","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"No public price: the Enterprise card shows 'Custom', 'Annual billing only' and 'Contact sales' (checked 2026-10-29). 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