Coze
Coze.com in 2026 ships version 3.0 with multi-agent collaboration and industry skill packs. Plans run free (10 daily credits) up to $39/month Premium Plus.
About Coze
What is Coze (2026 update)
Coze is ByteDance’s international AI agent development platform for building, testing, and deploying chatbots and automated agents, published to channels like Discord, Telegram, and messaging apps without requiring a full custom backend. It is aimed at both individual builders and teams who want to assemble agents from prebuilt skills and plugins rather than writing everything from scratch.
What is new in 2026
Coze released version 2.0 in January 2026, adding a Skill Store that lets users package expertise into reusable skill modules through natural language descriptions, along with long-term planning features that position the platform as workplace AI rather than a simple conversational tool. Coze 3.0 followed on June 1, 2026, adding support for multi-person, multi-agent collaboration and industry-specific skill packs covering fields such as finance, content creation, healthcare, law, and scientific research. Later that month, on June 23, 2026, Coze announced full integration of ByteDance’s Doubao 2.1 large model alongside the third-party models it already supported. Alongside these feature releases, Coze moved from a fully free service to a paid credits model in 2026 to cover its underlying API costs, since bots draw on OpenAI, Gemini, and other model APIs that the platform pays for on a per-use basis.
Key features
- Visual agent and workflow builder with plugin and skill support
- Skill Store for packaging and reusing expertise as natural-language skill modules
- Coze 3.0 multi-agent collaboration and industry-specific skill packs
- Integration with ByteDance’s Doubao 2.1 model plus other third-party LLMs
- Publishing to Discord, Telegram, and other messaging channels
- Daily credit allowance that scales with the subscription tier
Pricing in 2026
Coze runs on a credits system where different AI models and plugin calls consume different amounts of credit from a daily allowance. Credits are tied to the account’s subscription tier and do not carry the same cost for every model call.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10 daily credits, basic agent building and publishing |
| Premium | $9/month | 100 daily credits, most usage limits from the free plan removed |
| Premium Plus | $39/month | 1,000 daily credits, highest usage tier for heavy builders |
Bot creators can choose whether they or their end users cover the underlying model costs when a published bot runs, though as of the most recent coverage there is no separate monetization system for bot builders themselves. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled, check the official site for the current terms.
Who should use it
Coze fits people and small teams who want to build and publish agents to consumer messaging platforms like Discord and Telegram without managing their own model API keys and billing directly, and who want to assemble an agent from a skill store rather than writing custom integrations. The 2026 industry skill packs also make it a reasonable option for teams in finance, healthcare, or legal work that want a starting point tailored to their field.
Limitations and alternatives
Because credits vary in cost by model and are consumed daily rather than as a simple monthly quota, it can be hard to predict real cost in advance, especially for a bot that calls a more expensive model on many of its runs. The 2026 shift from a free to a paid model also means older bots or workflows built when the platform was free may now draw down credits faster than their builders expect. Note that coze.com is a separate product and pricing structure from ByteDance’s domestic coze.cn (扣子) platform, so plans and billing do not transfer between the two. Alternatives include Dify for a similarly open agent-building platform, LangChain-based custom builds for teams that want full control over model choice and hosting, and n8n for teams that want general workflow automation alongside, rather than centered on, conversational agents.
Frequently asked questions
Is Coze.com free to use in 2026?
Yes, there is a free plan with 10 daily credits for basic agent building and publishing. Paid Premium and Premium Plus plans raise the daily credit allowance.
How much does Coze.com cost per month?
Premium is $9/month with 100 daily credits, and Premium Plus is $39/month with 1,000 daily credits, based on reported 2026 pricing.
What is new in Coze 3.0?
Coze 3.0, launched June 1, 2026, added multi-person, multi-agent collaboration and industry-specific skill packs for fields like finance, content creation, healthcare, law, and scientific research.
Is Coze.com the same as 扣子 (Coze.cn)?
No, coze.com is the international version and coze.cn (扣子) is ByteDance's separate domestic version for the Chinese market, with its own pricing and plans that do not transfer between the two.
Information last verified: September 2026.
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