specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Golem
providerId: golem-cloud
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Durable Computing
- Serverless
- WebAssembly
- Workers
- Agents
- Plans
description: >-
  Golem ships in two forms. The Golem runtime is open source (BUSL-1.1,
  transitioning to Apache 2.0) and free to self-host with no license fee - you
  run it on your own infrastructure and pay only for that infrastructure. The
  managed Golem Cloud hosted service is, as of this writing, a free Developer
  Preview; usage-based general-availability pricing (billed on concurrently
  active agents and workflows) plus on-premise and enterprise editions with
  commercial support are planned but not publicly listed with rates. Sales-led
  and preview pricing is not reconciled here.
notes: >-
  Hosted Golem Cloud is in Developer Preview; paid GA, SLAs, and an on-prem
  edition are announced as forthcoming. Confirm current rates on the Golem
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.golem.cloud/pricing
- https://www.golem.cloud/post/golem-goes-open-source
- https://github.com/golemcloud/golem
plans:
- id: golem-open-source
  name: Open Source (Self-Hosted)
  type: free
  description: >-
    The open-source Golem runtime, self-hosted on your own infrastructure.
    No license fee; you operate and pay for the underlying compute and storage.
  entries:
  - label: Self-Hosted Runtime
    name: self_hosted
    type: free
    metric: deployment
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0 (BUSL-1.1 license, self-managed infrastructure)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Components
  - name: Workers & Invocation
  - name: API Definitions & Deployments
  - name: Plugins
- id: golem-cloud-developer-preview
  name: Golem Cloud Developer Preview
  type: free
  description: >-
    The managed Golem Cloud hosted service during its current Developer
    Preview, offered free without formal SLAs or data-retention guarantees.
  entries:
  - label: Developer Preview
    name: developer_preview
    type: free
    metric: usage
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (Developer Preview)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Hosted Components
  - name: Hosted Workers & Invocation
  - name: Hosted API Definitions & Deployments
- id: golem-cloud-usage
  name: Golem Cloud Usage-Based (Planned)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Announced usage-based pricing for general availability of the hosted
    service, billed on concurrently active agents and workflows. Public rates
    were not listed at the time of writing.
  entries:
  - label: Active Agents & Workflows
    name: active_agents
    type: usage
    metric: active_units
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: usage-based, see Golem pricing page (not yet publicly listed)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Durable Workers
  - name: Workflows
- id: golem-enterprise
  name: Enterprise / On-Premise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Announced on-premise edition bundled with commercial support for Golem,
    plus negotiated enterprise terms. Contact Golem sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: On-Premise Edition
  - name: Commercial Support
  - name: Custom Terms
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com