{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "surface_type": "tool_answer",
  "tool_id": "ai-coding-tool-plan-comparison",
  "citation_question": "Which AI coding plan is cheapest for my team's usage?",
  "question": "How do I choose the best AI coding plan for my usage without fake quota conversions?",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/tools/ai-coding-tool-plan-comparison",
  "formula": "api_monthly_spend_usd = monthly_active_developers * api_equivalent_cost_per_active_developer_month; fixed_plan_monthly_spend_usd = billed_seats * monthly_seat_price_usd; fixed_plan_cost_per_active_developer_month = fixed_plan_monthly_spend_usd / monthly_active_developers",
  "assumptions": [
    "API-equivalent monthly developer cost is your own baseline estimate for comparable coding-agent usage, not a vendor-published allowance conversion",
    "Fixed plans are compared on seat spend first, with minimum-seat rules applied where published",
    "Soft limits and included-usage plans stay qualitative unless the vendor publishes a deterministic overage schedule"
  ],
  "example": "If 8 active developers would cost $75 each on an API baseline, monthly API spend is $600. A fixed plan that costs $320 for the team works out to $40 per active developer-month and beats that API baseline by $280 per month.",
  "units": "USD per month and USD per active developer-month",
  "pricing_context": {
    "context_type": "tool_plan_snapshot",
    "snapshot_id": "2026-06-21",
    "snapshot_date": "2026-06-21"
  }
}