MATCHA plans and course licensing

MATCHA Writer is free to use , but some features are reserved for paid plans. Participation in course activities is a premium feature that can be purchased either by students as part of a Workbook individual plan or by instructors on a per-course/per-activity basis.

All prices in US dollars.

Individual plans

Plans for students or independent users

Workbook

$1.99/mo billed annually

50 AI citation extractions per month
AI assistant (max model: small, credits: 200)
Create certified documents (.docx)
Complete Work History
Single-App Mode
Participation in course activities

Writer Plus

$4.99/mo billed annually

200 AI citation extractions per month
AI assistant (max model: medium, credits: 1000)
Use Pay As You Go AI credits
Direct citing from Crossref, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, PubMed, Open Library, and PhilPapers
Import existing .docx files
Cloud sync with 500 MB MATCHA Cloud storage
Live collaboration
Everything in Workbook

Writer Pro

$14.99/mo billed annually

500 AI citation extractions per month
AI assistant (max model: large, credits: 4000)
Use Pay As You Go AI credits
LaTeX importing/exporting
PDF exporting/previewing (via LaTeX)
10 GB MATCHA Cloud storage
Everything in Writer Plus

Course licensing

Three licensing models for courses

Student license model

Students bring their own

Students use a Workbook or higher individual plan. The instructor does not buy course or activity seats.

Works for unlimited courses while the student plan is active.
Academic users can start a 30-day free trial instantly when eligible. No credit card is required.
Best fit when MATCHA use is optional or students already maintain their own licenses.

See above for pricing

Activity-seat model

Instructor buys activity seats

One seat provides Workbook-level access to one student for one activity.

Instructor-controlled AI assistant included (25 credits per seat).
25 AI citation extractions per seat.
Seats are shared between courses and expire after one year.
Best fit for pilots or occasional activities.

$0.55 per seat in 10-pack

$0.50 per seat in 100-pack

Course-seat model

Instructor buys course seats

One seat provides Workbook-level access to one student for every activity in one course.

Instructor-controlled AI assistant included (75 credits per seat).
75 AI citation extractions per seat.
Seats are shared between courses and expire after one year.
Best fit when MATCHA is required for multiple activities in a course.

$1.50 per seat in 10-pack

$1.25 per seat in 100-pack

Enterprise licensing

Institution-wide licensing and security controls

Enterprise features

LTI integration
Service Level Agreement
Live technical support
Institution-wide licensing of Workbook, Writer Plus or Writer Pro features (custom baskets of features are possible)
Bulk pricing that makes MATCHA far cheaper than exam booklets, video proctoring, or any plagiarism detection tool.
Enforced organization-wide end-to-end encryption for personal information
Organization-wide storage management
More enterprise security features

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