# Does connecting an AI assistant cost anything?

> Connecting an assistant is free on any plan and uses no AI credits. Switching bundles and carts on needs Section Store Plus.

Connecting uses no AI credits. Nothing your assistant does through Section Store uses them either. Connecting also costs nothing, on any plan. Assistants build and save bundles and carts for free. Switching them on for shoppers needs Section Store Plus.

## What's free and what needs Plus

**Free on any plan:**

- Connecting an assistant.
- Reading your bundles and carts.
- Creating, changing, copying and deleting them.
- Previews.
- Undoing assistant changes.
- Searching products and our help docs.

**Needs Plus:**

- Switching a bundle or cart on.
- Keeping one on. Without Plus, a save switches it off.
- A/B tests.

## What Plus costs

Plus costs $15/month. Older subscribers may keep $8 or $10. New stores get a 14-day free trial. A store that had Plus before gets only what's left of its first trial.

There's no extra fee for assistants on top of Plus.

## Your assistant's own plan

Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Cursor have their own plans and usage limits. We don't bill for those, and we can't change them. If your assistant doesn't offer custom connectors, check its help pages.

## Related

- [My AI assistant says it needs Plus](https://section-store.orka.help/a/my-ai-assistant-says-it-needs-plus)
- [What can an AI assistant do in my store?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/what-can-an-ai-assistant-do-in-my-store)
- [AI assistant limits in Section Store](https://section-store.orka.help/a/ai-assistant-limits-in-section-store)
- [Connect an AI assistant to manage bundles and your cart drawer](https://section-store.orka.help/a/140-connect-an-ai-assistant-to-manage-your-bundles)
- [AI assistants guide](https://section-store.orka.help/a/support-guide-ai-assistants)

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