Framer 3.0's agents lit up social media — but every thread underneath lands on the same question: “cool, but what does this cost?” Good news: Framer published the numbers straight. No guessing, just the cost.
Every number below comes from Framer's own pricing and engineering posts; all of it is sourced. I'm writing this not because I'm an affiliate, but because you should know the cost of a tool I recommend.
How credits convert to dollars
Framer now meters AI usage in “credits,” and a credit is pegged to what the work actually costs. Roughly: 1,000 credits ≈ $10 (so ~100 credits = $1). Plan allowances: Free 500/day, Basic 1,000/month, Pro 3,000/month. And each action has a known credit cost:
The biggest cost lever is which model you pick. Framer's agent runs on a few models (the one in the UI is Claude Opus 4.8). Credits scale by model — choosing the cheaper one for routine work can change your bill significantly:
| Model | Multiplier | ~Cost per page |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 0.9x | ~$2.70 |
| GPT-5.5 (default) | 1.0x | ~$3.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | 1.8x | ~$5.40 |
What Framer says
Framer says it plainly: tokens cost real money; they don't subsidize like the AI labs, they reflect what the work actually costs. Two nuances matter: (1) caching means 90%+ of tokens in a typical session aren't paid for again; (2) if you're not happy, “Mark as Bad” refunds it.
In Framer's own words: expensive tokens are a temporary blip. Design tokens will get very cheap, very soon — maybe even free.
So, is it worth it?
The right question isn't “are tokens expensive.” It's: what would that page or site cost you any other way? A $3 page is cheaper than an hour of manual work. The person who spent $300 on a full site saved 2-3 weeks. If you ship the result and it saves time, tokens stay cheap; if you just generate and bin it, it feels expensive. What matters is whether you make money off the result and how much time you save.
To keep the bill low: pick Sonnet for routine work, keep edits small and precise (~$0.50), iterate within a single session (caching works in your favor), and experiment on the Free plan's 500 daily credits.
TRY IT YOURSELF
The free plan gives you 500 credits a day — try it without paying a cent.
Open your free Framer account through my link, run the agent on one page, and see the cost for yourself.