Productivity · Head-to-head

Make vs Cofounder 2

Make vs Cofounder 2: pricing, features, and which to pick in 2026.

The verdict

Pick Make if…

→overall capability matters more than price (AI Score 8.7 vs 8)
→you want our editor's pick for this category
→your primary use case is teams building multi-step, branching automations who want to see the whole flow on a canvas rather than describe it as a list of steps.

Try Make →

Pick Cofounder 2 if…

→budget is the constraint
→your primary use case is early-stage founders willing to experiment with multi-agent orchestration to run cross-department workflows instead of hiring or stitching together separate saas tools.

Try Cofounder 2 →

Spec	Make	Cofounder 2
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Pricing model	freemium	free
Headline pricing	Free tier with 1,000 credits/mo; paid from $9/mo for 10,000 credits	Free (open beta — pricing TBA)
Free tier	Yes, and it runs real scenarios: 1,000 credits a month across 2 active scenarios, with a 15-minute minimum run interval. Annual billing is advertised at 15%+ savings on the paid tiers.	Currently free during open beta. Pricing structure has not been announced yet.
AI Score	8.7/10	8/10
Best for	Teams building multi-step, branching automations who want to see the whole flow on a canvas rather than describe it as a list of steps.	Early-stage founders willing to experiment with multi-agent orchestration to run cross-department workflows instead of hiring or stitching together separate SaaS tools.
Editor's pick	✓ Yes	—
Use cases	productivity agents marketing	agents productivity marketing
Date added	2026-08-02	2026-05-07

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Productivity · freemium

✓Visual canvas makes branching and conditional automations readable in a way a linear step list does not
✓Routers and error handler modules cost zero credits, so defensive structure does not inflate the bill
✓3,000+ connectors including 400+ AI integrations, which covers most of what a small team needs to wire together
✓Free tier runs genuine scenarios on a schedule rather than expiring like a trial
✓Entry pricing starts at $9/mo, well below what comparable platforms charge for a first paid tier

×Credits are consumed per module action, so a multi-step scenario burns the allowance far faster than the plan names suggest
×The advertised $9, $16 and $29 prices are only the 10,000-credit rung of a slider, and real costs climb from there
×Free tier caps scheduling at a 15-minute minimum interval and execution at 5 minutes, which rules out anything time-sensitive
×The canvas is harder to learn than a form-based builder, which is a real cost for occasional users
×Full-text log search sits on Pro, so debugging on the cheaper tiers is more painful than it should be

Productivity · free

✓Ambitious multi-agent approach covers engineering, sales, marketing, design, and ops in one platform
✓Cross-department agent coordination handles workflows that normally require multiple tools and manual handoffs
✓Free during open beta — no cost to evaluate whether the approach works for your use case
✓Massive community buzz with 4M+ views on launch — strong early signal of developer and founder interest

×Still in open beta with no public pricing — could become expensive once monetized
×Multi-agent orchestration is inherently fragile and prone to compounding errors across handoffs
×No track record of production reliability at scale — the technology is unproven beyond demos
×Unclear how deep each department agent goes compared to dedicated tools like Copilot for code or Apollo for sales