Comet for Startups
AI Platform Credits
Comet Teams plan free for qualifying seed/Series A startups
Comet Teams free for seed and Series A startups under $10M raised, under 2 years old, and under 100 people — ML experiment tracking without the line item.
Who qualifies
Every condition below is taken from the vendor’s own published criteria. Read them before you spend an afternoon on the application.
Under 2 years old
The company must be less than 2 years old, measured from incorporation rather than launch. Predecessor entities and reincorporations are usually counted from the original date.
Startups
The programme is aimed at startups. Vendors read this loosely, but expect to describe the company and what you are building on the application.
About Comet for Startups
Quick answer
Comet Teams free for seed and Series A startups under $10M raised, under 2 years old, and under 100 people — ML experiment tracking without the line item.
Comet — the ML platform behind experiment tracking, model management, and the popular open-source Opik LLM-eval project — runs a startup program that gives qualifying companies the Comet Teams plan free. The gates are tighter than most programs (seed or Series A, under $10M raised, under 2 years old, under 100 employees), but if you fit, your whole ML team gets tracked experiments and a model registry without a SaaS line item.
What you get
- Free access to the Comet Teams plan for your whole team
- Experiment tracking: log, compare, and reproduce ML training runs
- Model registry and management from experimentation through production
- Program duration and seat specifics are confirmed at application — Comet doesn't publish them
How to apply
4 steps. The last one is the part most people skip.
- 1
Open Comet for Startups through the link on this page
It carries our referral tag. The terms you get are identical either way, and it never changes what this page says about the programme.
- 2
Have the eligibility evidence ready
Applications are checked against 2 conditions — under 2 years old, startups. Incorporation date, cap table and a one-line description of what you are building cover most of it.
- 3
Ask for the expiry window in writing
Comet for Startups does not publish how long the credit runs, and unused balance is almost always forfeited. Get the activation and expiry dates confirmed before you plan around the grant.
- 4
Know the rate you land on when it runs out
The point of a credit is a runway extension, not a permanent discount. Check standard list pricing for the usage you will have by then, so the first real invoice is a decision rather than a surprise.
Comet for Startups FAQ
The questions we actually get asked about this programme.
Ask us something elseOpik is Comet's open-source LLM eval and tracing project — you can self-host it free regardless of the program, and Comet also offers hosted Opik plans. The startup program's published benefit is the Comet Teams plan; ask at application whether hosted Opik usage is bundled.
Comet doesn't publish a duration on the program page — confirm the term and seat count when you apply. Given the under-2-years-old founding gate, treat it as an early-stage bridge rather than a permanent free plan.
Under the published criteria, no: Comet requires less than 2 years since founding, alongside under $10M raised, seed/Series A stage, and under 100 employees. Older teams can still use Comet's free individual tier or academic program if eligible.
