Pricing

Pay for what you use. Nothing more.

150 to 700

per research session, depending on depth

Every session includes

  • 15 to 25 minutes of thorough, multi-angle research
  • Structured memo with headings, analysis, and conclusions
  • Citations checked against primary sources
  • Citation network tracing to check for overruling
  • Full cost breakdown visible after each session
  • Run as many sessions in parallel as you need

How it works

  1. 1Add funds to your account (minimum ₹1,000). UPI, cards, and net banking accepted via Razorpay.
  2. 2Ask your legal question. Clauseo runs a thorough research session.
  3. 3See exactly what the session cost, broken down clearly. The cost is deducted from your balance.
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A Clauseo research session costs a few hundred rupees and takes 20 minutes. Compare that to the hours of associate time it replaces, billed at your firm's rates.

The pricing model

Why we charge per session, not per month.

If you have used other AI tools, they probably charge a flat monthly fee. Clauseo is different, and for a good reason.

You already understand this model.

You bill clients by the hour because different matters require different amounts of work. A simple opinion takes two hours. A complex regulatory filing takes forty. A flat fee for "unlimited legal work" would force you to cut corners on complex matters. The same principle applies to AI research. Simple questions cost less. Complex, thorough research costs more. You pay for the work actually done.

Fixed fees force quality cuts.

Other legal AI tools charge flat monthly fees because their AI does light work: summarize a document, draft a response, answer a quick question. The cost per query is tiny. Clauseo is different. It runs deep research sessions lasting 15 to 25 minutes, searching multiple databases, reading actual judgments, and tracing citation networks. A subscription would force us to use cheaper AI models, limit research depth, or cap your sessions. We chose quality.

The economics are straightforward.

A research session costs a few hundred rupees and takes 20 minutes. Compare that to the hours of associate time it replaces, billed at your firm’s rates. Run one session. Compare the output to what you would get from a junior associate in the same timeframe. The numbers speak for themselves.

Cost breakdown

What you are paying for.

Every research session involves three types of cost. After each session, you see exactly how much was spent on each, down to the individual line item.

AI analysis

70–80% of session cost

Clauseo uses the most powerful AI model available to read case law, reason through legal questions, and write your research memo. This is the bulk of the cost, and the component that determines the quality of your output. More complex questions require more reasoning, which costs more.

Legal database access

15–25% of session cost

Every time the AI searches for cases or retrieves a judgment from a legal database, there is a small per-use cost. A session that searches broadly and reads many documents will cost slightly more here than a narrowly focused one.

Web research

0–5% of session cost

When a question requires checking sources beyond case databases — regulatory websites, government notifications, recent developments — there is a small cost for each web lookup.

Caching reduces your cost automatically.

During a research session, the AI frequently needs to reference the same material multiple times — reading a judgment's holding, then returning to check a specific paragraph, then citing it in the final memo. The first time information enters the AI's working memory, you pay the full rate. Every subsequent reference to the same material costs 90% less. This is automatic and applies across the main agent and every sub-agent it delegates to. Across our sample research sessions, caching reduces AI analysis costs by approximately 58%.

Full transparency after every session. You see the duration, AI analysis cost, cached vs uncached breakdown, every individual database lookup, sub-agent costs, and the total amount deducted from your balance. Nothing is hidden.

Questions.

How does billing work?+
You add funds to your Clauseo account (minimum ₹1,000) through UPI, credit/debit cards, or net banking via Razorpay. When you run a research session, the exact cost of that session is deducted from your balance. There is no monthly fee, no subscription, and no expiry on your balance. You only spend money when you actually run research.
What determines the cost of a session?+
The depth and complexity of the research. A straightforward question with a few relevant cases costs less. A complex question that requires searching multiple databases, reading dozens of judgments, and running parallel research threads costs more. Most sessions fall between ₹150 and ₹700.
Can I see exactly what I was charged for?+
Yes. After every research session, you see a complete cost breakdown: how much was spent on AI analysis, how much on database lookups, how much was saved through caching, and if the AI delegated parts of the research to sub-agents, each sub-agent’s cost is shown separately. This is the same level of transparency you would expect from a detailed bill of costs.
Is there a minimum balance?+
Yes. You need at least ₹1,000 in your account to start a research session. This ensures sessions can run to completion without interruption. Unused balance stays in your account indefinitely.
Is GST included?+
18% GST is added to recharges. If your billing state matches ours (Karnataka), it is split as CGST + SGST. Otherwise, IGST applies. B2B invoicing with GSTIN is available on request.
Is CompetitionSearch free?+
Searching on CompetitionSearch is completely free, no signup needed. It covers 2,800+ CCI cases and 425+ NCLAT appeals with full-text search, sector filtering, and appeal tracking. When you want to open and read a full case document, we ask you to create a free account.
What payment methods do you accept?+
All major Indian payment methods through Razorpay: UPI, credit cards, debit cards, and net banking.

The only thing that convinces a lawyer is the output.

Try it. If the research memo is not good enough to use, nothing we say on this page matters.