How do the Free and Pro plans and tool call limits work?
Desktop Commander Remote has a Free plan and a Pro plan.
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $20 a month plus tax |
| Tool calls | 10,000 a month | Unlimited |
| AI apps | ChatGPT, Claude and any MCP client | ChatGPT, Claude and any MCP client |
| Support | Community | Priority support, including chat |
Your Desktop Commander plan is separate from your ChatGPT or Claude subscription. You keep using your AI app as usual, and Desktop Commander handles the connection to your computer.
What counts as a tool call
Every time the AI does something on your computer, such as reading a file, running a command or searching a folder, that is one tool call. A big task can take hundreds of them.
- A call counts when it reaches your computer and finishes, even if the command itself returns an error
- Calls that fail because of a lost connection or a timeout don't count
- A few small tools don't count, such as checking your usage or stopping a process
How the monthly limit works
- On the Free plan, the AI tells you in the chat when you've used 80% of the month's tool calls
- At 10,000, tool calls pause until the next reset or until you upgrade
- The count resets on the 1st of every month at 00:00 UTC
To see your usage, sign in at mcp.desktopcommander.app and open Usage. You can also ask in the chat: "How much Desktop Commander usage do I have left?"
Upgrade to Pro
- Sign in at mcp.desktopcommander.app with the email you use in ChatGPT or Claude.
- Open Plan & billing and choose Pro.
- Complete checkout. Tax is calculated from your billing details.
Pro applies only to the account you upgrade. If you still see the limit after paying, see Why do I still see the usage limit after upgrading to Pro?
Cancel Pro
Open Plan & billing and click Cancel subscription. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for, then your account moves to the Free plan.