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# Pricing

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The MCP Server is available on **all Box plans**.

API calls are free only if **both** of the following conditions are met:

* You are using an app published in the **Box Integrations Center**, and
* You log in with your own Box account (OAuth).

This is the standard end-user use case (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Figma, etc.).

## When API calls are charged

API calls are charged in all other cases, for example:

* Non-published Box Platform apps
* Custom integrations or automations
* Use of additional integration credentials from the Box MCP Server
* Service account or scaled/shared workflows

| Case                               | Charged?                      |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Published app + your own Box login | No                            |
| Other use cases                    | Yes                           |
| AI, DocGen, Sign                   | Yes, based on your plan usage |

## How API calls are charged

If your use case falls into the charged category above, API usage is metered as follows:

| Action                                    | Cost                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Any tool invocation                       | 1 API call                                                         |
| AI tool invocation                        | 1 API call + AI Units (based on model tier and document length)    |
| Session initialization (once per session) | 1 API call                                                         |
| List tools (once per session)             | 1 API call                                                         |
| DocGen tool invocation                    | 1 API call + cost per document generated beyond included allowance |
| Sign request                              | 1 API call + Sign usage (per request; plan limits apply)           |

You can only use MCP tools that are included in your current Box plan.

<Note>
  Box AI, DocGen, and Sign are features included in specific Box plans and are subject to plan availability and limits. AI tools require a Box AI-enabled plan, DocGen and Sign depend on plan availability.
</Note>