Starting October 5th, 2026, Equip switches from our current pay-as-you-go model to subscription pricing. From that date, adding new credits to your account will require an active subscription.
What's changing, and when
Until October 5th 2026, top-ups work exactly as they do today, no action needed on your end. After that, adding credits requires a subscription.
You can see the subscription plans on our Pricing Page — the Standard plan starts at $30/month. Subscriptions are really just an automatic monthly credit purchase. The cost per assessment or AI interview itself isn't changing. Please read the FAQs to understand better how subscriptions work.
What happens to what you have right now
- Any credits you purchase before October 5th don't expire. Not ever, subscription or not, active or lapsed.
- You don't have to do anything right now. There's no migration and no deadline to react to, unless you specifically want to buy more credits.
- You won't be moved onto a subscription automatically. It only comes into play if you choose to top up after October 5th.
- Subscriptions carry credits. For example, if you are on the Standard Monthly plan that costs $30, you get 30 credits for it. You aren't paying anything extra for the subscription.
- The maximum allowed recruiter seats depends on the plan. For example, the Standard Plan allows only 2 seats.
- One thing worth knowing when you do subscribe later: any credits you get, whether from the plan itself or a top-up bought while subscribed, are tied to that subscription. If you cancel, those specific credits lapse with it. Anything you bought before October 5th is unaffected either way.
What this looks like for you
- You have 30 credits sitting in your account. They're yours to use whenever, no expiry. Nothing about this changes on October 5th.
- You have 100 credits and top up occasionally, maybe once or twice a year. Your 100 credits stay usable exactly as they are. If you want to add more after October 5th, you'll need an active subscription, but the credits you already have aren't affected either way.
- You use 500+ credits a year. Plans start as low as $30/month, and any credits from your plan that go unused in a given cycle roll over to the next, so regular usage costs about what pay-as-you-go did.
Why we're doing this
Equip today covers a lot more than assessments. Resume Screening, AI Interviews, and a full ATS are all part of the platform now. We're planning to add more (email automation, interview scheduling, and others). Pricing each of those a la carte gets complicated, both for us to maintain and for you to track. A single monthly cost that covers the platform is simpler on both ends.
It's also not meant to cost you more. If you used around 360 credits last year, roughly what most of our customers use, that usage lines up with the Standard plan. What you paid before and what you'd pay on a subscription come out about the same.
Recommendations
A few ways to sidestep subscriptions, or make one work for you, depending on how you use Equip:
- Stock up before October 5th. Buy a larger batch of credits now, under the current model, and they're yours permanently. You won't need to think about a subscription again until you've used them.
- Try a subscription for a one-off need. Subscribe, top up as much as you like while it's active, and cancel when you're done. Cancelling doesn't touch your account or data. But use up what you've bought first, since subscription-linked credits lapse when the subscription does.
- Go annual instead of monthly. An annual plan comes with a larger credit allotment upfront, so you're covered for the year in a single purchase instead of managing it month to month.
Questions about your account? Email us at hello@equip.co.