Pickaxe

What it does

Done-for-you service

PartlySelf-serve software first, but the vendor's own team will scope and build your workspace in paid one-to-one sessions starting at $30 after a free 15-minute consultation.Custom Support is hands-on, one-on-one help from the Pickaxe team.pickaxe.co/learn/custom-support ↗

How much it does unattended

Runs autonomously

PartlyStandard agents only act when a user writes to them; unattended scheduled runs arrive with Agentic Runtimes, which the docs mark as beta and gated behind a call with the vendor.agents can run on a schedule, kicking off tasks automatically at set intervals (hourly, daily, weekly, or any cron expression) without anyone needing…pickaxe.co/learn/openclaw-ai-engine ↗

Multi-agent

YesAgents can be chained: one agent is connected as another's Action so a triage agent routes to specialists, which is also the vendor's recommended way past its four-action guidance.create a waterfall setup — a primary agent that routes to other agents, each with their own focused set of actionspickaxe.co/learn/actions ↗

Agent permissions

PartlyControl is up-front rather than interactive: you scope what an agent may do with trigger prompts and by choosing whether an Action runs through your account or the end user's, with no documented approval prompt before it fires.Each action has its own trigger prompt where you specify the exact conditions that should cause it to fire.pickaxe.co/learn/actions ↗

Which models it runs on

Claude

YesAnthropic is one of the providers in the model catalogue and Claude models appear as selectable options per agent, billed through Pickaxe credits rather than your own Anthropic account.Build with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and more, all in one platform.pickaxe.co/models ↗

GPT

YesOpenAI is named first among the catalogue's providers and GPT and ChatGPT model cards are selectable in the builder, with cost per model shown on the same page.Build with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and more, all in one platform.pickaxe.co/models ↗

Open models

YesOpen-weight families such as GLM, DeepSeek and Kimi are offered in the catalogue, but they run on Pickaxe's infrastructure and are billed in credits, so you are not running the weights yourself.Z.ai's flagship open model for complex reasoning, coding, tool use, and long-context agent workflows.pickaxe.co/models ↗

Model choice

YesYou choose the model per agent and can swap it at any time without rebuilding the agent, and the vendor makes not being locked to one provider an explicit selling point.Building on Pickaxe means you're never locked in — when a better or cheaper model comes along, you can switch to it in seconds without changing…pickaxe.co/learn/models ↗

Where you use it

In your editor

PartlyThere is no Pickaxe editor extension; instead the hosted MCP server exposes the workspace as tools inside Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code, which needs a workspace API key that Gold bills per request.Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, or any other MCP client straight to your Pickaxe workspace.pickaxe.co/learn/mcp-server ↗

On the command line

YesA published CLI drives the whole account from a terminal, creating agents, syncing knowledge bases and configuring deployments, and is built for a coding agent to run on your behalf.A powerful command-line interface that gives you full control over your Pickaxe account.pickaxe.co/cli ↗

In a browser

YesEverything is built in a browser: a visual agent builder plus hosted portals, pages and direct links your customers open on the web, optionally on your own domain.Design, configure, and deploy custom AI agents in minutes. Set role instructions, choose from 50+ models, connect knowledge bases, and add actions —…pickaxe.co/features ↗

What it costs to run

How it meters

YesTwo meters at once: a monthly plan fee that includes a dollar-denominated credit allowance, then consumption billed per agent response at live per-model rates.$1 credit equals $1 of usage cost.pickaxe.co/pricing ↗

Free tier

YesYou can create an account and build without paying or talking to sales; the free account carries a small monthly usage allowance rather than a countdown trial.Every user gets $5 of usage when they sign up for a free account. This allowance replenishes monthly, on the 30-day anniversary of their sign-up date.pickaxe.co/post/how-do-credits-on-picka… ↗

API access

PartlyA REST endpoint per agent exists on every paid plan, but on entry-level Gold each call is billed at a penny on top of the plan, and it is only included from Pro upward.Agent & Workspace API at 1¢/reqpickaxe.co/pricing ↗

MCP server

YesAnother agent can drive the workspace through a hosted MCP server at a single address, authenticating with a workspace, personal or deployment key, and can run any agent without deploying it first.Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, or any other MCP client straight to your Pickaxe workspace.pickaxe.co/learn/mcp-server ↗

Bring your own key

NoModel inference is always resold through Pickaxe credits: the vendor rules out bringing your own model keys, so you cannot put spend on your own provider account.Pricing flows through Pickaxe credits — no BYOK, no surprise model-provider invoices.pickaxe.co/ai-agent-api ↗

Buying it for a team

A company can buy it

YesA Business tier is sold to companies with collaborators, custom credit packages and dedicated support, though it is bought through a call and carries a six-month minimum commitment.For companies and teams building custom solutions together.pickaxe.co/pricing ↗

Seat model

PartlyNot seat-priced: a flat plan fee with a collaborator ceiling per workspace, one on Gold, four on Pro, five or more on Business, so extra builders mean a tier change rather than an extra seat.Include up to 1 collaborator per Workspacepickaxe.co/pricing ↗

Pooled budget

YesOne balance for the whole workspace: every end-user interaction is drawn from the owner's credits, which is why per-user wallets and access-group limits exist to cap them.Yes, when an end-user of your tool uses your agent, it counts against your credits.pickaxe.co/pricing ↗

Admin controls

YesOwners restrict what agents may do for whom: access groups decide which deployments a user reaches, each user gets a usage budget, and users can be banned by email or IP.Assign a per-user wallet — a usage budget in credits or uses.pickaxe.co/learn/member-access-groups ↗

Audit log

PartlyWhat is recorded is end-user activity: conversations, action runs and spend per user, which the vendor calls an audit trail. No immutable log of administrative actions is documented.Complete interaction tracking, usage pattern monitoring, and detailed analytics. Maintain the audit trails your compliance team needs for procurement…pickaxe.co/enterprise-ai-security ↗

Single sign-on

PartlySSO is tier-gated and end-user-facing: signed-token Embed SSO from Pro, 'advanced SSO' only on Business, and the vendor never names SAML or OIDC on any page.Advanced SSO & user managementpickaxe.co/pricing ↗

What happens to your code

Opt out of training

PartlyThe terms reserve the right to train on prompts and outputs and exempt only Pro members for as long as they stay on Pro; uploaded documents are always excluded, and there is no self-serve toggle.Pickaxe will not train models on any data generated by members of the Pro tier during the time that they retain Pro tier membership.pickaxe.co/terms ↗

Getting out

PartlyThe CLI pulls a local copy of agents, deployments and documents, and bought credits never expire, but plan credits reset each cycle without stacking and nothing is refundable on cancellation.Any additional credits that you buy will never expire and roll over to any month.pickaxe.co/post/how-do-credits-on-picka… ↗

Certifications

YesThe vendor claims a SOC 2 examination plus GDPR and CCPA compliance, with reports offered to enterprise customers through a Trust Center whose link did not resolve when tested.SOC 2 examined, GDPR and CCPA compliant, with enterprise SSO and end-to-end encryption.pickaxe.co/enterprise-ai-security ↗

Not established: Data residency