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Machined

Partially Agent-Ready
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · machined.ai · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 51 / 100
Content Creation
Free tier
Self-serve checkout
Public API

Machined scores 51/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; API access is partial; a free entry path exists.

See Machined pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
Machined pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · machined.ai/pricing
Free
Free
15 articles per month (BYOK)
1 project
1 team member
Single articles
Content clusters
Launch
$79/mo
or $59.25/mo billed annually
30 articles per month
1 CMS connection per project
3 Webhooks per project
Single articles
Content clusters
Growth
$139/mo
or $104.25/mo billed annually
100 articles per month
3 projects
3 team members
Single articles
Content clusters
Pro
$289/mo
or $216.75/mo billed annually
250 articles per month
6 projects
5 team members
Single articles
Content clusters
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Machined scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

2 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

0 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
51 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
1 user on Free plan
$0/mo
· 1 team member· 15 articles per month
Confidence: high
Launch plan for a small business
$79/mo
· 2 team members· 30 articles per month· 1 CMS connection
Confidence: high
Pro plan for an agency
$289/mo
· 5 team members· 250 articles per month· 6 projects
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 65/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

Yes

Can upgrade plan

Yes

Can buy more usage

No

Can cancel online

Yes

Payment methods

card

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

full

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

No

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

Yes

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

No

Purchase orders supported

No

MSA required

No

DPA available

No

Security review required

No

Trial

3 days (no card)

Annual discount

25% off

API readiness
API & developer surface

API-first product

Unknown

Sandbox present

Unknown

Webhooks

Yes

MCP mentioned

No

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Simple pricing, powerful content”

Buyer persona

smb
mid market
agency

Integrations mentioned
CMS connections
WordPress
Webflow
Webhooks
Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from Machined?
✓

Discover price

◐

Select a plan

✗

Pay per task

✓

Avoid a sales call

◐

API docs without auth

✗

Estimate cost upfront

Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-06. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
  • Every advertised tier is self-serve; no tier requires scheduling a call.
  • A free tier exists, lowering the bar for an agent builder to prototype before committing budget.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • API documentation is gated or absent; an agent cannot inspect the integration surface without authentication.
  • PPU requires account creation and an issued API key; a fully unauthenticated agent purchase is not yet supported.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How Machined could lift its score

Add a per-unit price (e.g. $X / 1K calls) to the pricing page so an agent can compute its own cost before committing.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Simple pricing, powerful content — Machined is the most affordable way to scale your content marketing. Sign up and start publishing AI-powered content clusters today.

tier_count

2

lowest_paid_entry_usd

0

free_tier

true

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

true

self_serve_paid_tiers

2

sales_only_tiers

0

public_api_docs_url

https://machined.ai/docs/quickstart

api_docs_auth_walled

false

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

null

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

false

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":false,"sitemap_xml":true,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":false,"x402_supported":false}

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Page heading: Simple pricing, powerful content
CTAs (40): Sign in · Get started · Features · Content Cluster Automation · Automated Internal Linking · Automated Keyword Research · AI Research & Citations · Customization · Integrations & Publishing · Pricing · Solutions · Local Businesses
Price tokens (8): $0/moplaceholderArticles · $79/moplaceholderArticles · $139/moplaceholderArticles · $289/moplaceholderArticles · $0 per month · $79 per month · $139 per month · $289 per monthArticles per
Sign inGet startedGet startedFeaturesContent Cluster AutomationAutomated Internal LinkingAutomated Keyword ResearchAI Research & CitationsCustomizationIntegrations & PublishingPricingSolutionsLocal BusinessesMarketing AgenciesSaaS StartupsSign inFlexible pricingSimple pricing, powerful contentMachined is the most affordable way to scale your content marketing. Sign up and start publishing AI-powered content clusters today.3-day free trialTry Machined free for 3 daysFull access to the Launch plan. No credit card required.After your trial, choose from one of the plans below.Start free trialMonthlyAnnual Save 25%Free$0/moplaceholderArticles15 articles /mo (BYOK)Projects (websites)1 projectTeam1 team memberContentSingle articlesClustersResearchAI imagesIntegrationsNo CMS connectionsNo Webhook automationsLaunch$79/moplaceholderArticles30 articles /moProjects (websites)1 projectTeam2 team membersContentSingle articlesClustersResearchAI imagesIntegrations1 CMS connection (per project)3 Webhooks (per project)Most popularGrowth$139/moplaceholderArticles100 articles /moProjects (websites)3 projectsTeam3 team membersContentSingle articlesClustersResearchAI imagesIntegrations1 CMS connection (per project)3 Webhooks (per project)Pro$289/moplaceholderArticles250 articles /moProjects (websites)6 projectsTeam5 team membersContentSingle articlesClustersResearchAI imagesIntegrations1 CMS connection (per project)3 Webhooks (per project)Need more projects, team members, or articles? Contact usCo…
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Agent-Ready Spec
Machined
Partially Agent-Ready

51

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Content Creation

Pricing model

Not advertised

Tier count

2

Free tier

Yes

Lowest paid entry

Free

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

2 / 0

Public API docs

Public

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from machined.ai/pricing
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
65/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

Machined pricing starts at $0/mo for the Free plan; paid plans range from $79/mo to $289/mo, with a 25% discount when billed annually.

Cheapest entry

Free plan (Free)

Actions
Open live pricing page
Verdict reflects Partially Agent-Ready status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://machined.ai/pricing.
Agent-friendly features1 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

x402 / MPP

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