Pricing
Start free. One membership for everything. Teams pay per seat.
The skill check and Lesson 1 of every course cost nothing and need no card. One membership then covers all 21 subjects, both paths, and Nova — the AI tutor that grades what you write. Founding members keep their rate for life. Everything is free while early access is open.
Pricing
How much does Square 1 AI cost?
You start free, with no credit card anywhere below. One membership, one price, both paths included. Founding members keep whatever they pay now; the price never goes up on you.
Skill check
$0
free forever
- 3-minute skill check — no account to start
- Full 20-question AI-graded assessment
- Personal skill report with gap map
- Lesson 1 of every course, free
Founding membership
Cohort 01 · open$34.90/mo standard rate after founding
from $15.90/mo
founding rate, locked for life · free while early access is open
- Every course, both paths — career engineering tracks and no-code role tracks
- Real, hands-on projects in every track
- Nova — an AI tutor that adapts to whatever you're learning
- Every submission reviewed and graded, with feedback
- Verified, shareable skill report
For Teams
from $20/seat/mo
volume-tiered · free during early access
- Seats for your whole team
- Manager portal and invites
- Team skill reporting
Being early is a trade: you get a locked price and a direct line to the founder; we get the feedback that makes this the best place to learn.
For teams
Per-seat pricing for teams
Buy seats, invite your staff, track everyone from one dashboard. Billed monthly or annually; the more seats, the lower the rate. Free during early access, and the first corporate customers get 30% off these rates for life.
Starter
1–5 seats
$39/seat/mo
annual · $468/seat/yr · free for now
Small teams getting started
Set up a teamTeam
6–15 seats
$32/seat/mo
annual · $384/seat/yr · free for now
Growing teams upskilling together
Set up a teamGrowth
16–30 seats
$26/seat/mo
annual · $312/seat/yr · free for now
Departments scaling capability
Set up a teamScale
31–100 seats
$20/seat/mo
annual · $240/seat/yr · free for now
Best per-seat value for big teams
Set up a teamLarger than 100 seats, or an assessment-first engagement? See the team plans →
How does it compare to the old way?
Same outcome. Completely different numbers.
The Old Way
Cost
bootcamp tuition
founding rate — locked for life
Time to job-ready
tutorials, alone
one focused track
Real projects deployed
toy apps · maybe
live on GitHub
Code feedback
you guess
graded by Nova, our AI tutor
You can keep grinding the old way for years. Or you can take 3 minutes.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight
What's the difference between the skill check and the full assessment?
The skill check is 5 quick questions and takes about 3 minutes. No account needed to start or to see your result; leave an email at the end only if you want the report sent to you. The full assessment is 20 questions across multiple choice, short answer, and real code; Claude AI grades it in about 30 minutes and builds your personalised learning plan. Both are free.
Is Square 1 really free right now?
Yes. Cohort 01 early access is free with no credit card required. When paid plans open, founding rates are $29.90/mo on the 3-month track, $19.90/mo on the 6-month track, $15.90/mo on the 9-month track — and founding members lock their rate for life. It never goes up on you. Once founding seats close, new members join at the standard $34.90/mo rate.
How does the AI code review actually work?
Every project you submit is read line-by-line by Claude against the project brief and a marking rubric. You get a score out of 100, what you did well, and specific fixes — not a generic tip or a video to rewatch.
How much time do I need?
About 45 minutes a day. Tracks are self-paced and typically run 3 to 9 months depending on the plan you choose and where the assessment places you.
Do I need coding experience to start?
No. The assessment finds your level first, and the curriculum adapts from complete beginner through to advanced — you start where you actually are, not where a syllabus assumes.
What do I actually walk away with?
10+ real projects deployed to GitHub with live URLs, a verified skill report, and a portfolio an employer can open, run, and check — proof, not a certificate PDF.
Which subject should I pick?
There are 21 subjects, and each maps to a real role with a real salary range — AI Engineer, ML Engineer, Data Scientist, Security Engineer, and more. If you're unsure, the free 3-minute skill check recommends a starting track.
Is this videos, or actual coding?
Neither. It's 100% code and zero videos — you learn by building, every line you write gets AI feedback, and Nova (your AI tutor) knows your code, your weak topics, and your current lesson.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The 'AI for your work' tracks are 100% no-code — you learn to use ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini well in the job you already do. The career tracks are where you'd write code; the work tracks never ask you to.
Is this really for non-technical people?
Yes. There are role tracks for marketers, finance, founders, teachers, PMs, sales and more, all taught in plain English. You bring your job; we make you sharper at it with AI.
Which AI tools does it cover?
ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, covered even-handedly. The point isn't one vendor — the prompting and judgment you build transfer across all of them.
How is the work track different from the career courses?
The career tracks make you job-ready as an engineer or data professional and involve real code. The work tracks make you more productive with AI in the role you already have — no code, just your day-to-day work done faster and better.
What does “graded by Nova” mean for a no-code course?
You practise on real work scenarios — a marketing brief, a finance model, a lesson plan — and Nova, your AI tutor, scores the prompts you write and gives specific feedback. It's hands-on practice with a coach, not slides to click through.