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fabPlane vs Tokmetry

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fabPlane compared with Tokmetry
DetailfabPlane logo fabPlaneTokmetry logo Tokmetry
What it doesDesign PCBs with an agent that works in KiCad Know exactly where every AI dollar goes
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free: $0/month (1 developer, 1 project, 7-day event history). Starter: $10/month (3 developers, 2 projects, 30-day event history). Team: $50/month (10 developers, 5 projects, 90-day event history). Business: $100/month (100 developers, 100 projects, 180-day event history).
Key features
  • AI agent drafts schematics and board layouts based on text descriptions
  • Review changes as diffs before applying to your project
  • Works directly on KiCad .kicad_pro files with no conversion needed
  • Catalog of open hardware projects to explore and edit
  • Manufacturing checks and ordering integration
  • 3D board preview and visualization
  • Browser-based project exploration without desktop app
  • MCP server support for Claude Code and Codex
  • Autorouter and design rule checker integration
  • Cross-platform support for macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Track spending by project, developer, model and provider
  • Privacy-preserving SDK that never collects prompts or responses
  • Fail-open design ensures AI calls work even if Tokmetry API is down
  • Support for OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Gemini
  • Cost calculator to estimate spending on different models
  • No latency added to AI calls
  • Historical cost tracking with versioned pricing
What makes it different
  • AI agent works inside real KiCad, not screenshots, with every change reviewable as a diff
  • Completely free to download and use with no conversion or lock-in of your files
  • Catalog of open hardware designs ready to build or fork
  • Integrated manufacturing workflow from design review to order
  • Works with existing KiCad projects without requiring reimport
  • Designed for privacy with only metadata collection, never storing prompts or API keys
  • Fail-open architecture ensures your AI application keeps running even if the service goes down
  • One-line integration with no proxy or gateway required
  • Unified view across multiple AI providers with normalized costs
  • Waste detection and cost comparison between models
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)10 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)2122
Referring domains (Majestic)172

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