Free keeps the core research contract intact. Pro adds the higher-cost and higher-interpretation surfaces that need an actual product boundary: extended best-effort symbols, weighted benchmark baskets, public share links, larger tracking limits, deeper portfolio diagnostics, and deeper regime research reads.
Core liquid symbols stay free. Pro widens into best-effort long-tail coverage where the support promise is weaker.
Private research stays private by default. Pro unlocks public result links for runs you deliberately want to share.
More paper strategies, more portfolios, and higher compare capacity for users running a real ongoing workflow.
Research the core liquid universe with explicit guardrails.
Best for trying the full Pro workflow without a long commitment.
Lower effective monthly cost for users who already know they want the deeper research layer.
Backtest, compare, paper tracking, signals, strategy docs, methodology, guide, and the main dashboard stay accessible on Free. The point is to let users reach a real product insight before a payment decision exists.
The paid layer is where coverage becomes broader, storage becomes meaningfully larger, and research becomes easier to distribute. That is a cleaner monetization boundary than paywalling the first backtest.
The paid contract is about broader coverage, larger limits, easier distribution, and the deeper interpretation layer that helps move from headline metrics to actual portfolio and regime judgement.