CopilotKit Premium - Copilotkit

What is CopilotKit Premium?

CopilotKit Premium plans deliver:

A commercial license for premium extensions to the open-source CopilotKit framework (self-hosted or via Copilot Cloud)
Access to the Copilot Cloud hosted service

Premium is designed for teams building production-grade, agent-powered applications with CopilotKit. Extension features — such as Fully Headless UI and debugging tools — can be used in both self-hosted and cloud-hosted deployments.

<Callout type="info"> The **Developer tier** of CopilotKit Premium is always free — sign up, grab your public license key, and you're done. </Callout>

Premium plans

Developer — free forever, includes early-stage access and limited cloud usage
Pro — for growing teams building in production
Enterprise — for organizations with advanced scalability, security, and support needs

Early access

Certain features — like the fully headless chat hook — are initially available only to Premium subscribers before becoming part of the open-source core as the framework matures. All Premium subscribers get early access to new features, tooling, and integrations as they ship.

Current premium features

Fully Headless Chat UI — Early Access
Observability Hooks
Copilot Cloud
Inspector — free to use with any valid public license key

Getting access

Option 1: Copilot Cloud

All Premium features are included with Copilot Cloud — sign up, deploy your runtime, and you're set.

Option 2: Self-host with a license key

Access to Premium features requires a public license key. It's free.

<Steps> <Step> ### Sign up

Create a free account on Copilot Cloud. No credit card required, and you don't have to use Copilot Cloud itself. </Step>

<Step> ### Grab your public license key

From the left nav in the Copilot Cloud dashboard. </Step>

<Step> ### Use it in your provider

Pass your public license key to CopilotKitProvider:

tsx

<CopilotKitProvider publicLicenseKey="your-public-license-key">
  {children}
</CopilotKitProvider>

</Step> </Steps>

FAQs

Can I still self-host with a public license key?

Yes. Self-hosting with a license key is fully supported — the key is only required if you want Premium features. For Copilot Cloud specifically you use a separate publicApiKey.

What's the difference between a public license key and a public API key?

Public API key — connects your app to Copilot Cloud (the hosted service).
Public license key — unlocks Premium features (inspector, headless UI, observability hooks) and doesn't require Copilot Cloud.

You can have either one, both, or neither — they serve different purposes.