What Lobby Costs and What the Starting Price Includes

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Lobby's starting price is $42/month, according to the pricing line on the thelobby.ai homepage. That entry price includes unlimited emails and calendars, while access to 50+ tools is listed as an addon. The page does not publish addon pricing, billing terms, or a free tier, so treat $42/month as the confirmed floor and confirm the rest with Lobby before committing.

What the $42/month Starting Price Covers

Included at starting price Detail from the page
Unlimited emails No per-message cap stated
Unlimited calendars No per-calendar cap stated
Prompt-free email coordination The agent predicts and coordinates workflows; you approve rather than prompt
Desktop apps IOS and MacOS download links are shown on the site

The product itself is a predictive email workflow agent. Per the homepage, you connect your tools and the model predicts your email workflows end to end — "No prompt, you just approve." That workflow capability is the core of what the subscription buys; the email and calendar allowances are the usage envelope around it.

What Costs Extra or Needs Confirmation

  • 50+ tools addon. The page lists this as an addon without a price. If your workflow depends on connecting many external tools, ask Lobby for the addon rate before assuming $42/month is your total.
  • Billing cycle and cancellation. Not stated on the page.
  • Free trial or free tier. Not mentioned. The site offers "Try Lobby" and a login, but the page does not say whether trying it is free or time-limited.
  • Seats and team pricing. The page describes a personal behavioral model ("models your judgment," "user-owned and portable"), but publishes no per-seat structure.

How to Decide Whether the Starting Price Fits

Use these conditions to judge fit before you sign up:

  1. You mainly need email and calendar coordination. The base price covers unlimited use of both, so heavy email volume does not appear to push you into a higher tier on the stated terms.
  2. You rely on many connected tools. Budget for the addon and get its price first; this is the most likely gap between $42/month and your real cost.
  3. You want to evaluate accuracy before paying. The page claims 92% prediction accuracy, 5-task prediction depth, and a 7-day horizon to converge, with 80+ sub-agents. These are vendor-stated figures; test them against your own inbox during any trial period.
  4. Portability matters to you. Lobby says the behavioral model is user-owned and portable across systems. If you plan to move between tools, confirm how export works, since the page describes the principle but not the mechanism.

Practical Next Step

Start with the "Try Lobby" link on the homepage and connect a single email and calendar account first. Watch whether the agent's predicted workflows match your actual judgment over the first week — that is the convergence window Lobby itself cites. Before the trial ends, ask Lobby directly for: the 50+ tools addon price, whether the $42/month rate is monthly or annual, and what happens to your behavioral model if you cancel. Those three answers determine whether the starting price is the real price for your use case.