Start free. Scale when it works.
Sign up free with 200,000 AI tokens on your first bot, no card required. Then a one-time $10 trial month, or go straight to Entry through Elite at $25 to $199 a month. Commit for 3, 6 or 12 months and save up to 20%. Elite plans can bring their own AI key for uncapped builds.
Pay monthly, or save with a term, 3mo −10% · 6mo −15% · 12mo −20%. Your AI build budget still refreshes every month.
Everything that changes between tiers, side by side.
| Feature | Trial | Entry | Pro | Studio | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI builds / mo | 3 | 40 | 150 | 400 | 1,200 |
| Preview backtests / mo | 10 | 300 | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ |
| MT5 DeepTests / mo | 0 | 15 | 75 | 250 | ∞ |
| Optimization runs / mo | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 150 |
| Platforms | MT5 | MT5 | MT5 + Pine | MT5 + NT8 + Pine | All |
| Compiled .ex5 download | |||||
| Full source (.mq5/.cs) | |||||
| Web IDE (Monaco) | |||||
| Concurrent jobs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| White-label / API | |||||
| BYO-AI integration (your own API key) | |||||
| AI spend cap / mo | $2 | $15 | $40 | $90 | $180 |
Extend any plan
Top up capacity, unlock a platform, or hand the build to us, without changing tiers.
BYO-AI integration
Connect your own Claude or OpenAI key and your builds stop counting against the plan cap, pay model costs straight to the provider, uncapped. Switch back to hosted AI any time.
- Bring-your-own AI keyElite only
Capacity packs
Top up any plan when you hit a limit mid-month. One-time, never expires.
- +50 AI builds$9
- +25 MT5 DeepTests$9
- +10 optimization runs$9
Unlocks
Add a single capability without jumping a whole tier.
- Source-code unlock$15/mo
- NinjaTrader 8 unlock$10/mo
- TradingView Pine unlock$10/mo
Services
Hand it to us when you'd rather not build it yourself.
- Done-for-you bot$149
- White-label workspace$49/mo
- Managed VPS deploy$29
Questions, answered
No. The QuantLab desktop agent installs MetaTrader 5 for you and opens a free demo account on first run. If you already have MT5, it uses yours. MT5 DeepTests run in your own Strategy Tester, on your hardware.
Preview backtests are instant, in-browser estimations so you can iterate fast on a strategy. MT5 DeepTest runs the genuine MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester on your machine for full fidelity, tick accurate results you can trust before going live.
On Elite you can plug in your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or OpenRouter API key, and switch between it and the QuantLab hosted pool any time. Builds generated with your key don't count against your monthly build cap, you simply pay the model provider directly, so your build volume is effectively uncapped.
Compiled .ex5 binaries download from Entry up. Full editable source, .mq5 for MT5, .cs for NinjaTrader, Pine for TradingView, unlocks on Pro and above, or à la carte via the source-code unlock add-on.
MetaTrader 5 is the deepest integration: your machine compiles it to .ex5 and runs the MT5 DeepTest, the genuine Strategy Tester, plus the optimizer. NinjaTrader 8 builds are generated NinjaScript, packaged as an importable add-on that compiles inside your own NinjaTrader. TradingView builds are generated Pine v5 you paste onto a chart. You can also pick Other and name any platform (cTrader, Python, TradeStation, and more); QuantLab writes the code and delivers it as source to download. Local compile and backtest are MetaTrader 5 only.
Pay by EcoCash or mobile money through Paynow. Choose monthly, or commit to a 3, 6 or 12-month term for up to 20% off. There's no lock-in: month-to-month cancels anytime and you keep access to the end of the period; term plans simply run to the end of the term you paid for. The Free tier, including your 200,000 trial tokens, never expires.
No. Backtested and hypothetical results have inherent limitations and are not indicative of future performance. QuantLab is a software tool, not financial advice. You are responsible for your own trading decisions and risk.
// Pay with EcoCash & mobile money via Paynow. Trading involves risk; backtested results are not indicative of future performance.