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r5d.chat ships as one product in two shapes. The application is identical; they differ in who operates the cluster and who is billed.

Managed

We run it. Sign up at r5d.chat, subscribe for $5 / month, and start immediately. No cluster, no upgrades, no database to back up.

Self-hosted

You run it. Install the published Helm chart into your own Kubernetes cluster. Your data never leaves your infrastructure.

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What differs

Both editions require you to supply your own model provider credentials. The subscription pays for the workspace infrastructure and the application, not for model tokens.

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Managed

Everything is already running. Create an account, subscribe, add a model provider, and chat.
  • Billing is handled by Polar, our merchant of record. Invoices, VAT, and cancellation live in the customer portal reachable from Settings → Subscription.
  • If a renewal fails, access continues for a short grace period rather than stopping immediately, so an expired card does not interrupt work in progress.
  • Cancelling keeps access until the end of the period you already paid for.

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Self-hosted

The chart and images are public; the application source is proprietary. You do not need an account with us, a licence key, or outbound access to any r5d service.
A self-hosted installation has edition: self-hosted, which is the chart default. In that mode the application contains no paywall and never contacts a payment provider, and registration stays invite-only until an administrator enables OIDC auto-provisioning.

Install with Helm

Full installation walkthrough, values, and private-registry notes.

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Licensing

The container images and the Helm chart are published for use with a self-hosted installation. The application source code is proprietary and is not distributed. Redistribution or resale of the images requires a separate agreement.