Mel – the agentic terminal
The AI terminal for teams.
Mel for teams: one agentic terminal, shared credits, one invoice
November 11, 2026 · 3 min read
- Mel Business is $50 a seat a month, two seats minimum, with shared credits and one invoice.
- Every developer gets the same agentic terminal on Mac, Windows, Linux or VS Code.
- Configurable approvals keep the team in control of commands and edits.
- Start with a two-week trial on one real repo.
Mel Business gives a development team one agentic terminal, shared credits and one invoice, for $50 a seat a month with a two-seat minimum. Every developer gets the same team of agents that plans, builds, tests and ships, with configurable approvals that keep you in control of commands and edits. Mel – the agentic terminal (openmel.dev) is the agentic team for coding, and Business is the plan built for teams.
What does a team get with Mel Business?
| What | What it means for the team |
|---|---|
| A team of agents | Plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests and fixes what fails |
| Configurable approvals | You decide what the agents may do on their own and what they must ask first |
| Shared credits | One pool of hosted credits for the team, not one subscription each |
| One invoice | One bill to read, approve and file every month |
| Every computer | Mac, Windows and Linux, plus a VS Code extension |
Why not give everyone their own subscription?
You can, and for two or three people it works. As the team grows, separate subscriptions mean separate bills on separate cards, plans that do not match how much each person uses, and no single view of the total. Shared credits on one invoice make the cost easy to see and easy to review.
How much does Mel cost for a team?
Business is $50 a seat a month, with two seats minimum, so the smallest team plan is $100 a month. For one person, Mel is free with your own API key (your provider's usage charges apply), Pro is $20 a month and Max is $200 a month. See pricing.
Which models can a team use?
On Mel Business, the team works with Claude, GPT and Gemini. Each developer can pick a model for a task, or leave it on Auto and let Mel choose for each turn.
How should a team start?
Tip: before the trial starts, write down who approves what the agents run. It decides your approval settings on day one.
- Pick one repo and two to five people. A real project with a working test command.
- Agree on approvals. Strict at first: ask before edits, installs and deletes.
- Pick three real tasks each. Each with a clear finish line, such as "this test passes".
- Review every diff. Read the change, run the tests, then merge the usual way.
- Meet after two weeks. Count what shipped, what you fixed by hand, and what it cost on the one invoice. Decide from that.
What should you measure in a trial?
- Tasks finished without a hand rewrite.
- Time from task to merged change.
- How often an approval caught something you did not want.
- Total cost on the invoice, against what shipped.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum team size? Two seats.
Can each developer use their own editor? Mel runs as a desktop app on Mac, Windows and Linux, and as a VS Code extension.
Is Mel open source? Not today. Open source is planned.
Try Mel with your team
Download Mel for free to try it alone first. To set up a team trial on your own repo, write to hello@openmel.dev and we will set up a short demo.
Mel – the agentic terminal · openmel.dev. The agentic team for coding.
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