Guide · Updated June 2026

How to Track and Manage Your AI Subscriptions

The average AI power-user now pays for 4–7 different tools every month — ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Midjourney, Perplexity Pro, Cursor, ElevenLabs, and a few "I'll just try it for a month" experiments. Here's how to keep all of it visible and cut the charges you don't need.

1. Inventory every active AI subscription

Open your bank or credit-card statement for the last 60 days and search for openai, anthropic, midjourney, perplexity, elevenlabs, runway, cursor, github copilot, replit, suno, descript, krea. AI tools rarely use a shared biller, so they hide across statements as small recurring charges.

2. Record renewal date, price, and seat count

For each subscription, capture: renewal date, monthly or annual price, currency, and how many seats you actually use. AI providers change prices more aggressively than traditional SaaS — Claude, Midjourney, and Cursor have all repriced in the last year — so the "what I signed up for" price often isn't what you pay today.

3. Set a renewal reminder 3 days out

The single biggest source of waste is auto-renewal on a tool you stopped using. A reminder 3 days before charge gives you time to cancel, downgrade, or pause without losing access mid-project.

4. Audit usage monthly, not yearly

AI tools come and go fast. A monthly 10-minute review beats an annual purge — you'll catch the $20/month tool you used twice before it hits $240.

5. Cancel from one place

Each provider hides cancellation in a different place — settings, billing, account, workspace admin. Keep a list of direct cancellation URLs so you can act fast when you decide to cut a tool.

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