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Contral for life. Pay once.
Contral is the AI coding assistant that teaches while you build. On AppSumo you pay once instead of monthly: three lifetime tiers, from $79.
Tier 1
$79
Tier 2
$139
Tier 3
$299
One-time payment. Refundable through AppSumo within 60 days.
What you get
AI speed. Real understanding.
01
Build mode
A repo-aware AI agent writes code at full speed and explains every function, pattern and decision as it goes.
02
Learn mode
A structured curriculum, starting with Java, with challenges, projects and boss exams inside a real editor.
03
Defense mode
Prove you understand what was built. Explain it, defend it, then ship it with confidence.
Your lifetime tier belongs to your Contral account, so it applies wherever you sign in: the extension for VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity and VSCodium, and the Contral desktop IDE.
Lifetime tiers
Three tiers. One payment.
Tier 1
Pro$79one-time
- 500 AI messages per day
- 10 Deep dives per day
- 5 Codebase analyses per month
- 500 Extension web searches per month
- 50 Sessions
- Not included: Completion certificates
- Not included: Premium model access
- Not included: Priority inference speed
Tier 2
Pro$139one-time
- 1,000 AI messages per day
- 20 Deep dives per day
- 10 Codebase analyses per month
- 1,500 Extension web searches per month
- 100 Sessions
- Not included: Completion certificates
- Not included: Premium model access
- Not included: Priority inference speed
Tier 3
Pro+$299one-time
- Unlimited AI messages per day
- 200 Deep dives per day
- 100 Codebase analyses per month
- 7,500 Extension web searches per month
- 200 Sessions
- Completion certificates included
- Premium model access included
- Priority inference speed included
Included in every tier
- All topics and languages
- Unlimited code explanations
- Plan and Deep modes
- Unlimited codebase chat
- Unlimited BYOK messages
- Auto-fix included
New to AppSumo? This code takes 10% off at checkout. New AppSumo customers only.
Who it’s for
Built for people who ship with AI
People who build with AI
You ship with Cursor, Copilot or Claude Code and want to explain, debug and defend the code you ship.
Why vibecoding isn’t enoughCS students
Use AI for real projects without skipping the understanding your courses and interviews expect.
Contral for CS studentsCareer switchers
Learn to code by building real software, with every line explained while you work.
Contral for career switchersActivation
Three steps to activate.
01
Buy on AppSumo
Pick a tier on AppSumo and complete checkout.
02
Click Activate
In your AppSumo account, find Contral in your products and click Activate. You’ll be sent to contral.ai.
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Sign in to Contral
Sign in or create your account. Your lifetime tier is linked right away. Then sign in to the extension or the IDE with the same account.
Already bought?
Activate from your AppSumo account, then manage your plan on your Subscription page. Activation links are valid for 24 hours; if yours expired, click Activate again.
Open my AppSumo products (opens in a new tab)Need a hand?
The docs walk through activation and tier changes step by step. If you’re stuck, reach us from the support page.
FAQ
Questions, answered
How do refunds work?
Can I change tiers later?
I already pay for a Contral subscription. What happens?
Can I use one license on several accounts, or stack licenses?
Do I need a new Contral account?
My activation link expired.
Pay once. Keep learning.
Lifetime access to Contral from $79, refundable through AppSumo within 60 days.