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Mar 6, 2026

Puzzle Tokens/Credits

Puzzle is genuinely awesome, even without AI.

Add the AI features, and it turns into a serious timesaver. The kind where you pause and think, yeah....this just paid for itself. You cant really not use the AI functionality.

Tonight, I used the new AI tools (called Nova) to build several complex automation and AI‑agent workflows in minutes. Everything was logged, connected, and documented automatically. Clean mappings. No gaps. Honestly… it was impressive..

Tokens and Credits
There’s no BYOK. Using AI costs real money. I can’t yet give an exact cost per workflow because it depends on what you’re building, (Nova ai didn't compute token usage) but expect pricing similar to other AI‑powered tools. You’re paying for speed, convenience, and solid results and in practice, the time saved easily outweighs the token spend.

AI COSTS
LTD user are offer 200 starter credits.
500 AI credits | $20 one-time fee, credits never expire
500 AI credits | Included in $20 monthly Sub...

Support deserves a call‑out. Responsive, helpful, and clearly invested in the product. That matters more than most people think. I do like the product, the new ai features and the team.

LTD Pricing (The Only “Hmm” Moment)
For LTD users, AI token pricing is the same as a regular subscribers. HUH???

That said… this part feels a little weird.
The real value to the software is the AI and toekn usage.
If you own the software via LTD, paying the same token price as a subscription user doesn’t fully compute. Whats the point. The LTD would need to fall back to being $59 not THE $$$ were spending.

I don't think appsumo has figured it out but it will annoy so many users. Just the elephant in the room, that something that stands out and feels slightly off. You really have to calculate the value for yourself to see if its a fit.

To be honest, the LTD is not worth it. I will be happily spending 10-20 per month on tokens. So the LTD was a waste of money for me.

I think this could be fixed by including 1yr of tokens upfont for LTD users. But again this changes the dynamics of the LTD business.

Bottom Line | Puzzle totally delivers. | THE LTD Not so much.
If you care about saving time and building real workflows fast, it’s absolutely worth using, AI costs and all.

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b_ragone

b_ragone

Mar 6, 2026

Really appreciate this review 🙏 and glad Nova clicked for you tonight. Building complex workflows in minutes instead of hours is exactly what we designed it for!

On the LTD pricing question — I totally understand why it feels off at first glance. I broke down the full math in my response to Christian's review below, but the short version: your LTD eliminated the biggest recurring cost (platform access), and credit packs never expire unlike subscriber credits that reset monthly. The value is still very much there.

Your suggestion about including upfront credits for LTD users is noted — genuinely appreciate the constructive feedback rather than just frustration! That's the kind of input that helps us get this right. Thanks for the kind words about support too — that means a lot to a small team. We're all in on making this product great. ✅

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