ChatGPT costs R$100/month in Brazil. Here's the R$10 alternative.

R$100 per month.

That's what ChatGPT Pro costs Brazilian developers right now. At the current exchange rate, that's not a rounding error — it's a real barrier. For many developers in São Paulo, Recife, or Fortaleza, that's 3-5% of a monthly salary just to use an AI tool.

I built something different.

The math doesn't add up for Brazilian developers

Let's be honest about what ChatGPT costs in Brazil:

• ChatGPT Plus: ~R$100/month
• Claude Pro: ~R$100/month
• GitHub Copilot: ~R$55/month

Now compare that to the median developer salary in Brazil. Junior developers often earn R$3,000–R$5,000/month. ChatGPT at R$100 is 2–3% of gross income — before rent, food, transportation.

In the US, $20/month is a coffee budget. In Brazil, R$100/month is a meaningful expense.

What I built instead

I run SimplyLouie — a flat-rate Claude API wrapper that costs R$10/month.

That's 1/10th the price of ChatGPT, backed by Claude (Anthropic's model, which many developers prefer for coding tasks).

# Test it right now — free for 7 days
curl -X POST https://simplylouie.com/api/chat \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"message": "Explique como funciona async/await no JavaScript"}'

You get:

• Unlimited Claude messages
• API access for your own projects
• No per-token billing surprises
• 7-day free trial (card required, nothing charged for 7 days)

Why flat-rate matters for Brazilian devs

Per-token billing is unpredictable. When you're building a project, you don't know how much you'll spend. One debugging session can burn through $10 in API credits before you realize it.

Flat-rate means you know exactly what you're paying: R$10/month. Period.

The R$10 vs R$100 breakdown

Who this is for

This is for Brazilian developers who:

• Can't justify R$100/month for an AI tool
• Want API access without per-token billing anxiety
• Are building side projects on a budget
• Want to try Claude without committing to a full subscription

Try it

Free trial at simplylouie.com/br/

No charge for 7 days. If you don't like it, cancel before the trial ends — you pay nothing.

R$10/month after that. Less than a delivery fee.

SimplyLouie is an independent project. 50% of all revenue goes to animal rescue organizations.