Pricing

Build your EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, or O-1 case with AI-assisted evidence evaluation, petition drafting, and readiness scoring. Strong petitions aren't built in a month — evidence takes seasons to gather, refine, and strengthen. That's why Meritocrat runs on an annual rhythm: one price covers your entire case journey, with no monthly meter running while you work. Start free, cancel anytime.

Compare plans	Explore $0 forever, no card required Get a feel for your case before you commit to anything. Start for free	Prepare $149per year just $12.42/mo, billed annually Prepare and file one strong, complete petition start to finish. Get Started	Advance $365per year just $1/day, billed annually Unlimited casework with live web search and priority support. Get Started
Usage
Calibrate attempts	5	Unlimited	Unlimited
AI results insights	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Mira chat messages	5 / week	50 / week	Unlimited
Evidence storage	5 documents	250 MB (5 MB/file)	1 GB (5 MB/file)
Petition drafts	1 draft	1 draft with all features	Unlimited
AI petition actions	20 / month	150 / month	Unlimited*
Petition Tools
AI evidence evaluation & tag suggestions
Comment threading & version history
Exhibit numbering & petition PDF export
Portfolio PDF downloads	Unlimited (watermarked)	Unlimited	Unlimited
Support & Access
Live web search in AI assistant
Future feature upgrades included at no additional cost
	Start for free	Get Started	Get Started

* Fair-use limit applies to prevent abuse; typical case preparation stays well within it. All plans include encryption in transit and at rest — your case data is never used to train AI models. Need attorney review or want to connect with an immigration attorney? See Attorney Connect.

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering before you pick a plan.

Because petitions aren't a monthly project. Building a strong EB-1A or NIW case realistically takes 6–12 months of evidence gathering, drafting, and refinement. An annual plan covers your whole journey — including the RFE stage, if it comes — without mid-case billing interruptions.

Your data is never deleted. If your plan lapses, your account moves to Explore — everything you created stays visible, files above the free limits remain available, and the moment you renew, everything is restored exactly as you left it.

For you, working on your case — yes. Drafting, chatting with Mira, researching, evaluating evidence: never metered. Our fair-use policy only limits automated or bulk usage that no human working on a petition would generate.

Plans are non-refundable, except where consumer protection law provides a cancellation right. That's why Explore exists — take as long as you need to evaluate Meritocrat before you pay anything.

Meritocrat is a self-preparation platform, not a law firm, and nothing on the platform is legal advice. Many users prepare and file independently; others bring their Meritocrat-organized case to an attorney — arriving prepared can significantly reduce the hours you pay for.

Start on Explore and take the self-assessment — it's free and tells you where you stand. Ready to build? Prepare covers a full petition for most applicants. Choose Advance if you're working with large scanned exhibits, want live web research while you draft, or simply never want to think about limits.