Archal

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Archal provides stateful API sandboxes for testing AI agents and integrations against provider-shaped environments such as GitHub, Slack, Stripe, and Supabase. Each sandbox keeps data across tool calls, exposes REST and MCP endpoints, and resets to a declared baseline for repeatable harness and CI testing.

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Free access: Quickstart includes $20 in usage credits with no card required; docs also describe $5 after signup plus $15 after the first ready sandbox on the Usage offering.
API access: Documentation documents REST control plane at api.archal.ai, environment data-plane credentials, CLI, and hosted lifecycle MCP.

Is Archal right for you?

A good fit for

Agent developers, connector teams, and integration engineers who need isolated, stateful API twins without shared test accounts.

Before you choose

Usage offering bills $0.10 per active environment-minute rather than fixed monthly seat plans on the public pricing page.

Stateful API sandboxes

Archal lets teams create isolated sessions with realistic API behavior, inspect mutations, and reset to known starting states for agent and integration tests.

What it can do

Features & capabilities

Unknown is different from unavailable. Each fact carries its own evidence.

Capability	Value	Evidence	Checked
Sandbox model	Docs describe sandboxes containing one or more stateful environments that persist mutations until reset.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Environment catalog	Homepage lists integrations including GitHub, Slack, Stripe, Supabase, Jira, Linear, and Datadog with REST or MCP access.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Usage pricing	Pricing docs state each ready environment costs $0.10 per minute, prorated by the billed second on the Usage offering.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04

Understand the total cost

Archal pricing & plans

Pricing

Not listed

Official monthly price not confirmed

API: Documentation documents REST control plane at api.archal.ai, environment data-plane credentials, CLI, and hosted lifecycle MCP.

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The practical questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Archal used for?

Does Archal have a free plan?

Quickstart includes $20 in usage credits with no card required; docs also describe $5 after signup plus $15 after the first ready sandbox on the Usage offering.. This record does not confirm an ongoing free plan.

How much does Archal cost?

A listed monthly price has not been confirmed. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.

Can I use Archal through an API?

Documentation documents REST control plane at api.archal.ai, environment data-plane credentials, CLI, and hosted lifecycle MCP.. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.

What should I check before choosing it?

Usage offering bills $0.10 per active environment-minute rather than fixed monthly seat plans on the public pricing page.

Price history

No retained pricing changes yet. A current price alone does not establish a historical trend.

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