Which tools can I use the credits for?

Paid plans for AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and AI tools for phone answering, scheduling, marketing, and bookkeeping. Ask us about any other tool before you buy it.

Do I need to know how to use AI?

No. In your session, our team sets the tools up with you and teaches you how to use them on your own work.

Do I need a registered business?

No. You can apply while you plan your business.

Nothing. Framework pays for the credits and the session. We do not take equity or a fee for this program.

Can a software company apply?

The program is for businesses that serve local customers. We give priority to those businesses.

Is every applicant accepted?

No. We accept a limited number of businesses in each region every month. You can apply again later.

Framework AI Credits

$500 in AI credits for local businesses.

Use your credits with tools from

OpenAI
Gemini
Anthropic

Framework pays for the AI tools that new and growing local businesses use each day, and teaches you how to use them. We accept a limited number of businesses in each region every month.

$500 in credits for each accepted business

For ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or another approved AI tool

A session with our team that teaches you how to use the tools

Free. Nothing to buy and no obligation

Open to businesses in the Bay Area, Sacramento and the Central Valley, Los Angeles, and San Diego

Apply for credits

First name

Last name

Phone

Where is the business today?

I plan to start a businessI started in the last 12 monthsI have run it for more than a year

What kind of business is it?

Business name(optional)

Business ZIP code

Website(optional)

What would you use AI for first?

One or two sentences is enough.

How did you find this program?(optional)

For example, a chamber, an SBDC, a search, or a friend.

We reply within 10 business days, either way. We use your details to review your application and to contact you about it.

What you receive

$250 in credits when we accept you. At current prices, this pays for an AI assistant plan for about one year.
A 30-minute session with our team. We set the tools up and teach you how to use them on your own work, such as quotes, customer messages, and scheduling.
A further $250 after your session, for a second tool such as AI phone answering or bookkeeping.

Who can apply

You plan to start a business, or you own one with fewer than 50 people.
The business is in the Bay Area, Sacramento and the Central Valley, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
The business serves local customers. Examples are home services, health and wellness, professional services, and pet care.
One award for each business.

How it works

Apply on this page. It takes about two minutes.
We review each application and reply within 10 business days, either way.
If we accept you, we send your first credits by email and schedule your session.

Why Framework funds this

Framework helps people start and grow local service businesses. We invest in new owners and work with established owners. Each business we work with uses AI in its daily operations, and we want more local businesses to have the same tools. Accepted businesses have no obligation to work with us.

Starting a business Growing a business

For chambers, SBDCs, and economic development offices

You can list this program for the businesses you serve. It is free for them and for you. Email us for a link that reports how many of your businesses apply.

Suggested listing

Framework AI Credits: $500 in credits for paid AI tools, plus a session that teaches owners how to use them, for new and existing local businesses in the Bay Area, Sacramento and the Central Valley, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Free to apply. https://launchframework.ai/ai-credits

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Questions

About the credits

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How do you pay the credits?

We send a gift code or a prepaid card for the tool you choose. If a tool offers neither, we repay you when you send the receipt.

Credits have no cash value. Framework can change or end the program at any time. Framework is independent and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google.