# Pricing — TikVault (https://tikvaults.com)

> Official machine-readable pricing table and service entitlements for human creators, autonomous AI agents, LLM evaluation pipelines, and programmatic integrations.

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## 1. Executive Summary

TikVault operates on an uncompromising **100% Free Forever Utility Model** for all standard single, batch, audio, and photo carousel downloads. We believe creator utilities should remain fast, privacy-first, and completely free of aggressive paywalls, credit cards, or mandatory account logins.

| Plan | Price (Monthly / Annual) | Core Entitlements | Limits & Restrictions |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Community Web** | **$0.00** (Free Forever) | Unlimited Single 1080p Full HD MP4, 320kbps MP3 Audio, Story & Photo ZIP | Zero paywalls, zero account creation |
| **Batch Multi-Queue** | **$0.00** (Free Forever) | Simultaneous queueing & parallel download of up to 50 URLs with 1-click ZIP | Unmetered sessions |
| **Chrome Extension** | **$0.00** (Free Forever) | Official Web Store extension with inline 1-click download overlay | Free lifetime updates |
| **Creator Studio Tools**| **$0.00** (Free Forever) | Money, Coin, RPM, Engagement Calculators, Safe-Zone Inspector, Font Generator | Instant client-side computation |
| **Enterprise / Custom** | Custom (contact@tikvaults.com) | Dedicated unthrottled API endpoints & high-volume webhook syndication | SLA guarantees |

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## 2. Feature & Entitlement Breakdown

### Tier 1: Free Community Access ($0 USD)
- **Single Video Downloads**: Unlimited 1080p Full HD MP4 downloads with original TikTok watermark cleanly removed.
- **High-Fidelity Audio**: 320kbps MP3 stem isolation (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) preserving original author metadata.
- **Photo Slideshows & Carousels**: Full-resolution image extraction packaged into an instant client-side ZIP archive.
- **Batch Multi-Downloader**: Parallel processing queue supporting up to 50 TikTok links at once.
- **Ephemeral Story & Avatar Saver**: Full HD ephemeral 24-hour story archives and profile picture zoom.
- **Privacy & Zero-Logging**: Zero persistent server disk storage; media streams through ephemeral proxy sockets with strict RFC 1918 anti-SSRF defense. No tracking cookies.

### Comparison With Paid Market Alternatives
- **SnapTik / SSSTik**: Free but cluttered with invasive multi-tab popunders, deceptive download ads, and no batch ZIP.
- **Paid Video Scrapers (Apify, RapidAPI)**: $49 to $199 / month with metered API calls and rate-limit penalties.
- **TikVault**: **$0.00 (100% Free Forever)** with clean modern UI, high-speed CDN streaming, and full mobile PWA support.

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## 3. Commercial & Advertising Model
TikVault is sustainably self-funded through **programmatic web advertising** (Google AdSense, Prebid.js):
- Compliant with **Google Better Ads Standards**.
- Zero deceptive popups, zero forced redirects, zero hidden software bundles.
- High-viewability reserved containers ensuring zero Cumulative Layout Shift (**CLS = 0.000**).

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## 4. Autonomous Agents & API Usage
- **Machine-Readable Endpoints**:
  - LLM Summary: `https://tikvaults.com/llms.txt`
  - Extended Knowledge Graph: `https://tikvaults.com/llms-full.txt`
  - Pricing Spec: `https://tikvaults.com/pricing.md`
- **Rate Limits**: 60 requests/minute per client IP to prevent denial of service and server abuse.
- **High-Throughput Partnerships**: Inquire at `contact@tikvaults.com`.