# Tier System

| Feature | Free | Paid (BYOK) |
|---------|------|-------------|
| BM25 full-text search | Yes | Yes |
| PDF and EPUB upload | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited local ingestion | Yes | Yes |
| Directory scan | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid vector search | No | Yes (local Ollama) |
| RAG chat with page citations | No | Yes (local Ollama) |
| Embedding model choice | No | Yes |

## BYOK unlock

Setting `PAGEPIPER_OLLAMA_URL` in your `.env` unlocks all Paid-tier features at no cost. You supply your own compute; Pagepiper supplies the pipeline.

```bash
PAGEPIPER_OLLAMA_URL=http://localhost:11434
```

## Cloud managed tier

The hosted instance at [pagepiper.circuitforge.tech](https://pagepiper.circuitforge.tech) runs on Circuit Forge infrastructure and requires a Paid tier license key. A free trial is available without a key.