The science is free. Every plan runs the same model: rivers, glaciers, creep, landslides, faults, isostasy and real climate, on your own computer. Paying adds things to do with what you make.
Our rule: We charge for scale, administration, convenience and server cost. We never charge for the ability to see, check or reproduce a scientific result.
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Explore anywhere on Earth, for as long as you like.
$19.99 once, yours for good
For people who keep, print or study what they make.
$4.99 a month, or $39.99 a year
For things that live on our servers.
Annual terms. Pay by card, or by invoice at net 30; we accept purchase orders. Prices in US dollars, before any tax.
$59 a year, per class
One teacher, one class of up to 40 students.
$149 a year, per researcher
For academic and non-profit researchers.
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Departments, districts, universities and companies.
Tell us what you need and we'll reply by email with a written quote. Asking doesn't commit you to anything.
We're deciding what to build next for teaching and research groups, and we'd rather ask than guess. Tell us what you'd use. Ticking a box doesn't commit you to anything.
| Feature | Free | Lab Tools | Lab Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simulation | |||
| Physics and research controls | All | All | All |
| Grid detail | Up to 1024² | Up to 1024² | Up to 1024² |
| Area | Up to 80 km | Up to 160 km | Up to 80 km |
| Your own elevation data | — | — | ✓ |
| Keep what you make | |||
| Stills | 1080p | 4K | 1080p |
| Timelapses | 15 s at 1080p | 10 min, up to 4K | 15 s at 1080p |
| Heightmaps (GeoTIFF, STL, 16-bit PNG, masks) | — | ✓ | — |
| Analysis (profiles, charts, CSV, side by side) | — | ✓ | — |
| Run records and methods paragraph | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud saves | 3 | 3 | 1,000 |
| Share links | 30 days | 30 days | Permanent |
| Together | |||
| Rooms | 3 people, 60 min | 3 people, 60 min | 20 people (soon) |
Lab Tools and Lab Cloud are separate: Lab Tools covers what runs on your computer, Lab Cloud what runs on our servers. You can have both. No plan shows ads in Erode Lab. Prices are in US dollars; tax is added or included at checkout.
Because the model should be judged on its merits. Every setting, every data source and every calibration is open to everyone; what you pay for is keeping, exporting and sharing what you make.
Its tools run on your own computer, so they cost nothing to serve. Lab Cloud stores and runs things on our servers, which costs money every month, so it's a subscription. Cancel any time.
Email us within 14 days of buying Lab Tools for a full refund. Lab Cloud runs to the end of the period you've paid for.
Yes, including commercially, subject to the data licences in the Terms. Runs that use the mapped faults carry the GEM data's share-alike licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).
See Schools, universities and labs above. A teacher class is $59 a year and a researcher seat $149 a year; anything bigger, or an invoice or purchase order, starts with Get a quote. Or email hello@erodelab.com.
No. Our rule: we charge for scale, administration, convenience and server cost, and never for the ability to see, check or reproduce a scientific result. Run records, methods, data sources and sweeps in your browser are free on every plan.