# Your time is the real cost.

> The price of a tool is small next to the hours you spend writing, fixing and moving code around. Here is where those hours go, and a calculator that uses your own numbers.

Source: https://algobarsx.com/savings/

## Where the hours go.

| What eats your time | What changes with AlgoBarsX |
| --- | --- |
| Learning a coding language before you can test one idea | The code reads like plain words. Or type the idea in English and press Convert. |
| Hunting small bugs, like a stop in the wrong unit | The compiler catches it first and offers a fix. |
| Writing the same rule again for the chart, the test, the alert and the bot | One script does all four. |
| Moving scripts between platforms by hand | Paste them in. Each line comes back with a note. Always read the result. |
| Explaining your code to a partner, a client or a risk manager | Send them the plain-English description the compiler wrote. |
| Paying a developer for every small change | Change a number or a line yourself, and read it back to be sure. |
| Losing a version that worked | Every run is kept with the code that made it. Go back any time. |

## Work it out with your numbers.

Change every box. We do not know your costs, so we will not guess them.

The page has a calculator: (hours today − hours in AlgoBarsX) × items per month × your hourly cost + tool costs you would cancel. It uses your own numbers and makes no promise.

## What AlgoBars costs.

- **$0 a month** Every feature is open. No card. Not a trial.
- **250 AI credits each month** Credits pay for AI, tests and auto trades.
- **Buy more only if you want to** Extra credits are optional, in any amount. See [pricing](https://algobars.com/pricing).

> **Saving time is not the same as making money.** This page is about the hours you spend building tools. It says nothing about trading results. Trading is risky and you can lose money.

## Important

Trading is risky and you can lose money. AlgoBars is software, not a broker or an adviser. Backtests are hypothetical and leave out spread, fees, swaps and slippage. AlgoBarsX is in beta.