What is Dify? Visual AI workflows, free Sandbox, pricing, self-hosting, license and data
In Dify you connect models, tools and your documents in a visual interface to build a chat app, a workflow or an agent. There is both the hosted Dify Cloud and the open-source Community edition you install on your own server. Cloud has a free Sandbox (5 apps, 200 message credits). You can run it free on your own server, but the license adds conditions. Dify does not ship its own model; you connect your own model key.
- What it does
- Builds AI chat apps, workflows and agents in a visual interface
- Free
- Sandbox: 5 apps, 200 message credits
- No-code
- Largely yes; a model key is required
- Self-hosting
- Yes: Docker, single workspace
- Price
- Professional $59 · Team $159 (monthly billing)
What does Dify do? Can I use it without code?
In Dify you connect AI models, a knowledge base (an assistant that answers from your own documents) and tools in a visual flow; the result is a chat app, a workflow or an agent, and it can also be exposed as an API. You choose the model provider (your own API key or Dify's credits).
Largely yes: apps are built visually in the browser. You sign in to Dify Cloud with GitHub, Google or an email code. Installing it on your own server requires Docker and the command line.
Who it helps: teams and developers who want to build an assistant or automation that works with their own documents.
How do you self-host Dify?
- Install Docker and Docker Compose 2.24.0 or later (at least a 2-core CPU and 4 GiB RAM).
- Use the command in the docs to download the repository at the latest release tag and go into the docker folder.
- Config file:
cp .env.example .env - Start:
docker compose up -d - Open http://localhost/install in your browser and complete the initial setup.
!Security advisories: GitHub lists high-severity records in 2026 (July 15 and August 19, 2026; cross-tenant access). The fixed version is not clear from these sources; always run the latest version on your own server.
Is Dify free? Plans, pricing and license
- 200 message credits
- 5 apps, 50 documents, 50 MB
- 5,000 API calls per month
- Extra members
- 5,000 message credits per month
- 3 members, 50 apps, 500 documents, 5 GB
- 10,000 credits per month
- 50 members, 200 apps, 20 GB
Community (your own server) is free with a single workspace; SSO and multiple workspaces are reserved for Enterprise. Prices are in US dollars, excluding tax. The pricing page shows yearly prices by default; the monthly values come from the page source. The pricing page does not call the Sandbox's 200 credits "monthly"; the billing documentation says they are one-time and do not renew monthly.
!License: the pricing page describes Community as "for non-commercial projects", but the LICENSE file (Apache 2.0 plus additional conditions) allows commercial use. Two cases require written permission: running a multi-tenant service with the Dify source code, and removing the logo or copyright notice. If you plan to embed it in your product or offer it as a service, get written clarification from Dify.
Official pricing page last checked on .
Where is my data, and does Dify support Turkish?
LangGenius states that it does not train models and will not use your AI interaction data for training. If you use your own API key, the data goes to the model provider you chose and its rules apply.
Data is kept while the account is active; if you do not sign in for 24 months, the account and data may be deleted. Deletion: from account settings; deleted data cannot be recovered. Turkey and KVKK (Turkey's Personal Data Protection Law) are not mentioned; data may be processed in more than one country.
The user documentation lists English and Chinese as interface languages; the source code marks tr-TR as a supported language. The documentation does not clarify whether it appears in the Cloud menu. The response language depends on the model you connect; documentation is only in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Cancel: Settings then Billing then Manage › cancel. The plan runs until the end of the period, then reverts to Sandbox. Under the terms, there is no refund for the current period.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dify and what does it do?
An open-source platform where you connect AI models, your documents and tools in a visual interface to build a chat app, a workflow or an agent.
Is Dify free?
Cloud has a free Sandbox (200 message credits, 5 apps). The Community edition you install on your own server is also free, with a single workspace.
How much does Dify cost?
With monthly billing, Professional is $59 and Team is $159; with yearly billing, $590 and $1,590. Enterprise is custom. Prices are in US dollars, excluding tax.
Can Dify be used commercially?
The license (Apache 2.0 plus additional conditions) allows commercial use; running a multi-tenant service and removing the logo require written permission. The "non-commercial" wording on the pricing page conflicts with the license.
How do I install Dify on my own server?
With Docker Compose: copy .env.example to .env, run docker compose up -d, then open localhost/install. You need at least a 2-core CPU and 4 GiB RAM.
Does Dify support Turkish?
Sources conflict: the documentation says English and Chinese, while the source code marks Turkish. The response language depends on the model you connect.
Tasks and setup kits that use Dify
Related guides
Sources
Not clear in the official sources: Turkish language option in Cloud · Turkish responses and voice · payment and access from Turkey · phone verification and minimum sign-up age · KVKK · plan comparison details · the plan and limits of the new Agent (beta) · the version that fixes the security advisories. Each is noted in the relevant section with what you can do.