Tess

AI workforce platform for teams that need governed agents with memory, budgets, and approvals.

✓ Verified against tess.im · Nov 4, 2026Paid · from $20.83/moAPI

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What it does

Tess is an AI tool for chatting with an AI assistant, adding human approval to AI workflows and automating workflows between apps, made by Pareto. Paid plans start at $20.83 per month.

Tess is a workspace for creating and managing AI agents, which the product calls Human AIs. Each agent can have a role, memory, budget, and access to company knowledge and connected tools. Teams use Cowork, a mission-control view, to arrange agents like an org chart, schedule runs, review history, and approve work before it leaves the workspace. It is aimed at companies that want agents to handle recurring research, reports, follow-ups, and other operational work with oversight. Users delegate in plain language by describing the outcome. The agent plans the work, uses connectors and models, and reports back with a deliverable. Governance policies set allowed models, context size, connector access, and monthly budget per team or individual. Living Memory and knowledge bases give agents company context, while human-in-the-loop approvals and audit trails add control. An OpenAI-compatible API and MCP server, along with Zapier and N8N connections, link Tess to existing pipelines. Pricing is per workspace and shared across unlimited users, not per seat. Business is $41.67 and adds a team workspace, role-based access, and internal agent publishing. Enterprise adds SSO, SIEM audit events, compliance support, and custom billing. Credit packs can be added, unused monthly credits do not roll over, and the first paid subscription includes a 7-day satisfaction guarantee. No free plan is listed.

  • Workspace-level subscription pricing
  • 250+ AI models in one subscription
  • Governance policies for teams and individuals
  • Human-in-the-loop approvals and audit trails
  • Living Memory knowledge graph and connectors
  • Cowork mission control and agent org chart
  • OpenAI-compatible API and MCP server
  • Zapier and N8N integrations

Verified facts

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APIYes, OpenAI-compatible API and MCP servertess.im✓ Nov 4, 2026
Paid plans from$20.83 per month, billed yearlytess.im✓ Nov 4, 2026
PlatformsAPItess.im✓ Nov 4, 2026
PricingSubscription plans per workspace, not per seattess.im✓ Nov 4, 2026
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What you can do with it

Chatting with an AI assistant#1 of 23Adding human approval to AI workflows#2 of 6Automating workflows between apps#2 of 16Building AI agents#2 of 20Monitoring automation runs#2 of 5Automating repetitive tasks#3 of 31

Good at

  • Pricing covers unlimited users in a workspace
  • One subscription covers 250+ models
  • Governance includes budgets, model access, connectors and audit events
  • Connects through API, MCP, Zapier and N8N

Watch out for

  • Unused monthly credits do not roll over
  • No free plan is listed

Common questions

What is Tess used for?
Tess is used for chatting with an AI assistant, adding human approval to AI workflows, automating workflows between apps, building AI agents and monitoring automation runs. On AIToolMaps it ranks #1 of 23 for chatting with an AI assistant.
Is Tess free?
No. Paid plans start at $20.83 per month.
What platforms does Tess run on?
Tess runs on API.
Does Tess have an API?
Yes. Tess offers an API, so developers can use it from their own code.
Who makes Tess?
Tess is made by Pareto, based in Sao Paulo.
What are the best alternatives to Tess?
The closest alternatives are Gumloop, Make and Relevance AI, which do most of the same jobs. Gumloop is the closest one with a free plan.

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Listing history

  1. Nov 4, 2026Checked against tess.im
  2. Sep 23, 2026Listed