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title: "One conversation. Verified pull requests."
description: "Ara is a YC P26 company. Current and alumni YC companies redeem Ara through Bookface, then start on Free or Pro. Talk to Main, let children do the work in isolated workspaces, and get every change back with evidence."
url: "https://ara.so/yc"
section: "Company"
---

# One conversation. Verified pull requests.

Ara is a YC P26 company. Current and alumni YC companies redeem Ara through Bookface, then start on Free or Pro. Talk to Main, let children do the work in isolated workspaces, and get every change back with evidence.

## An autonomous coding agent that stays on GitHub.

### One conversation

Main stays with you and delegates. Children do the mechanical work. You come back to the same thread instead of managing a fleet.

### Isolated workspaces

Each task gets its own workspace. Ara edits, tests, and records the run without asking you to babysit a local checkout.

### Evidence on the PR

The session hands back a real pull request plus the transcript, checks, and review trail. Intent, evidence, remember.

## Ship without rewriting how the team works.

### GitHub-native

Ara opens and updates pull requests on the repos you already use. No new workflow to adopt.

### Isolated runs

Every session works in its own workspace, then tears down. The repo stays the source of truth.

### Verified changes

Commands, failures, and fixes stay with the session so review starts from evidence, not a recap.

### Memory that carries

What a run learns about the repo is available the next time you ask, instead of starting from zero.

### Your models, or ours

Start on Ara-hosted inference. On Pro and above, bring a paid API key or subscription.

### Built for a batch

One conversation for the work that matters this week. Main delegates; you keep direction and taste.

## Redeem on Bookface, then use Ara’s public plans.

No invented partner credit. Current and alumni YC companies start on the same Free and Pro offers as everyone else.

- Redeem through Bookface if you are a current or alumni YC company.
- Free includes every Ara feature and a one-time $10 Ara-hosted inference balance.
- Pro is $20/month for Ara-hosted inference. Pro+ is $60/month and Ultra is $200/month.
- Sessions run in isolated workspaces and hand back verified GitHub pull requests.
- Transcripts, review, and repo memory stay with the conversation.
- On Pro and above, bring a paid API key or subscription — ChatGPT Codex, Claude, Grok, Kimi, and more.

## Sign up, redeem, start shipping.

### 01. Sign up for Ara

Create a workspace on Free. You get the full product and a one-time $10 Ara-hosted model balance.

### 02. Redeem on Bookface

Current and alumni YC companies complete redemption through Bookface, then return to Ara.

### 03. Start shipping

Connect GitHub, tell Main the change, and let a child session come back with a verified pull request.

## Questions & answers

### Who can redeem Ara?

Current and alumni YC companies redeem Ara through Bookface. If you are not on Bookface, start on Ara’s public Free or Pro plans.

### Do we have to change how we ship?

No. Ara is GitHub-native. Sessions work against the repositories you already have and hand back pull requests, transcripts, and review in place.

### Which models can we use?

Free includes a one-time $10 Ara-hosted inference balance. Pro and above add Ara-managed models and let you bring your own paid API key or subscription.

### Is there a YC credit amount?

Redeem Ara through Bookface, then use the public plans: Free with a one-time $10 Ara-hosted balance, or Pro at $20/month. Pro+ is $60/month and Ultra is $200/month.

### How do we redeem?

Sign up for Ara, complete redemption on Bookface, then connect GitHub and start a session. Main delegates; children do the work and return with evidence.

## Start the conversation.

Redeem through Bookface, then ship the next change as a session.