# University billing

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/university-billing/10908>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [October 11, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/university-billing/10908 "2026-10-11T16:16:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![neocarto](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/neocarto/32/6554_2.png) [@neocarto](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/neocarto)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/university-billing/10908/1 "2026-10-11T16:16:19Z")

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There are education plans available, but as far as I understand, they are intended for teaching. Is it possible for a research team to get a free professional account, or would we need to pay for it, just like private companies do? For example, for @riate.