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Front-end designers and developers use CodePen, a browser-based social code editor, to write HTML, CSS and JavaScript, preview the result live and share it as a Pen. It also supports preprocessors, hosts assets and lets paying members deploy pens, and many people use it as a portfolio.

Facts at a glance

FactValueSource
Free planFreemium: a free plan existscodepen.io/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
Starting price$8/mo · billed yearlycodepen.io/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026
PlatformsWebcodepen.io, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Pricing

Free plan · paid from $8/mo

USD, billed yearly

Model

Freemium

Free plan available

Price tiers

PlanPer monthPer yearUsage, as the vendor states it
FreeFreeUnlimited public Pens and 3 files per Pen
Starter$96/yr50 files per Pen, 2 GB asset hosting, 5 collaborators
Developer$144/yr150 files per Pen, 25 GB asset hosting, 10 collaborators
Super$312/yr300 files per Pen, 50 GB asset hosting, 15 collaborators

Prices are the vendor's list prices in USD.

  • 3 files per Pen

  • Private Pens and Collections need a PRO plan

  • API access: 100 requests per hour

  • API access: 1,000 reads and 3 creations per day

Source: codepen.io/pricing, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

  • Online editor with live preview for HTML, CSS and JavaScript

  • HTML and CSS preprocessor support

  • Collections for grouping Pens

  • Asset hosting for images, styles and scripts

  • Private Pens and Collections on PRO

  • Collab mode and Professor mode on PRO

  • Embeds and API access

  • Web

Sources: codepen.io/about, blog.codepen.io/documentation, codepen.io/pricing, codepen.io, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

  • StackBlitz

    Personal plan is free and includes unlimited public projects and GitHub repositories.

    stackblitz.com

  • JSFiddle

    PRO membership removes advertising from the editor and from listings, and adds private fiddles.

    jsfiddle.net

  • Playcode

    Static sites publish free on a Playcode address, while paid plans add own domains and backends.

    playcode.io

Sources: stackblitz.com/pricing, jsfiddle.net, playcode.io/pricing

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