Best forProjects, docs and agents
THE SIMPLE VERSION
What is ClickUp Brain²?
ClickUp Brain² connects AI to tasks, Docs, Chat, Calendar, email, meeting notes and selected external services. It includes model choice, search and configurable agents. That breadth can save time in an established ClickUp workspace, but setup, whole-workspace add-on billing and connection permissions deserve careful attention.
✓ A good fit if you want to…
- Already manage projects in ClickUp
- Want AI search and agents across team work
- Can manage connections and sharing carefully
– Choose another tool if you…
- Need the simplest personal task manager
- Want to buy AI for only one seat
- Cannot audit shared agents and connected apps
YOUR FIRST 10 MINUTES
Start in three steps
- 1Map the permissionsCheck the ClickUp spaces, connected apps and users involved before adding an agent.
- 2Start with a read-only jobSummarise one project without sending messages or changing records.
- 3Inspect every outputTest as a normal user and confirm the agent reveals only intended context.
TRY THIS FIRST PROMPT
Summarise [approved project] into status, blockers and next actions. Cite the source task or document for each point and make no changes.
POPULAR USES
What can it help with?
PLANS
Free or paid?
The Free Forever workspace with a limited route for testing Brain features.
Best for testing one low-risk workflow.Unlimited Brain AI, model choice and 1,500 included AI Super Credits per user.
Best for teams needing search, writing and core AI help.The wider agentic suite with 5,000 Super Credits and additional unlimited features.
Best for a team actively using agents and automation.✓Free is enough if…you are only evaluating ClickUp and can test with one non-sensitive, read-only project.
+Consider paid if…the team already uses ClickUp and can justify workspace-wide AI billing, connections and agent governance.
*Promotional US add-on prices displayed on 24 August 2026, reduced from $18 and $68. A base ClickUp plan, all open seats and extra Super Credits can affect total cost.
GOOD TO KNOW
Safety and privacy
No partner training
ClickUp says AI partners may not train on workspace data and use zero third-party retention.
Shared connections need care
ClickUp warns that a personal connection used by a shared agent can reveal its data to people who can use that agent.
Test permissions as a user
Agent knowledge and output sharing can expose more context than expected when configuration is too broad.
STILL CHOOSING?See the important differences side by side.
OFFICIAL EVIDENCE
Sources and freshness
We use official product and help pages for plan, access and privacy claims.
- Tasks, search, models, notetaker and agents
- Brain AI, Everything AI and credit pricing
- Training, retention and shared-connection risk