Yes, GTO Wizard has a free plan, and it is genuinely useful within narrow limits. As of August 2026 it lets you browse up to 100 preflop solutions per day, open 1 postflop spot per day, practice 10 trainer hands per day, and analyze 5 played hands per month. That is enough to look up preflop ranges and sample the product. It is not enough to run a real study routine.
Disclosure: this article is published by GTO Gecko, which makes a competing GTO training app. The GTO Wizard numbers below come from GTO Wizard's own help center and pricing announcements, linked in the sources, so you can verify everything.
What Does the GTO Wizard Free Plan Include?
According to GTO Wizard's help center and its March 2026 pricing announcement, the free tier includes:
| Feature | Free plan limit (Aug 2026) |
|---|---|
| Preflop solution browsing | Up to 100 solutions per day |
| Postflop solutions | 1 spot per day |
| Practice (trainer) hands | 10 hands per day |
| Hand history analyzer | 5 hands per month |
| Custom solving, nodelocking | Not included |
Limits change over time, so treat GTO Wizard's own pages as the source of truth. The structure has stayed consistent for a while: generous preflop browsing, a taste of postflop, and small trainer and analyzer allowances.
What Can You Realistically Do With It?
The free plan works well as a preflop reference. 100 preflop lookups per day covers a full study session of checking opening ranges, 3-bet responses, and blind defense. If that is all you need, the free plan may be all you ever use, and our free preflop charts cover the same ground without an account.
The walls appear the moment you try to build skill rather than look things up:
- 10 trainer hands per day is warm-up volume. Meaningful drilling runs is 50 to 200 hands per session. At 10 hands, you sample the feature rather than train with it.
- 1 postflop spot per day makes postflop study impossible. Understanding a single flop texture takes comparing dozens of related spots.
- 5 analyzed hands per month will not find your leaks. Leak detection is a volume exercise; see our EV-loss guide for why.
None of this is a criticism of GTO Wizard. Free tiers exist to demonstrate value, and this one does. The question is what to do when you hit the limits.
When You Outgrow Free: The Honest Options
As of August 2026 you have three realistic paths, and the right one depends on budget and format:
| Path | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Stay free, combine tools | $0 | Casual players who mainly need preflop references |
| GTO Gecko | $24.99/mo one format, $39.99/mo all formats | Unlimited drilling and browsing on a budget, mobile-first study |
| GTO Wizard Starter and up | From $49/mo ($39/mo billed annually) | Players committed to the GTO Wizard ecosystem and its coaching content |
The free-tools path is more workable than most people expect. We keep an updated list of genuinely free GTO resources, and GTO Gecko's own free account includes preflop range browsing and a daily trainer allowance (access limits can change; check the current product page).
If you are comparing the two paid products directly, our GTO Gecko vs GTO Wizard comparison covers features, and the GTO Wizard pricing guide breaks down every tier. The one-sentence version: GTO Wizard goes deeper (nodelocking, custom solving, coaching), GTO Gecko costs less and includes unlimited training volume, all formats, and 3-way postflop solutions at $39.99. For more alternatives at every price point, see the full alternatives roundup.
A Free-Only GTO Study Workflow
If you want to stay at $0 for now, this weekly loop uses each free allowance where it is strongest:
- Preflop reference (daily): Use GTO Wizard's 100 daily preflop lookups or free chart sites to check every range question from your sessions.
- Drilling (daily): Stack free trainer allowances. GTO Wizard gives 10 hands per day, GTO Gecko's free account adds its own daily allowance, and both reset every day.
- Postflop concept (weekly): Spend the single daily postflop spot deliberately: pick one flop class per week (for example, low paired boards) and look at the same spot each day from a different angle.
- Review (weekly): Mark the hands you were unsure about while playing, then spend your analyzer credits on the biggest pots only.
This gets a motivated beginner surprisingly far. Its ceiling is volume: when you can answer every lookup but still misplay hands under pressure, you have outgrown free tiers, and it is time to pay for unlimited reps somewhere.
"Great app, even the free version already helps a lot. I plan on getting the full version soon."
GTO Gecko review on Google Play, July 2025, translated from Portuguese
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GTO Wizard free?
GTO Wizard offers a permanent free plan. As of August 2026 it includes up to 100 preflop solution lookups per day, 1 postflop spot per day, 10 practice hands per day, and 5 analyzed hands per month, per GTO Wizard's help center. Paid plans start at $49 per month for Starter, or about $39 per month on annual billing, as of August 2026.
Is the GTO Wizard trainer free?
Partially. The free plan includes 10 practice hands per day in the trainer. That is enough to try the feature, not enough for real drilling volume. Unlimited training requires a paid tier, or a lower-cost alternative with unlimited reps.
Can you learn GTO poker without paying anything?
You can learn the concepts and solid preflop play entirely free by combining free tiers and free charts. What free plans cannot give you is drilling volume and postflop depth, which is where paid tools earn their money. Our free GTO resources list maps what is genuinely available.
What is the cheapest way to get unlimited GTO training?
As of August 2026, GTO Gecko is the cheapest mainstream option with unlimited trainer hands and range browsing: $24.99 per month for one format or $39.99 per month for Cash, MTT, and Spin & Go together, on web, iOS, Android, and macOS. Yearly billing lowers it further.
Does GTO Wizard's free plan include PLO?
GTO Wizard's free browsing applies to its solution library access, and its 2026 lineup consolidated formats into Cash and Tournament hold'em tracks, with PLO handled separately in its product. If Omaha is your game, check current PLO coverage on their site directly, or see our PLO trainer roundup for dedicated options.
Use Free Tiers Until They Stop Teaching You
Free plans are real tools, not tricks. Browse ranges, spend your daily trainer hands, and pay nothing while lookups still fix your mistakes. When volume becomes the bottleneck, choose the paid tool that matches your budget and formats. You can try GTO Gecko's trainer today with a free account and see how far the daily allowance takes you.