# Selecting a mode (Autopilot or Manual Mode) Pump has two modes - manual and autopilot. Both are designed to maximize savings on your cloud spend! You can switch your mode [**here**](https://app.pump.co/recommendations). 🤖 **Autopilot mode**: Pump handles all of your cost-optimization decisions from the day you join our organization, providing savings without high risk. We monitor your usage to intelligently optimize your costs while maintaining ample flexibility. 🎛 **Manual mode:** This mode gives you full control. Pump’s AI Recommendations Engine provides cost-saving recommendations directly on your dashboard, allowing you to review and decide which optimizations to apply. We generate recommendations based on your usage so you can make informed decisions while balancing savings and flexibility. **The best thing?** You can switch between modes whenever you decide and it's always free! 🎉\ **At the end of the day, you cannot lose money with Pump! 💚** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.pump.co/getting-started/joining-pump/selecting-a-mode-autopilot-or-manual-mode.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.