What a credit is
A credit is the unit we use to meter AI work. Every model call in a generation run (research, writing, review, the image and video director) and every generated image or video clip is converted from its real provider cost into credits, so the ledger on Billing reflects what a run actually cost. A typical single-post generation is estimated at about 10 credits before it starts; runs that render video cost more.
Monthly allowances
- Free trial — 300 credits per month.
- Starter ($199/month) — 1,200 credits.
- Pro ($299/month) — 2,500 credits.
- Business ($599/month) — 5,500 credits.
Allowances reset with each billing period. Images and video have their own separate monthly budgets — see Image couldn't be generated and Video budget and quality review.
The 1.5× hard cap
A run isn't refused the moment you cross your plan's allowance. There is 50% of headroom: the hard cap is 1.5× your monthly credits, and a new run is refused only when what you've used plus the run's estimate would push past it. Runs that are already in progress count toward the cap while they run, so a burst of several runs at once can hit it together.
The credit-cap banner
When the cap refuses a run you'll see: "Your workspace has hit its monthly credit cap. Buy a top-up or upgrade your plan from Billing." Nothing is lost — the run simply didn't start. The weekly batch reports the same condition on the Weekly plan page. Burn alerts warn you on Billing before you get there.
Top-up packs
On Billing you can buy a one-time boost: 200 credits for $25, 600 credits for $65, or 2,000 credits for $180. Top-up credits are spent only after your plan credits for the period are used up (oldest pack first) and unused top-up credits expire after 90 days. A top-up does not raise your image or video budgets — upgrading the plan does.