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Understanding credits & pricing

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Credits are how you pay for the AI’s work. Building a site uses credits. Editing uses fewer. Everything else (previewing, publishing, exporting) is free. There are no surprise charges.

What is a credit?

A credit is a small unit of AI work. The cost of a build or edit is metered from the actual work it takes, so a quick tweak costs very little and a big multi-page site costs more. You always see the exact amount used right after each turn.

Build intuition

Rough cost estimator

Move the controls to get a feel for typical costs. These are friendly ballpark ranges, not a bill.

Try itEstimate what a project might use.
Rough credit estimator
What are you building?
How many changes afterward?3 edits
Just the buildLots of tweaks
Which credit pack are you on?
Rough estimate
617 credits
≈ $1.33–$3.99
on the Pro pack ($0.24/credit)

Illustrative only. Credit use is metered from the actual AI work each build or edit takes, so simple requests cost less and complex ones cost more. The dollar figure uses your pack’s real price, and bigger packs cost less per credit. You always see the exact credits used after each turn.

The two kinds of credits

Your balance can hold two types of credits. You never have to manage this. It just works, but here is what is going on:

Plan credits
  • Come with a monthly subscription.
  • Refresh each month.
  • Used up first.
Permanent credits
  • From free signup, bonuses, or credit packs.
  • Never expire.
  • Used after your plan credits.
Spent in the smart order automatically
The system always spends your refreshing plan credits before your never-expiring ones, so you get the most out of both without thinking about it.

Getting more credits

  • Free to start: new accounts get starter credits.
  • Subscriptions: a monthly allowance that refreshes.
  • Credit packs: one-time top-ups that never expire.
  • Bonuses: extra credits for connecting a Canvas purchase.

See current plans and packs on the pricing section or your credits page.

If something goes wrong, you are covered
If a build genuinely fails or a result is broken through no fault of your prompt, you can report it and our team can refund the credits.
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