Credits

How vly meters agent runs. Typical credit costs by change size, and how to manage usage.

A credit funds one agent run. Plans include a monthly allotment; you can buy more or upgrade if you run out.

What a credit costs

Approximate cost in credits for typical changes:

Change	Credits
Tiny (one line, one file)	1
Small (one feature, ~3 files)	2–4
Medium (multi-file feature)	5–10
Large (refactor, ~15+ files)	10–25
Plan mode (no code generation)	0

Cost scales with the size of the change and the agent. OpenAI Codex is cheapest, Claude Code is the standard, Gemini CLI sits in between.

Monthly allotments

Plan	Credits / month
Free	50
Pro	500
Business	5,000
Enterprise	Custom

Unused credits don’t roll over. Reset is on the billing date.

Buying more credits

Settings → Billing → Buy credits. Available on Pro+ tiers. Bought credits don’t expire and stay until used.

Pack	Credits	Price
Small	100	$5
Medium	1,000	$40
Large	10,000	$300

Tracking usage

Live counter

Always visible in the workspace header. Shows credits used / credits remaining.

History

Settings → Billing → Usage. Daily breakdown, per-project, per-agent.

API

GET /v1/billing/usage returns the same data programmatically.

Alerts

Set thresholds (50% / 80% / 100%) for email alerts.

Tips for staying under cap

Use OpenAI Codex for tight edits. Cheaper and faster on small changes.

Use Plan mode liberally. Plan generation is free. The cost is the build, which is the same whether you reviewed the plan or not — but Plan mode reduces re-builds.

Avoid prompt-thrashing. If you’ve re-prompted the same area three times, step back, write one clear prompt, run it once. Each re-prompt costs credits.

Related

Plans

Plan-by-plan credit allotments.

Usage limits

What happens at the cap.

Choosing an agent

Pick the cheapest agent for the job.