Cizgen Docs
Account & billing

How credits work

Cizgen is pay-as-you-go. Credits are spent only when you run a task, cost depends on the model and the work done, and new accounts start with free credits.

Cizgen is pay-as-you-go. There's no subscription — you buy credits and spend them only when you run a task.

The basics

  • You spend credits only when you run a task. Reading these docs, opening the panel, or signing in costs nothing.
  • Cost depends on the work. A short request costs less than a long, multi-step one, and a more powerful model costs more than a cheaper one.
  • Your balance is always visible in the panel's top bar.
  • Credits never expire.

Free credits to start

New accounts begin with 100 free credits, so you can try Cizgen right away without buying anything.

What a credit is

A credit is a small unit of value (one credit equals one US cent of usage). Each task is billed from your balance based on the actual AI usage it needed, at a rate that also covers the cost of running the service. The cost multiplier and context gauge help you estimate this before and after a run.

Running low? The balance turns amber when it's getting low and red at zero, and you can top up any time. See Buying credits.

On this page