Plans & usage
A plan gives your workspace a monthly allowance at a fixed price. Without a plan you're pay-as-you-go. Either way, usage draws from a clear credit so there are no surprises.
What a plan includes
A subscription plan has a monthly price and a single monthly allowance:
- Usage credit - a dollar credit that covers everything: model, voice, speech, and tool usage.
As your agents work, all usage counts against this credit. The Billing area shows its used / included / remaining for the current cycle.
How fast the credit goes depends partly on the model each agent runs on. The model list marks every model from $ to $$$$ so you can see which ones are heavier before you choose, and the free community model doesn't draw on the credit at all. Nor do ChatGPT models, if you connect your own ChatGPT plan. See Choosing a model.
Overage vs hard caps
What happens when a pool runs out depends on the plan:
- Overage allowed - usage beyond the allowance is billed at standard rates from your account balance.
- Hard cap - service pauses at the allowance instead of charging overage (useful for a free or fixed-cost plan).
Pay-as-you-go
With no paid plan, your workspace is pay-as-you-go: there's no monthly allowance, and usage is billed from your account balance. Add a plan whenever you want included volume at a predictable price.
Changing your plan
Manage your subscription from Billing. Upgrades take effect immediately (you're charged the difference); downgrades apply at your next renewal; and you can cancel to revert to pay-as-you-go at the end of the current period. Charges settle from your balance, so keep it topped up to avoid a past-due pause.