Plans and credits
The platform charges per turn, scaled by the tier you pick. The tier picker at the bottom-right of the composer is the source of truth. Minuet is cheap and good for everyday chat. Allegro is the working default for paid plans. Forte is reserved for moments where reasoning quality changes the outcome. This page covers what costs what and how to keep the bill predictable.
Overview
- Tier picker
- Bottom-right of the composer; three dots
- Tier persistence
- Picked once, sticks for the whole conversation
- Billing unit
- Credits per turn, varying by tier and what the turn does
- Every plan
- Every feature, plus 200 credits a day
- Starter
- Free; one-time 1,000-credit signup bonus
- Max and Ultra
- 5,000 or 25,000 credits a month
- Background jobs
- Counted as turns when they run; cancelled jobs do not bill
- Running low
- Top up with a credit pack, or move up a plan
The mental model is simple. Every action that runs through an agent uses credits. The tier picker scales how many credits one action costs. You decide tier per conversation. Most people stay on Allegro for paid plans and only flip to Forte when a decision warrants it.
The three tiers
What each one is good for, in plain terms.
| Tier | Indicator | Good for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
Minuet | One dot | Everyday chat, summarising attachments, quick answers, simple drafts, exploration. | Cheapest per turn. Lighter on multi-step planning. |
Allegro | Two dots | Skill runs, full canvases, outreach sequences, research tasks, most agent work. | Higher quality on structured output. The default for paid plans. |
Forte | Three dots | Strategic synthesis, multi-document reasoning, hard debugging, decisions that hinge on judgement. | Highest quality. Most expensive per turn. |
Credits
The unit you pay in.
Credits are the platform's billing unit. Every turn costs some number of credits depending on the tier and what the turn does. Short Minuet chat is cheap. A long Forte research mission with many tool rounds and a full canvas is more expensive. The chat surface tells you the credit cost after the turn finishes if you want to know.
| Concept | How it works |
|---|---|
| Conversion | $1 buys 1,000 credits |
| Daily allowance | 200 credits for every account, spent first. Resets each UTC day and does not accumulate |
| Signup bonus | Starter accounts get 1,000 credits once, at signup. There is no monthly refill on Starter |
| Monthly credits | Max and Ultra refill a monthly pool each billing cycle |
| Roll-over | Unused monthly credits roll over, up to one month's worth |
| Top-ups | One-off credit packs of $10, $25 or $50 when you run low |
What costs credits
Every action that runs the agent.
| Action | Cost |
|---|---|
| A chat turn that gets a direct reply | Tier base cost |
| A chat turn that calls tools and skills | Tier base cost plus a small per-tool surcharge |
| A canvas generated as part of a turn | Included in the turn cost |
| A scheduled task that fires | Counts as one turn at the scheduled tier |
| A background job step | One turn per step, at the conversation tier |
| Reading attached files | Included in the turn cost up to size limits |
| Memory retrieval and Brain lookups | Free, never billed |
| Viewing the Builder, Computer, or Brain tabs | Free, never billed |
Plans
Every feature is in every plan. The plans differ only in how many credits they include.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter | Free | Free | 1,000 once at signup, plus 200 a day |
Max | $19 a month | $15 a month | 5,000 a month, plus 200 a day |
Ultra | $100 a month | $80 a month | 25,000 a month, plus 200 a day |
Picking a tier
A short heuristic for choosing.
| If your goal is | Use |
|---|---|
| A quick question or a short reply | Minuet |
| A short draft you can refine later | Minuet |
| A skill run that has structure | Allegro |
| A full canvas with multiple rows | Allegro |
| Research that needs to cross-check sources | Allegro, escalate to Forte if the synthesis is the point |
| A decision you cannot afford to get wrong | Forte |
| A long codebase change with judgement calls | Forte |
Saving on credits
Practical ways to keep the bill predictable.
| Tactic | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Stay on Minuet for exploration | Most early-conversation work is exploration; you do not need Allegro yet |
| Use Brain for context that recurs | Saved memories surface automatically and cost nothing to retrieve |
| Cancel runs you no longer need | Cancelled jobs do not bill |
| Batch related work in one turn | Fewer turns is fewer base costs |
| Use canvases instead of repeating questions | Once a canvas exists you iterate on it; you do not re-ask from scratch |
| Schedule recurring work at the right tier | A daily Minuet digest costs much less than a daily Forte one |
Billing and invoices
How and when you are charged.
| Thing | How it works |
|---|---|
| Billing cycle | Monthly or yearly, anchored to the day you subscribed |
| Payment method | Stored card; updated from the Profile tab |
| Invoices | Emailed at cycle close and downloadable from the Profile tab |
| Cancelling | Self-serve from the Profile tab; you keep paid features until the cycle ends |
| Refunds | See the refunds policy |
FAQ
Common pricing questions.
Does picking Forte for a long conversation cost a lot?
Each turn at Forte costs more than at Allegro, but the tier only affects turns that actually run. If a chat is mostly you reading and the agent waiting, the tier does not bill in the background.
Can I limit a workspace's spend?
Yes. Workspace owners can cap monthly spend in settings. Once the cap is hit, the workspace refuses new turns until the next cycle or until the cap is raised.
Do background jobs cost when they are waiting?
No. Waiting time is free. A job billed only when a step is actively running. Polling waits, signature waits, and human-in-the-loop pauses do not bill.
Are scrapes and integrations billed separately?
No. Anything the agent does on your behalf inside a turn is included in that turn's cost. The integration providers (where applicable) bill the platform, not you.
Can I see what a turn cost before sending?
Not exactly. The cost depends on what the agent ends up doing. The chat surface shows the cost after the turn finishes. For high-cost turns the platform asks you to confirm before running.