AI credits are the currency that powers the AI Site Builder. Every interaction with the AI and every domain you publish to consumes credits. Credits are tracked in your account and deducted in real time.
How Credits Work
Credits are deducted for two types of operations:
- Chat messages — Each message you send to the AI costs credits based on the model used and the complexity of the response.
- Publishing — Each domain you publish to costs a flat 1 credit.
Each assistant message in your chat shows its credit cost, so you always know what you spent.
Free Starter Credits
Every new user receives 5 free AI credits automatically. These starter credits never expire — use them whenever you're ready.
Credit Costs
Chat messages
Claude Haiku — Approximately 0.25–0.5 credits per message
Claude Sonnet — Approximately 1–2 credits per message
Claude Opus — Approximately 5–10 credits per message
Publishing
Publish to a domain — 1 credit per domain
The exact cost of each chat message is calculated based on actual token usage (how much the AI reads and writes). If a publish fails for a specific domain, the credit for that domain is automatically refunded.
Buying More Credits
Click the credit balance indicator in the AI Site Builder, or click "Get More Credits" when prompted. The purchase modal has a Select step and a Pay step.
Available credit packs
| Credits | Total Cost | Per Credit Cost |
| 5 | $5.00 | $1.00 per credit |
| 25 | $15.00 | $0.60 per credit, 40% savings |
| 50 | $25.00 | $0.50 per credit, 50% savings |
| 100 | $40.00 | $0.40 per credit, 60% savings |
| 500 | $150.00 | $0.30 per credit, 70% savings |
| 1,000 | $250.00 | $0.25 per credit, 75% savings |
Larger packs offer significantly better value. The 1,000 credit pack is 75% cheaper per credit than buying 5 at a time.
Payment Methods
When purchasing credits, payment is applied in this order:
- Promo credits are applied first (if you have any).
- Account balance is applied next.
- Any remaining amount is charged to your credit or debit card via Stripe.
If your promo credits and account balance fully cover the purchase, no card payment is needed.
Credit Expiration
- Purchased credits expire 30 days after the purchase date.
- Free starter credits (the initial 5) never expire.
- Refunded credits expire 30 days from the date of refund.
Expiration follows a FIFO (first-in, first-out) model — your oldest credits are consumed first. Expirations are processed each day, so credits expire at the end of their 30-day window.