---
title: "Credits and plans"
description: "Understand how AI Glot estimates and consumes credits, Standard and Lite costs, monthly grants, rollover, samples and glossary allowances."
canonical: "https://ai-glot.com/docs/platform/credits-and-plans"
updated: "2026-08-09"
---

# Credits and plans

Credits measure translated words, not file size. Analysis is free; the review screen shows the estimated translation cost before you approve it.

## Translation cost

| Quality  | Approximate cost                                          | Availability |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| Standard | 1 credit per billable word                                | Every plan   |
| Lite     | About 1 credit per 3 billable words, rounded up per batch | Paid plans   |

**Standard example**

12,000 billable words cost approximately **12,000 credits**.

**Lite example**

12,000 billable words cost approximately **4,000 credits**.

The same visible word-count rule is used for the estimate, reservation and final charge. Very long strings without normal word boundaries are measured using a character-based safeguard so a page of unbroken text is not treated as one word.

## Plan allowances

| Plan     |         Credits each month | Glossaries | Terms per glossary | Team seats |
| -------- | -------------------------: | ---------: | -----------------: | ---------: |
| Free     | 2,000 + 5,000 signup bonus |          1 |                 50 |          1 |
| Starter  |                     10,000 |          3 |                 50 |  Unlimited |
| Pro      |                    200,000 |  Unlimited |                150 |  Unlimited |
| Business |                  1,000,000 |  Unlimited |                500 |  Unlimited |
| Custom   |                 Contracted |  Unlimited |         Contracted |  Unlimited |

Current prices and commercial terms live on the [pricing page](https://ai-glot.com/pricing); this table explains product allowances rather than replacing pricing.

![Billing and plans screen](/docs/screenshots/platform/billing.webp)

_The billing screen combines plan allowances, credits and plan choices_

![Credit top-up packs](/docs/screenshots/platform/credits-top-up.webp)

_One-time credit packs can top up a workspace balance_

## Reservation and refunds

When you start a paid translation, AI Glot reserves the complete accepted estimate before model work begins. Successful completion converts that reservation into the final consumption without briefly returning the balance. A terminal failure refunds the reservation exactly once.

## Monthly grants and rollover

Paid plans receive credits monthly, including yearly subscriptions. Up to 50% of unused paid monthly subscription credits can roll into the next grant. One-time credit packs expire after 12 months.

An immediate plan upgrade grants the difference between the old and new monthly allowance for the current cycle. A downgrade takes effect at the next renewal and does not remove the current balance early.

## Check your usage

Open **Usage** in the app to see balance, grants and activity over time. Integrations can use [`GET /v1/credits`](/docs/api/usage/get-credits), [`GET /v1/usage`](/docs/api/usage/get-usage), or the equivalent CLI and MCP commands.

![Usage overview with weekly activity](/docs/screenshots/platform/usage-overview.webp)

_Usage shows totals and activity over time_

![Usage history table](/docs/screenshots/platform/usage-history.webp)

_Usage history lists the credit events behind the totals_

## Referral credits

The **Refer a friend** page gives a new workspace 3,000 credits after its first workspace is created. The referrer can earn another 3,000 credits after the referred workspace's first translation and up to 7,000 more after its first purchase, for a maximum of 10,000 credits per referral. The referral link is workspace-specific and can be rotated or disabled.

![Referral credits screen](/docs/screenshots/platform/referral-credits.webp)

_Referral rewards and milestones are visible from the workspace_

> **Info: Translation history limits**
>
> The current platform keeps translation history available rather than deleting it according to the marketing plan labels. The API therefore does not report a history-retention entitlement.

## Common credit questions

**Does uploading or analysing a CSV cost credits?**

No. Credits are reserved only when you approve the reviewed translation setup.

**What happens when a translation fails?**

A terminal failure returns the full reservation exactly once. Partial provider work does not leave a partial charge.

**Why can file size and credit cost differ so much?**

Credits follow billable words and destinations. A large CSV full of IDs may cost little; a smaller CSV with long descriptions translated into five languages may cost much more.

**Can two jobs spend the same remaining balance?**

No. Each accepted estimate is reserved atomically, so simultaneous jobs cannot reuse those credits.